{"id":54188,"date":"2019-11-14T09:06:47","date_gmt":"2019-11-14T09:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alj.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=54188"},"modified":"2021-06-14T06:50:43","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T06:50:43","slug":"abdul-latif-jameel-energys-almar-water-solutions-acquires-chilean-water-treatment-company-osmoflo-spa","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/alj.com\/en\/news\/abdul-latif-jameel-energys-almar-water-solutions-acquires-chilean-water-treatment-company-osmoflo-spa\/","title":{"rendered":"Abdul Latif Jameel Energy\u2019s Almar Water Solutions acquires Chilean water treatment company Osmoflo SpA"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>This acquisition, expands Almar Water Solutions\u2019 portfolio into third-party operation and maintenance services, offering turn-key solutions to clients, and broadens capabilities in the Company\u2019s existing portfolio of desalination, drinking water treatment, wastewater purification and industrial water solutions.<\/li>\n<li>The acquisition of Osmoflo SpA represents the Company\u2019s first operational footprint into Latin America where it will seek to address pressing water challenges in the region.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.almarwater.com\/\">Almar Water Solutions<\/a>, a leading global developer of water infrastructure projects and part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alj.com\/en\/energy-and-environmental-services\/energy-overview\/\">Abdul Latif Jameel Energy<\/a>, today expanded its proposition into the wider water services sector with the acquisition of Osmoflo SpA, a progressive water treatment company headquartered in Chile. With this acquisition, Almar Water Solutions aims to address Latin America&#8217;s ongoing water challenges, providing diverse, flexible and high technology water and wastewater solutions.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Abdul Latif Jameel Energy&#039;s Almar Water Solutions acquires Osmoflo SpA Chile (EN 16 9 subtitles)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Elmqtzsuefo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The investment incorporates several operation and maintenance contracts for the industrial water sector, along with a fleet of multi-capability mobile water treatment units which provide short-term or emergency solutions to industrial clients. In response to the region\u2019s water challenges, this portfolio will rapidly expand with the development of water infrastructure projects and the provision of operation and maintenance services for a broad range of industrial sector clients seeking to outsource this requirement.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_54210\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54210\" style=\"width: 4032px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-54210 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.alj.com\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/11-2019-PR_Almar-Water-Solutions-acquires-Chilean-water-treatment-company-Osmoflo-SpA.jpg\" alt=\"Almar Water Solutions acquires Chilean water treatment company Osmoflo SpA\" width=\"4032\" height=\"2432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.alj.com\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/11-2019-PR_Almar-Water-Solutions-acquires-Chilean-water-treatment-company-Osmoflo-SpA.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/media.alj.com\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/11-2019-PR_Almar-Water-Solutions-acquires-Chilean-water-treatment-company-Osmoflo-SpA-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.alj.com\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/11-2019-PR_Almar-Water-Solutions-acquires-Chilean-water-treatment-company-Osmoflo-SpA-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.alj.com\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/11-2019-PR_Almar-Water-Solutions-acquires-Chilean-water-treatment-company-Osmoflo-SpA-768x463.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.alj.com\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/11-2019-PR_Almar-Water-Solutions-acquires-Chilean-water-treatment-company-Osmoflo-SpA-1024x618.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-54210\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 10px;\">Keisuke Sakuraba, President Aguas Nuevas Gonzalo Gomez Rodulfo, Almar Water Solutions Managing Director Salvador Villarino Krumm, General Manager Aguas Nuevas<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Established in 2011, Osmoflo SpA has developed an integrated portfolio of services including the operation among others of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.osmoflo.com\/en\/markets-water-treatment\/mining\/chilean-based-copper-mining-company-engages-osmoflo-to-ensure\/\">Antucoya<\/a> reverse osmosis desalination plant, the Centinela desalination plant, and the Aritia and Novaustral <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alj.com\/en\/energy-and-environmental-services\/water-environmental-solutions\/\">wastewater treatment<\/a> plants.<\/p>\n<p>Following this acquisition, Osmoflo SpA will be integrated under the Almar Water Solutions umbrella but will continue to operate its activities as normal and will retain its brand name, pro\u00a0tem. The experience of the Almar Water Solutions team, combined with the financial strength of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alj.com\/en\/\">Abdul Latif Jameel<\/a>, will undoubtedly boost the growth and efficiency of Osmoflo SpA in Chile and other Latin American countries.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alj.com\/en\/our-people\/carlos-cosin\/\">Carlos Cos\u00edn<\/a>, CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.almarwater.com\/about-us\/\">Almar Water Solutions<\/a>, stated:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>&#8220;This milestone will contribute to the evolution of Almar Water Solutions as a company and to the diversification of its portfolio of services, introducing us into industrial outsourcing, where we have many highly experienced professionals.\u00a0 Likewise, Osmoflo SpA&#8217;s projects will strengthen our portfolio of references and will serve as our letter of introduction in the Latin American and international markets&#8221;.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/alj.com\/en\/our-people\/fady-jameel\/\">Fady Jameel<\/a>, Deputy President and Vice Chairman of Abdul Latif Jameel, said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cAlmar Water Solutions\u2019 acquisition of Osmoflo SpA strengthens our position within the Latin American market, responding to Abdul Latif Jameel Energy\u2019s commitment to scaling our activities and geographical reach in emerging markets with pressing energy needs. Osmoflo SpA brings operational in-market water treatment expertise, with a track record of successful projects in the region. We are confident this move will pave the way toward making Almar Water Solutions an industry leader in innovative water solutions in Chile and Latin America more broadly.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to the 2017 <em>Reporte de la Industria del Agua Urbana en Chile<\/em> (Report on the Urban Water Industry in Chile):<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>&#8220;The<\/em><em> water industry in Chile must address numerous operational difficulties to bring quality water to homes, due to the country&#8217;s geoclimatic and structural conditions, which range from the world&#8217;s driest desert to long distances between sources and urban centers, and include geographical features and highly dispersed urban areas in some territories and climate disasters such as drought, extensive rainfall and extreme temperatures.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In addition, as indicated by the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cr2.cl\/\"> Center for Climate and Resilience Research (CR)<sup>2<\/sup><\/a> in its <em>An\u00e1lisis sobre la sequ\u00eda, la escasez h\u00eddrica y la vegetaci\u00f3n<\/em> (Analysis on drought, water scarcity and vegetation)<em>,<\/em> <em>&#8220;Chile is suffering an extreme drought in 2019, especially in the central zone, with a rainfall deficit close to 80% between the regions of Coquimbo and Maule, and around 30% between Biob\u00edo and Los Lagos&#8221;.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":54189,"template":"","tags":[],"newscategory":[149],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Water Treatment Company Osmoflo SpA Aquired | Abdul Latif Jameel\u00ae<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Abdul Latif Jameel Energy\u2019s Almar Water Solutions expanded its proposition into the wider water services sector with the acquisition of Osmoflo SpA.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, 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