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LG Chem expands reverse-osmosis membrane capacity at Cheongju

The Korean materials major announced expanded RO element production in 2022, backing its push into large desalination tenders worldwide.

LG Chem announced an expansion of reverse-osmosis membrane production at its Cheongju site in 2022, adding capacity for seawater desalination elements as the company pressed into large international tenders.

LG Chem's water business, built on thin-film nanocomposite membrane technology acquired with NanoH2O in 2014, has become one of the handful of suppliers regularly specified in Gulf mega-projects alongside Toray, Nitto/Hydranautics and DuPont's FilmTec — an increasingly Asian-led supply base for the world's fastest-growing treatment segment.

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