# DuPont acquires Israeli desalination company Desalitech

DuPont has signed an agreement to acquire Desalitech, an Israeli company specializing in closed circuit reverse osmosis (CCRO) technology for water treatment. The transaction is expected to close in January 2020; financial terms were not disclosed.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-11-12
- Where: Israel
- Status: announced
- Products: closed circuit reverse osmosis (CCRO) technology
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Evoqua Water Technologies](https://endata.com/companies/10440.md) (target)
- [DuPont](https://endata.com/companies/13205.md) (acquirer)
- [Desalitech](https://endata.com/companies/43249.md) (target)

## Sources

- [en.globes.co.il](https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-dupont-buys-israeli-desalination-co-desalitech-1001310691), 2019-11-12: "As a leader in reverse osmosis, with a large, global installed base and deep knowledge across many industrial and municipal applications, DuPont is the perfect home for Desalitech and its disruptive CCRO technology."
- [ivsinvestmentbanking.com](https://ivsinvestmentbanking.com/dupont-acquires-memcor-membrane-filtration-business/), 2019-11-19: "DuPont has signed an agreement to acquire the Memcor® business, including ultrafiltration and membrane biofiltration technologies, from Evoqua Water Technologies Corp."
- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dupont-to-acquire-desalitech-300973126.html), 2019-12-11: "This acquisition in the high-growth water purification space reinforces our strategic intent to provide a robust portfolio of technologies to meet our customers' current and future challenges while advancing our corporate commitment to sustainability."

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