French water treatment specialist BIO-UV Group has reported a 38% growth in BIO-SEA ballast water treatment system (BWTS) sales in the first half of the year, compared with the same period in 2021
Despite a year impacted by geopolitical factors, the publicly listed company sold more than 100 BIO-SEA BWTS units in the first six months of the year.
Demand is forecast to “remain very high” throughout the year, continuing into 2024.
The company reported half year revenues across the group’s maritime activities of €9.5M (US$9.7M), with a current orderbook valued at €5.1M.
Commenting on the robust results, BIO-UV Group founder, chairman and chief executive Benoît Gillmann said, “In the current context affected by tensions and inflation, BIO-UV Group’s performance in the first half of 2022 is remarkable. Once again, I would like to thank the Group’s teams who delivered an excellent performance with very solid fundamentals.”
He added, “We continue to make progress in our maritime business development strategy. With increasing temperatures and climate change likely to result in further changes to the marine eco system, an effective and properly maintained ballast water treatment system remains a vital priority for the global shipping fleet. BIO-UV Group will continue to deliver relevant and competitive solutions to ensure shipowners are equipped with the best UV water treatment technology available.”
Last year, the BIO-UV Group introduced a new M-Series BIO-SEA ballast water treatment system for flow rates up to 2,100 m3 per hour, and earlier this year announced it now has the capability to offer complete turnkey BWTS services.
The company has ballast water treatment units for flow rates from 13 m3 per hour up to 2,100 m3 per hour installed on a wide range of vessel types, including container ships, bulk carriers, multi-cargo vessels, cruise ships, passenger ferries, offshore vessels, naval ships and mega-yachts.
