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Water & Environmental · Historical water portfolio · sold 2017
GE Water & Process Technologies
Water treatment, membranes and industrial process systems.
Vintage-style artistic recreation of GE's historic businesses.
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Business history
GE Water & Process Technologies served industrial and municipal customers with water-treatment and process technologies.
GE completed its sale to SUEZ on September 30, 2017, announcing the completion on October 2. It was not included in the later GE Vernova spinoff.
Historical references
Subsidiaries, acquisitions & joint ventures
Acquired · Acquired 2002
BetzDearborn
Water-treatment chemicals business bought from Hercules in 2002.
Ownership outcome: Went to SUEZ with GE Water in 2017.
SourceAcquired · Acquired 2003
Osmonics
Water filtration and membrane company bought in 2003.
Ownership outcome: Went to SUEZ in 2017.
SourceAcquired · Acquired 2005
Ionics
Desalination and water-purification company bought in 2005.
Ownership outcome: Went to SUEZ in 2017.
Source
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Major products & innovations
- ✦ Water treatment
- ✦ Membranes and filtration
- ✦ Process chemicals
- ✦ Water services
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Heritage illustration
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Employee memories
No approved memories from GE Water & Process Technologies yet. Be the first to share one.
Share your story05
GE Jokes
The sixth why
We asked the five whys. We found the root cause. Then the manager asked a sixth why.
We're still in that conference room.
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GE Garfield
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GE Motivational Quotes
No turbine was ever built by one person. Every one of those hands mattered.
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GE Legend Collectable Cards
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GE Honorable Mentions
Know someone from GE Water & Process Technologies who deserves recognition — or is it your own story?
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