Japan shared experiences on pumping technology

On March 12, in Ho Chi Minh City, Ebara Group (Japan) collaborated with the Japan Human Resources Cooperation Center to organize a workshop on water pumps, to share experiences on irrigation technology. as well as water supply and drainage, storm and flood prevention.

At the workshop, Mr. Kazuo Yamagishi, Ebara Hatakeyama Memorial Secretary General (EHMF) introduced turbine pump with superior technical features applied in many fields; Ebara's advanced and modern technologies and pumping equipment - a leading enterprise in Japanese water pumps, with annual sales of over 40 billion yen.

Mr. Kazuo Yamagishi stated that Vietnam is an agricultural country, the need to use pumps for irrigation and flood protection is huge. This is a big market, a lot of potential for Ebara to look forward to.

Mr. Takanobu Oba, General Manager, Ebara Vietnam Limited Company said Ebara has built a pumping equipment factory in Hai Duong since 1995.

Workshop on experience sharing on irrigation and drainage .

To date, 1,000 Ebara pump teams have operated at 150 pumping stations in the northern provinces of Vietnam.

In early 2013, before the development of the market, Ebara invested an additional $ 5 million to build a new factory on an area of ​​3 hectares, also located in Hai Duong. Ebara pump products in Vietnam not only meet the domestic market but also export to ASEAN countries.

In 2012, sales of Ebara Vietnam reached 7 million USD, expected to increase to 10 million USD this year and will reach 15 million USD in 2015.

Not only expanding the business, Ebara also contributed greatly to the overall development of the region by sharing experiences in the field of water supply and drainage, storm and flood prevention and control, especially in areas often hit by natural disasters ears like in Southeast Asia.

In 1989, Ebara established the Ebara Hatakeyama Memorial Fund (EHMF) to promote cooperation between Southeast Asian countries in cooperation and sharing of technology to cope with natural disasters. Ebara has organized more than 230 similar courses in many countries, with the number of specialists and engineers taking up more than 10,000 people.

With 100 years of experience (just 100 years old in November 2012), Ebara is looking forward to contributing to the disaster response efforts of countries, when climate change makes the weather more and more become abnormal.