Under the non-exclusive agreement, Xylem will distribute the GE range of ZeeWeed technologies, including ZeeWeed microfiltration, ultrafiltration and membrane bioreactor products, in Portugal, Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the UK, Australia and New Zealand.
The Xylem water and wastewater treatment product portfolio currently includes products for water and wastewater transport, biological treatment, media filtration and disinfection. Xylem brands include Flygt, Leopold, Sanitaire and Wedeco.
“The agreement with GE underscores our commitment to providing customers with a complete range of products and services for water treatment,” said Mike Kuchenbrod, president of Xylem’s Water Solutions business. “We’re confident that the combination of GE’s well-recognized ZeeWeed brand membrane technology with Xylem’s world-class sales organization will deliver a tremendous benefit to our public utilities customers and project partners.”
“GE’s more than 20 years of experience with ultrafiltration membrane technology, combined with its research, development and operational knowledge, make the advanced family of ZeeWeed products a natural choice for demanding water reuse and wastewater treatment applications. The distribution agreement with Xylem will strengthen and increase our reach across the globe,” said Jeff Connelly, vice president, engineered systems - water and process technologies for GE Power & Water.
Xylem was recently spun off from ITT Corp. The water technology company is headquartered in White Plains, New York, with 2010 annual revenues of US$3.2 billion and 12 000 employees worldwide.
