DuPont Water Solutions opens production line in Saudi Arabia

DuPont Water Solutions, a part of the DuPont Safety and Construction business, opened its new reverse osmosis (RO) production line in Saudi Arabia, a company statement said on Wednesday.

Located in Jubail Industrial City II, the facility will manufacture membrane technology and enhance production capabilities at the fully-integrated Sadara Chemical Company complex, a joint venture developed by Dow and Saudi Aramco.

The new production line is expected to be operational in early 2019, it said.

“The new production line will provide game-changing innovation to help municipalities, businesses and people thrive by enabling sustainable access to clean, high-quality water,” Marc Doyle, chief operating officer for the specialty products division at DowDuPont and chief executive officer-elect for future DuPont, said.

The facility will manufacture, distribute and supply Filmtec Reverse Osmosis Elements to the Saudi Arabian market and help meet aggressively growing demand for membranes in Middle East and Africa regions, as well as emerging economies, including Eastern Europe, India, China and Southeast Asia, the statement further added.