Business News Americas - Water & Waste

Water & Waste - Bahamas - Consolidated Water forms JV with NPDC

Patricia Guerra — Thu, 24 May 2012 9:01:36 (GMT -0400)

Cayman Islands-based Consolidated Water Company (Nasdaq: CWCO) has formed a joint venture with the New Providence Development Company (NPDC) in Nassau, Bahamas, to expand retail water operations, the ...

Water & Waste - Brazil - Ministry to tender US$1.48bn S�o Francisco river integration works

Daniel Bland — Thu, 24 May 2012 10:35:44 (GMT -0400)

Brazil's national integration ministry plans to tender 3bn reais (US$1.48bn) in work this year as part of the S�o Francisco river integration project. The work is for projects abandoned by contrac...

Water & Waste - Haiti - Martelly opens new wastewater treatment plant

Barbara Salgado — Thu, 24 May 2012 10:39:21 (GMT -0400)

Haiti's President Michel Joseph Martelly has inaugurated a new wastewater treatment plant 11km from capital Port-au-Prince. The US$1.9mn plant - the country's largest - was funded by Spain's intern...

Water & Waste - Mexico - Mexichem looks to delist Wavin after acquiring over 97% of shares

Linus Hoggett — Thu, 24 May 2012 10:53:1 (GMT -0400)

Mexican chemical and petrochemical firm Mexichem (BMV: MEXCHEM) announced it now holds approximately 97.26% of the total issued share capital of Dutch plastic pipe manufacturer Wavin as of the close o...