GUELPH, Ontario, June 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Current Water Technologies Inc. (TSX-V: WATR) ("CWTI" or "the Company" or "the Corporation"), is pleased to announce the signing of the Definitive Sales and Marketing Joint-Venture Agreement with ecoX Global Pte. Ltd. (formerly Separtis Technologies Global Pte Ltd) of Singapore. The joint-venture company is being incorporated in Singapore under the name WATR-H2 Pte. Ltd.
CWTI is an emerging technology leader in the production of “GREEN HYDROGEN” from ammonia-contaminated wastewater, in the management of ammonia in industrial and municipal wastewaters and AQUACULTURE process and wastewater streams, and in the production of HIGH PURITY WATER for the boiler feedwater, pharmaceutical and micro-electronics sectors.
CWTI’s CEO, Dr. Gene Shelp reports that although the execution of the Definitive Agreement has taken longer than expected, the ecoX/CWTI team has been aggressively marketing the virtues of CWTI’s innovative solutions over the past 6 months. To-date our efforts have resulted in serious discussions with numerous parties from the oil and gas, fertilizer, agricultural and municipal sectors in Australia, Europe and North America.
WATR-H2’s corporate vision is “Global Access to Clean Waters, Clean Air and Affordable Green Energy”. WATR-H2’s mission is to facilitate the timely transition of costly industrial and municipal wastewater treatment facilities into profit centers by converting toxic ammonia into environmentally friendly nitrogen gas and valuable by-products, namely green hydrogen gas, a disinfectant and an alkali. These major benefits should establish the utility of the AmmEL-H2 green hydrogen technology in generating local/regional energy storage centers/hubs − vital components in the future electrical grid.
About ecoX Global Pte Ltd.
ecoX Global Pte Ltd is a Singapore-registered technology platform that is focused on waste management and utilization. Its subsidiary, ecoX, is an innovative, Australian technology company operating in the waste management, remediation and recycling sector. ecoX is involved in the development and implementation of technology that solves perplexing global environmental problems. From innovative, mobile wastewater treatment systems, to new plastic recycling processes, to destruction of microplastics in the ocean, to smart recovery of metals from e-waste and mine tailings, ecoX is focused on using advanced engineering solutions to improve our planet.
About Current Water Technologies Inc.
Current Water Technologies is a “Technology Company” applying its patented and proprietary “Electrochemical Technologies” to the production of Green Hydrogen and to the treatment of wastewater, desalination water and drinking water contaminated by metals or nutrients, i.e., nitrate/ammonia associated with the mining, oil and gas, metal processing, chemical, agricultural, municipal and waste management sectors. Pumptronics Incorporated operates as a division of the Company and continues to function as an integrated pump station manufacturer specializing in custom design and automation.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Dr. Gene S. Shelp, Ph.D., P.Geo.
President and CEO
Tel: (519) 836-6155
Fax: (519) 836-5683
E-mail: gshelp@currentwatertechnologies.com
Web Site: www.currentwatertechnologies.com
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