Hyflux looks to improve operational productivity by about 25%

On Tuesday, 7 February 2017, in partnership with EDB, Hyflux announced plans to bolster its global competitiveness across three fronts – 1) boosting productivity, 2) developing next-generation membrane technology and 3) diversifying into oxygen-rich water for the health and wellness market. This is aligned with EDB’s continuing efforts to groom Large Local Enterprises (LLEs).

1) Boosting productivityWith an investment of S$30 million in a new fully-integrated and automated steel structure fabrication processing line at its Tuas factory, Hyflux is able to improve operational productivity by about 25 per cent and upskill its workers.

2) Developing next-generation membrane technologyHyflux signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nanyang Technological University’s (NTU Singapore) Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute (NEWRI) to collaborate on the commercialisation of advanced membrane technologies, in particular, aquaporin-based biomimetic membranes, as well as novel nanofiltration applications.

3) Diversifying into oxygen-rich water for the health and wellness marketHyflux launched its flagship ELO Lab, an oxygen-rich bath therapy facility, in central Singapore, to cater to Singapore’s growing healthcare and wellness industry. Expected to open in the third quarter of 2017, the new large-scale facility will feature 50 individual private suites offering ELO Water therapy sessions. Moving forward, Hyflux will continue to invest in R&D to develop new applications for the ELO business line. Today, Hyflux manufactures and bottles ELO drinking water solely in its Singapore facilities.