Metir (AIM:MET), the AIM-listed provider of mobile and point-of-use water and environmental monitoring technologies, has agreed a collaboration with UK water technology firm Puraffinity to test its PFAS detection platform alongside Puraffinity's PFAS removal media.
The programme will measure PFAS concentrations in water before and after treatment at the point of use, aimed at the semiconductor manufacturing industry.
Conventional PFAS analysis requires samples to be sent to specialist laboratories using mass spectrometry equipment, often with lengthy delays before results arrive.
Metir's miniaturised mass spectrometry platform is designed to provide sensitive PFAS detection in a smaller, field-deployable format, positioning it as the only mobile on-site analysis option.
The Puraffinity work builds on Metir's existing collaboration with Swansea University's Centre for Integrative Semiconductor Materials, which is using a Microsaic Systems PFAS Detector to monitor PFAS emissions from semiconductor waste streams, and follows field evaluations with ProDecon Services in August that showed the platform could generate reliable data at working temperatures up to 35°C.
Separately, Metir has appointed Streamline Hydro, an Australian hydrogeological and water engineering consultancy, as distributor for its Modern Water product range across Australia and New Zealand.
"The ability to combine PFAS detection with treatment and rapid on-site verification could provide a compelling proposition for the growing global PFAS remediation and water treatment markets", said Bob Moore, Metir's Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
News Intelligence what this means for the company
Metir has partnered with Puraffinity to run field trials pairing its mobile PFAS detection platform with Puraffinity's removal technology, targeting semiconductor manufacturing. The collaboration tests whether Metir's miniaturised mass-spectrometry detector can verify treatment efficacy on-site—a capability absent from conventional lab-based PFAS analysis. This extends Metir's existing validation work: joint demonstrations with Portsmouth Aviation in the GCC commenced in July 2026, and August field trials with ProDecon Services confirmed the platform's reliability at operational temperatures.
- Puraffinity gains a detection partner for its removal media, potentially strengthening its market positioning in PFAS remediation.
- The semiconductor manufacturing focus narrows the initial addressable market but targets a sector with acute PFAS compliance pressure and capital to invest in integrated solutions.
The partnership validates Metir's core value proposition—on-site PFAS detection where labs cannot compete—but remains a field trial, not a revenue contract. Success here could unlock the 'compelling proposition' of detection-plus-treatment bundles, but commercialisation timing and deal structure remain undisclosed.
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