Toray Industries, Inc.
Tokyo, Japan, May 10, 2022 – Toray Industries, Inc., announced today that it has received a reverse osmosis (RO) membrane order for the Taweelah desalination plant in the United Arab Emirates. Once the operation commissions in the second half of 2022-, this will be the world’s largest RO desalination facility, with a daily capacity of 909,200 cubic meters of water.
Dammam-based Toray Membrane Middle East LLC (TMME) will provide technical services. Toray will accordingly help alleviate water shortages in the Middle East through TMME, which will ultimately lead to stable energy supply throughout the world.
The district has been considering starting construction of the RO desalination facility for approximately 20 years. Key factors in Toray obtaining this order were that its RO membrane technology and robust record in the Middle East over the past 15 years have delivered lower capital investments and operating costs than conventional evaporation method. Gulf countries are investing extensively in infrastructure to cater to rising population, so the Taweelah facility will be vital to progress.
Toray has also installed RO membranes for the Umm Al Quwain Desalination Plant in the United Arab Emirates, with a daily capacity of 681,000 cubic meters. The latest order will make the company an RO membrane supplier to the world’s major desalination facilities. Toray will continue to contribute to infrastructural development in the country by providing RO membranes and technical support for the planned RO plant.
Over the years, Toray has expanded RO membrane sales, production, and technical support to help resolve global water issues. Applications extend from desalination and waste water reclamation to industrial usage. The aggregate water production capacity of Toray RO membranes is 105,000,000 cubic meters per day. That is enough to serve the water needs of 730 million people.
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 embodies Toray Vision 2030, through which the Group pursues sound, sustainable growth.
Toray will continue to provide RO membranes and other advanced membrane technologies and strengthen technical services to cater to local demand. It will thereby help resolve water issues in the Middle East and other regions in which industrial and population expansions will likely boost water demand.
Order details
| Taweelah desalination plant location |
: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Production capacity |
: 909,200 cubic meters daily |
| Projected operational start |
: Second half of 2022 |
| Developer |
: EWEC and ACWA POWER |
| Engineering, procurement and construction contractors |
: Abengoa Agua S.A. and SEPCOIII Electric Power Construction Co., Ltd. |
Toray Water Treatment website
https://www.water.toray
