GE and WIBAX Energy AB to Distribute Water Treatment Products in the Nordic Region

TREVOSE, Pa. (May 27, 2014) – GE announced that the Swedish company WIBAX Energy AB, part of the WIBAX Group, will distribute GE’s water technologies in the Nordic region. The distribution agreement, which started on May 1, 2014, combines WIBAX’s local expertise and GE’s advanced technologies to create greater access to innovative water and process solutions in the Nordic region. The distribution agreement will cover Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland. “This cooperation with GE plays an important milestone in WIBAX’s strategy of expanding product offerings to the different industries we are currently serving. This also opens up new geographical expansion, new industries and new products, which are all complementary to the existing WIBAX portfolio. With this new strategic alliance, we can only add more value to effectively serve the customers in the region,” said Jonas Wiklund, group managing director, WIBAX AB. The agreement will enable WIBAX to deliver GE’s latest water technologies to its customers to improve efficiency while reducing operating costs. “GE technology helps customers reduce costs, meet environmental regulations and prepare for the evolving demands of their industry,” said Ralph Hadley, GE region executive, chemical and monitoring solutions, Europe and Africa—water and process technologies for GE Power & Water. “Through the distribution agreement with WIBAX, GE is well positioned to solve our customers’ tough-to-treat water challenges.” WIBAX provides a wide range of chemical products and services, bio-based fuels, technical support and development, chemical cleaning systems, service and maintenance and complete logistic solutions for safe delivery of chemicals. WIBAX is a high technology specialist company that sources, processes, sells and delivers special products and base chemicals to the pulp and paper, metal, mining and district heating industries across Europe, mostly in the Nordic. GE Power & Water provides customers with a broad array of power generation, energy delivery and water process technologies to solve their challenges locally.