Water purification company ABM Water Ltd on Thursday won the “President's Industrial Development Award 2021” in the micro industry category at a prize giving ceremony in the capital.

The subsidiary of ABM Group is known for being the first in the country to use reverse osmosis technology (ROT) for treating water from ponds, lakes, rivers and the sea for drinking purposes.

It also claims to have established the country’s largest reverse osmosis desalination plant at the Chattogram seaport

AKM Ataul Korim, chairman of ABM Group, received a certificate and a crest from Industries Minister Nurul Majid at the prize giving event held in the capital on Thursday.

In addition to ABM Water Company, 19 leading firms including Pran Dairy Limited, Mir Akhter Hossain Limited, Square Food and Beverage Limited, Snowtex Outwear Limited, and Square Toiletries Limited were honoured with the award.

ABM Water has been involved in water purification activities in Bangladesh since 2003.

To address the shortage of groundwater, the company also collects, stores, and purifies rainwater, and uses solar energy to lift and treat water as a renewable energy source.

ABM Water has established over 250 water treatment plants nationwide, supplying an average of approximately 129.2 million litres of purified drinking water everyday.

Previously, Ataul Korim received the Bangabandhu Award in 2023 for the company’s significant contributions to industrial development.

Ataul Korim said, “ABM Water has demonstrated success by installing the country’s largest reverse osmosis desalination plant at the Chattogram Port. We are also installing water treatment plants at Mongla and Payra ports.”