COVINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 3, 2016) – Ashland is furthering its competitive strategy following its eventual separation from Valvoline, revealing its new “Always Solving” corporate identity and unveiling the organizational culture that will continue to differentiate the company as it continues its mission to become the premier specialty chemical company in the world.

BOSTON (Sept. 29, 2016)—Led by California and Florida, water reuse (the process of recycling wastewater) is taking off in states facing drought and scarcity. Municipal wastewater reuse capacity is expected to increase 58 percent from 2016 through 2026, according to new market forecasts from Bluefield Research. The estimate is based on a database of 607 currently planned reuse projects. CAPEX investment in reuse is expected to total $11 billion between 2016 and 2026.

NEW ORLEANS, La. (Sept. 28, 2016) – The Water Council of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, received a Gold Excellence in Economic Development Award from the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) for its BREW Accelerator program. The honor was presented at an awards ceremony Tuesday, Sept. 27, during the IEDC Annual Conference, which was held Sept. 25-28, in Cleveland, Ohio.

(Sept. 27, 2016) — MICRODYN-NADIR has announced the acquisition of specialty membrane company TriSep Corporation. The Goleta, California, based company has profound experience and expertise in the area of reverse osmosis and nanofiltration and has built a strong reputation for successfully customizing solutions to the need of their broad customer base. The acquisition will allow MICRODYN-NADIR to be a one-stop shop with a wide range of membrane filtration products.