Toray Industries, Inc., announced today that Toray Membrane Middle East LLC (“TMME”) began operations at its Middle East Water Treatment Technical Center (“MEWTEC”) in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, in April. The new facility provides integrated technology services, covering everything from membranes through full treatment processes.

MEWTEC caters to surging water demand in the Middle East, Africa, and neighboring regions. It also addresses an increasing need for advanced wastewater reuse and seawater desalination technologies in industrial and urban infrastructure. It enables that subsidiary to swiftly deploy its on-site technological capabilities and spearhead efforts to develop solutions to local water challenges. As part of efforts to bolster Toray’s commitment to the Middle East, the center also enhances the rapid, specialized technical support that the company prioritizes after delivery to strengthen trust and long-term partnerships with customers across the region.

Providing access to clean water is pivotal to the Toray Group Sustainability Vision, representing a roadmap to the World as Envisioned by Toray Group in 2050 and embodying Toray Vision 2030, through which the Group seeks to achieve sound, sustainable growth. Toray will continue providing advanced reverse osmosis and other membrane technologies and reinforce its technical services in areas with growing water needs. It will help resolve water shortages worldwide, including in the increasingly industrialized and populous Middle East and Africa.

Key capabilities of the MEWTEC

• Enhanced analysis and evaluation facilities
  The center employs the latest water quality analysis instruments and reverse osmosis membrane evaluation equipment. It disassembles and inspects returned membrane modules and carefully analyzes operating water quality to swiftly pinpoint causes of issues and propose improvements.
• Plant-scale pilot equipment
  A continuous reverse osmosis evaluation system makes it possible to customize water treatment and verify the long-term performance of membranes on-site.
• Access to Toray’s advanced water treatment membranes and technologies
  A product display area and workshop space enable on-site operators and engineers to try Toray’s water treatment membrane products and technologies and acquire skills that maximize membrane product performances.
• Open lab that strengthens industry-academia-government collaboration
  The center offers a platform for joint experiments and research and development with universities, research institutions, and customers to foster technical collaboration. It seeks to contribute to the medium- and long-term development of water treatment technology across the Middle East.