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Describe the company’s recent
achievements, breakthroughs or
successful “iconic” projects.
Some of Hyflux’s landmark projects include
Asia’s first integrated water and power plant
in Singapore, Tuaspring Integrated Water and
Power Project, and one of the world’s largest
seawater reverse osmosis desalination plant in
Algeria, Magtaa Desalination Plant. The group
has also expanded its offerings to include power
generation and waste-to-energy.
The TuasOne project will be Singapore’s largest
waste-to-energy plant. It will have a capacity to
incinerate 3,600 tonnes of waste and generate
120MW of electricity per day. It will also be the
most land-efficient, sitting on 4.8 hectares of land.
Construction work has commenced in early 2016
and expected to end in 2019.
In 2015, Hyflux entered the healthcare and
wellness industry with the introduction of ELO
Water, a special oxygen-rich water based on
over 10 years of research in water science and
technology. ELO Water is created through a
revolutionary proprietary technology that allows
a high level of oxygen to exist in a unique, stable
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and bound form that is believed to allow quick
absorption by the body, restoring its natural
balance and enhancing health and overall well-
being. ELO Water is available in a variety of
products- ELO Drinking Water, an ELO skincare
range and also ELO Lab sessions.
What are the latest innovations that you are
currently working on?
Hyflux has been researching into how water
can be harnessed to improve health, beyond
quenching one’s thirst. With aging and illnesses,
our bodies may not be able to transport oxygen
optimally to our organs and tissues, a condition
known as hypoxia. More serious conditions
caused by hypoxia such as diabetes, psoriasis
and even cancer may then develop.
We believe ELO Water has the potential to help
people address hypoxia concerns. Tests on lab
mice injected with human prostate cancer cells
independently conducted by Australia’s Monash
University have shown that the mice fed with
ELO Water were found with significantly smaller
cancer tumours than the control mice drinking
tap water. Clinical trials with Singapore Changi
General Hospital to establish the effectiveness of
Hyflux Employees