# Kurita Water Industries acquires Avista Technologies

Kurita Water Industries Ltd., a Japanese water treatment company, acquired Avista Technologies, a US and UK supplier of reverse osmosis specialty chemicals.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-05-13
- Where: United States
- Value: $81.8M
- Status: completed
- Products: reverse osmosis chemicals, membrane treatment chemicals
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Kurita Water Industries](https://endata.com/companies/23470.md) (acquirer)
- [Avista Technologies](https://endata.com/companies/39075.md) (target)

## Sources

- [avistamembranesolutions.com](https://avistamembranesolutions.com/avista-technologies-inc-and-avista-technologies-uk-ltd-join-kurita-water-industries-ltd/), 2019-05-13: "Avista Technologies, Inc., together with its affiliate, Avista Technologies (UK) Ltd., announced today that it is being acquired by Kurita Water Industries, Ltd."
- [smartwatermagazine.com](https://smartwatermagazine.com/news/kurita-water-industries/kurita-water-industries-acquires-avista-technologies-us818-million), 2019-05-16: "Kurita Water Industries has announced that it has decided to acquire 100% of the outstanding shares of Avista Technologies, Inc., which manufactures and sells water treatment chemicals..."

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