Renix

What Renix does

Renix Inc. is a privately held Canadian cleantech company headquartered in London, Ontario, that develops and commercializes a patented steady-state ion exchange platform called RenixUIX™ for liquid separation and purification. The platform transforms traditional batch-based ion exchange processes into a continuous, tunable steady-state process by circulating resin through capture, wash/regeneration, and reuse stages, with proprietary features such as dynamic seals, expanded beds, and real-time process adjustability. The technology is deployed across four primary vertical markets: metals and minerals processing (including mining water management), agri-food ingredient processing, industrial water treatment, and municipal water (nutrient removal), with third-party validated performance gains of up to 50% OPEX reduction, 50% chemical savings, 80% water savings, and 10x higher target ion load versus fixed-bed systems.

Renix generates revenue primarily through one-time equipment sales of RenixUIX™ systems and accompanying professional services for application development, platform configuration, and engineering support. Distribution is handled through direct enterprise sales, supported by industry conference presence (IFAT Brasil, PERUMIN, World Water Tech Summit) and dedicated sales and engineering personnel. The company serves enterprise customers including Pannonia Bio (protein recovery from spent grain) and Nexa Resources (mining water treatment), and has worked on more than 20 applications at lab, pilot, demo, or full scale.

Since early 2022, Renix has operated as a subsidiary of Irish agri-business ClonBio Group Ltd., following a multi-million dollar strategic investment that enabled earlier investors Bioindustrial Innovation Canada and Southwestern Ontario Angels to exit. The company is led by President and Founder Christine Haas, with a management team covering engineering, sales, science, and business development, and maintains offices at 316 Rectory Street in London, Ontario.

Name

Renix

Legal name

Renix Inc.

Website

https://renix.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Renix Inc. is a Canadian cleantech company that commercializes RenixUIX™, a patented steady-state ion exchange platform for liquid separation and purification. It serves enterprise customers in mining, agri-food processing, industrial water, and municipal water treatment with custom-engineered systems and application development services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Liquid Separation Equipment

NAICS

Measuring, Dispensing, and Other Pumping Equipment Manufacturing (333914)

SIC

Pumps & Pumping Equipment (3561)

akta.pro primary industry

Separation & Filtration Equipment (Filters, Centrifuges, Membranes) (IMAHAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Softening & Demineralization (Lime Softening, Ion Exchange) (EUANABAE), Industrial Water Reuse Utilities (ZLD/MLD & Process Water Recycling) (EUANAGAG)

Keywords

• Ion exchange technology
• Liquid separation systems
• Water treatment solutions
• Mining water management
• Agri-food processing solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Equipment and Technology Sales: Sale and deployment of RenixUIX™ steady-state ion exchange systems to industrial customers. The company provides customized application development, platform configuration, and sizing for each customer's specific needs.
2. Application Development and Technical Services: Proprietary application development services to configure and size each application of the platform. Engineering and scientific team provides support for process transformation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Renix designs, builds and deploys the patented RenixUIX™ steady-state ion exchange platform for industrial liquid separation and purification. The company configures and sizes the platform for specific customer applications across mining water treatment, agri-food ingredient processing, industrial water recycling, and municipal nutrient removal, providing engineered systems combined with application development and ongoing technical support.

Product overview

Renix offers the RenixUIX™ platform as its core product - a patented steady-state ion exchange platform that transforms traditional batch-based liquid separation and purification into continuous operation. This platform is configured and sized for specific industry applications including mining water management, nutrient removal for municipal water, industrial water solutions, and ingredients & bio-processing. The technology enables resource processors to increase utilization through enhanced separations, recover co-products, reduce inputs, and recycle water.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RenixUIX™: Patented steady-state ion exchange platform that transforms traditional batch-based liquid separation and purification into a continuous, tunable process for complex separations in resource processing applications.

Products and services

• RenixUIX™ Steady-State Ion Exchange Platform Patented steady-state ion exchange platform that transforms traditional batch-based liquid separation and purification processes into continuous operation, enabling resource processors to extract greater value with tunable selectivity and process control.
• Mining Water Solutions

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 50% reduction in total operational expenses (OPEX)
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Nexa ResourcesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMining company that presented a technical paper describing Renix's approach at PERUMIN 37. Collaboration on proof-of-concept and in-house pilot testing for mining effluent water treatment for reuse in site operations.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Veolia Water Technologies: Veolia is a global water and wastewater treatment incumbent offering ion exchange, reverse osmosis, and process water solutions across mining, food & beverage, and municipal markets. It competes broadly with Renix in industrial and municipal water treatment applications.
• Ecolab (Nalco Water): Ecolab's Nalco Water segment supplies water treatment chemicals, equipment, and digital monitoring to mining, food & beverage, and industrial customers globally, including ion exchange solutions. It is a broad incumbent that overlaps with Renix across multiple industrial verticals.
• Suez Water Technologies & Solutions: Suez provides a broad portfolio of water and wastewater treatment technologies including ion exchange, membranes, and process optimization services to industrial and municipal customers. It overlaps with Renix in mining, industrial, and municipal water treatment.
• LANXESS (Liquid Purification Technologies / Lewatit): LANXESS is one of the world's largest manufacturers of ion exchange resins under the Lewatit brand, supplying industrial water treatment, food, and mining customers. While primarily a resin supplier rather than an equipment OEM, it is a key adjacent incumbent shaping the competitive context for Renix's ion exchange platform.
• Purolite (Ecolab): Purolite, now part of Ecolab, is a major global manufacturer of ion exchange resins serving industrial water, food & beverage, and mining customers. It is comparable to Renix as an established supplier in the ion exchange value chain serving overlapping end markets.

Direct peers

• Applied Membranes, Inc. Applied Membranes manufactures and supplies industrial water treatment equipment including ion exchange systems, reverse osmosis units, and filtration skids. It overlaps with Renix in industrial-scale ion exchange equipment sales.
• Eco-Tec (Bionomic Industries): Eco-Tec, now part of Bionomic Industries, designs and manufactures ion exchange and membrane-based separation systems for industrial process water and chemical recovery applications. It is the closest direct competitor to Renix in ion exchange equipment for industrial separations.
• Pure Aqua, Inc. Pure Aqua designs and manufactures water treatment and purification systems including ion exchange and membrane solutions for industrial and commercial clients. It addresses similar industrial and municipal water customers as Renix.
• SAMCO Technologies: SAMCO Technologies supplies engineered water and wastewater treatment systems, including ion exchange and membrane-based separation units, to industrial customers. It competes with Renix in industrial water and process separations using ion exchange technology.
• Lenntech: Lenntech designs and distributes industrial water treatment systems including ion exchange, reverse osmosis, and filtration equipment for mining, food & beverage, and municipal clients. It is directly comparable to Renix in industrial ion exchange system integration.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/RenixUIX
• LinkedInca.linkedin.com/company/renix-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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