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At the 12th edition of the IWA Conference
(Leading Edge Technology) of Hong
Kong, which gathered 300 experts in
water technology, Aqualia presented de-
velopments on the implementation of
the ELAN® process (Autotrophic Nitrogen
Removal) on the industrial effluents of the
Galician canning company Friscos.
There were subsequently another two
conferences organised by the WEF (Water
Environment Federation) in Washington
DC, one on waste and biosolids and the
other on water and energy. More than
1,500 people gathered to analyse the meth-
od to avoid the generation of waste and
maximise resource recovery from wastewa-
ter. Aqualia played a prominent role, which
included coordinating a workshop on the
production of biomethane with anaerobic
membrane reactors, which will be part of
the project Life Memory.
Meanwhile, for the first time, the com-
pany took part in the American Water
Summit (AWS), held in the city of Denver
(Colorado), which is considered by many as
the main event in the water sector calendar
in North America.
Also in the USA, Aqualia's International
Development Manager gave a speech at
the breakfast meeting organised by the
Spanish Trade Commission of Chicago for
responsible Spanish water management
companies in the American public sector.
International Water Association Leading Edge Technology 2015 (Hong Kong).
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XXIX ANEAS Annual Convention and Expo 2015 (Chihuahua, Mexico).
In terms of the company's participation in
conferences and forums in Latin America,
it is worth mentioning the stand that the
company set up in the XXIX edition of the
ANEAS Annual Convention and Expo,
which took place in Mexico and gathered
specialists, academics, entrepreneurs and
professionals from the drinking water and
sanitation sector in Europe and America.
The stand received many delegates and
visitors who were interested in finding
out about the company's comprehensive
solutions for the integral water cycle for held its 40th anniversary in 2015. Among
public and private companies and bodies.
Aqualia's participation in this
events reaffirms its solid commit-
ment to the American market.
In 2015, Aqualia also took part in Exponor,
the International Trade Fair for Mining
Industry, setting up a stand where it dis-
played some of the significant projects it
has implemented in Latin America.
Meanwhile, the European Federation of
National Associations of Water Services
other commemorative activities, it held a set
of conferences discussing the most burning
issues faced by the sector. The international
client manager at Aqualia engaged in the
round table on “Water matters for cities
and tourism”.
Last but not least, the manager of the
Balkans local office recently participated
in the conference “Western Balkans
Regional Conference” on Public
Procurement. The conference, which took
place in Sarajevo, was organised by the
European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development and Aqualia seized the op-
portunity to talk about its experience with
public tender bidding.