Nitto Denko/Hydranautics SWC5 Water Desalination Membrane Wins Prestigious Nikkei Award

Hydranautics’ SWC5 spiral wound reverse osmosis element has received the “2007 Nikkei Keizai Shimbun Award for Excellence,” the highest-ranked among the Nikkei Superior Products and Services (NSPS) Awards. In their 26th year, the NSPS awards (sponsored by Nikkei – a leading Japanese economic daily) are given to new products and services deemed to be especially superior. Chosen from 20,000 products that have been covered by articles in four Nikkei papers (Nikkei proper, Business, Marketing and Finance), the selections are made by taking into account such factors as achievement in technical development of product or service, cost efficiency, contribution to corporate financial performance, market growth potential, originality, and potential for impact on industry and society. The 2007 Nikkei Keizai Shimbun Award for Excellence award will be presented to Hydranautics’ parent company, Nitto Denko, at the award ceremony scheduled in Tokyo for February 1, 2008.

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Hydranautics Membranes Selected to Replenish Orange County’s Groundwater

ESPA2 membranes at work in the largest reclamation project in the US - facility dedicated in late January 2008.

The OCWD Groundwater Replenishment System was dedicated on Friday, January 25, 2008 -state officials, local dignitaries and an enthusiastic contingent from Hydranautics global headquarters were in attendance.

Hydranautics was selected to supply 15,750 ESPA2 membrane elements for Orange County Water District’s (OCWD) advanced water purification facility. This Groundwater Replenishment (GWR) System produces water similar in quality to bottled water and services a larger, expanded seawater barrier that helps drought-proof Orange County's groundwater basin by providing better water reliability.

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New Indian Subcontinent Distributors

Hydranautics is pleased to announce new authorized distributors to serve the Indian subcontinent: Hydranautics will be represented by Pentair Water India and Pure & Cure Technology. Our distributors in India are an important link in Hydranautics’ focused efforts on providing excellent customer service in this value chain.

Pentair Water India Pvt. Ltd
Corporate Office & Manufacturing Facility
L/52-55, Verna Industrial Area,
Verna, Goa - 403 722 India
Tel: +91 832 2883300
Fax: + 91 832 2883312
Contact Person: Mr. Manuj Bhatnagar
Email: manuj.bhatnagar@pentairwater.com
Website: www.pentairwaterindia.com

Pure & Cure Technology
S1,244 & 245, Vedant Commercial Complex
Opp Kores India, Off Pokran Road, Near Vartak Nagar
Thane – 400 606 Maharashtra India
Tel: +91-22-25853923 / 25854536
Fax: +91-22-25853840
Contact person: Mr.Hemant Dandekar
Email: purencure@purencure.com
Web: http://www.purencure.com

The Last Word

In late summer of 2007, Leigh Isleib (Permacel- A Nitto Denko Company, Labor Relations Manager, retired) contacted Hydranautics. He had been working alongside many others to help Sister Rose Ngacha and the Oyugis Integrated Project (OIP) in Kenya provide Katydyn filter kits to support over 65 orphans in the Riara Orphanage whose parents died of AIDS and who also have AIDS themselves -- and also provide Katadyn water filters for the healthcare workers who filter the water and bring it along with medications to home bound AIDS patients. Hydranautics proudly supports OIP -- and we hope you will join us.

Recent violence in Kenya has made OIP's Riara kids and healthcare workers even more vulnerable to deprivation and water borne illness, monetary donations are urgently needed. To find out how to give, please e-mail lgalloway@hydranautics.com.