<table width="500" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td valign="top">Dow Epoxy Systems, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company (Dow), and RS Technik Group (including RS Technik, RS Lining Systems and Maxliner) announced today that they will form a global commercial alliance focusing on the sewer pipeline rehabilitation market, specifically on the trenchless technology called cured-in-place pipe (CIPP).</td></tr></table>
<table width="500" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td valign="top">Optiqua Technologies Pte Ltd, the Singapore-based provider of state-of-the-art optical biosensor solutions for the international water industry, announced that it will establish its new Research Centre at national water agency PUB's WaterHub, a one-stop platform for technology, learning and networking.</td></tr></table>
<table width="500" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td valign="top">Black & Veatch today announced that the first phase of the Sembcorp Changi NEWater Plant (SCNP) in Singapore was completed on schedule and will begin commercial operations next month.</td></tr></table>
<table width="500" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td valign="top">Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, Chair of the UN Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation held a key note speech in the Water Leaders' Summit at the conference and took time to meet some of the participating organisations, including PWN Technologies.</td></tr></table>
<table width="500" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td valign="top">"The Asia Pacific region is like no other from a water perspective. It is a region that faces some of the most serious water and climate issues juxtaposed with the leading, and most innovative, water research and development in the world," said Chuck Gordon, President and CEO of Siemens Water Technologies at the Singapore Water Week (SIWW) held June 22-26.</td></tr></table>
<table width="500" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td valign="top">PWN, the water supply utility for North Holland, has today launched a new international company to make their technology, operational expertise and advanced water treatment solution designs available to fellow water companies all over the world for the provision of pure, clean water.</td></tr></table>