Toray to supply ultrafiltration membrane for water purification plant in South Korea

Japan based Toray Industries has received an order to supply TORAYFIL hollow fiber ultrafiltration (UF) membrane module to a membrane-based water purification facility in Yeosu city in South Korea.

The water treatment plant can process 134,000m³ of water per day and is said to be the largest of its kind in South Korea.

The Japanese firm is expected to make deliveries of the membrane modules at the facility in 2016.

The water purification facility is expected to be operational by 2017.

TORAYFIL has already been installed at facilities in Gongju ( daily capacity of 30,000m³ per day) and Imsil (daily capacity of 7,000m³).

The UF membrane will also be installed at the Seongnam Bokjeong Water Purification Plant, which is expected to be operational by 2017 and will have a capacity to treat 50,000m³ of water per day.

The company has maintains the largest market share in Korea when it comes to supply of water purification membranes.

The firm has been trying to expand its water treatment business globally. In 2014, it has completed acquisition of Woongjin Chemical which is a RO membrane manufacturer based in Korea.

The firm conducts business in Korea through two of its subsidiaries, Toray Advanced Materials Korea and Toray Chemical Korea.

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Image: TORAYFIL used at the Gongju Water Treatment Plant in Korea. Photo: Courtesy of Toray Industries Inc.