NanoH2O : Built on Legacy, Moving Forward
Building on NanoH2O’s pioneering legacy, we turn the impossible into reality and continue to challenge what water technology can achieve.
Transforming water for two decades
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2005
Our Beginning
NanoH2O began in 2005 with breakthrough membrane science based on UCLA’s proprietary thin-film nanocomposite (TFN) technology, delivering advanced performance in water-treatment membranes.
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2014
Gaining Momentum
In 2014, NanoH2O was acquired by LG Chem, accelerating its global expansion through expanded manufacturing, commercial networks, and broader product deployment.
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2025
Leaping Forward
In 2025, after its spin-off from LG Chem, NanoH2O reaffirmed its technological heritage while maintaining global operational continuity under the renewed name, NanoH2O Co., Ltd.
More Than a Decade of Innovation and Leadership
2025 - Present
From growth to leadership,
evolving into a total solutions provider
2014 - 2024
Powered by LG, scaling technology into
global production
2005 - 2013
From UCLA lab innovation to
commercial validation, energy-saving
RO technology advanced from pilot
to proven performance
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2025
- Strengthening its position as a global leader in desalination, with more than 6,000 MLD of accumulated contracted capacity from large-scale projects since inception
- Launched NF9, the company’s first NF membrane product
- Launched QuantumFlux™ UF/MBR and QuantumPure™ IX, expanding the company’s technology portfolio
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2024
- Launched BW MOST / MOST+, the industry’s highest-flow BWRO membrane
- Launched MaxRO R, highest rejection BWRO membrane featuring the industry’s first 36 mil ultra-low dP feed spacer
- Awarded Ghubrah III Desalination Project (300 MLD) in Oman
- Awarded OCP Jorf Lasfar desalination project (246 MLD) in Morocco
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2023
- Awarded Ashdod Desalination Project (336 MLD) in Israel
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2020
- Recognized as “Breakthrough Water Technology of the Decade” by Global Water Intelligence
- Awarded mega-SWRO project in Saudi Arabia Al Khobar II (600 MLD)
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2019
- Awarded two mega-SWRO projects in Saudi Arabia: Al Khobar I (210 MLD) and Duba (125 MLD)
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2018
- Awarded “Distinction” in Water Technology Company of the Year
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2017
- Awarded El Galalah and East Port Said projects in Egypt (total 450,000 m³/day), establishing a strong position in global seawater desalination
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2016
- Awarded Sohar desalination project in Oman (250,000 m³/day)
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2015
- State-of-the-art automated manufacturing facility commissioned in Cheongju, Korea
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2014
- LG Chem acquired NanoH2O. LG Water Solutions was established.
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2012
- Won the prestigious Patrick Soon-Shiong Innovation Award (Los Angeles Business Journal)
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2011
- Won the Aquatech Innovation Award in the “Water Supply” category
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2008
- Won the Global Water Award for World’s Innovation of the Year (Global Water Intelligence)
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2006
- Filed first set of patents on nanocomposite membrane technology
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2005
- NanoH2O founded at UCLA in Los Angeles, California, USA