MANUEL V. Pangilinan-Led Ecosystem Technologies International Inc. (ESTI), now rebranded as Metro Pacific Water Solutions (MPWS), is focusing on expanding its water and wastewater treatment technologies by adopting more compact and efficient systems and moving away from outdated technologies.
At the ESTI rebranding event late Friday, Metro Pacific Water President and CEO Andrew B. Pangilinan told reporters that they were looking at new technologies given very rapid revolutions in both water and wastewater treatment systems.
“Early this year, we’ve been going around, talking to several technology partners, just trying to expand the capacity of the company,” Pangilinan said.
The company had been using the membrane bioreactor (MBR) process for some time, which is now a somewhat outdated technology, he added.
An MBR is a type of flow reactor that separates biomass and metabolites from the final product using membranes, a process that has been widely used in both municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants.
“One concern always with sewage treatment plants is the space that is needed. So, we’re looking at new technologies that can be more compact, and more suitable for our market here,” the ESTI CEO explained.
“What technology? Well, for now, there’s several, but top of mind, there’s SBR (sequencing batch reactor) … but there are several new ones that really focus on more efficient water.”
Pangilinan said that MPWS was “open to investing. We just have to make sure that whatever technology is out there [will] improve [the process] and make it more efficient.”
Metro Pacific Water is now 100-percent owned by Metro Pacific Investments Corp., which voluntarily delisted from the Philippine Stock Exchange late last year.
“We are excited to leverage the combined expertise of the old Ecosystem Technologies and Metro Pacific Group to create a lasting positive impact on our environment and communities,” Pangilinan said.
“We remain dedicated to our mission of partnering with the government in protecting the environment and ensuring access to clean water for all,” he added.
MPWS has designed and built around 700 plants and operates over 100 sewage treatment plants nationwide. It is currently working on Maynilad’s two sewage treatment plants to upgrade its current system.
The company also aims to further penetrate the market as MPWS is currently serving less than a tenth of the available market for water and wastewater treatment, Pangilinan said.
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