# Sumitomo Electric launches external water treatment membrane system, receives initial order from Mizkan

Sumitomo Electric developed a new POREFLON External MBR System for small to medium-scale wastewater treatment and received an initial order from Mizkan Holdings for its Minokamo Factory. The order was received in December 2024, with operations scheduled to begin in the first half of 2025.

- Type: Product launch
- Announced: 2025-06-01
- Where: Minokamo Factory, Japan
- Status: announced
- Products: POREFLON External MBR System, microfiltration membrane module
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Sumitomo Electric Industries](https://endata.com/companies/16532.md)
- [Mizkan](https://endata.com/companies/82696.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [sumitomoelectric.com](https://sumitomoelectric.com/id/topics/2025/06/004), 2025-06-01: "We received the order in December 2024, with operations scheduled to begin in the first half of 2025 at Mizkan's Minokamo Factory."

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