Desalination plant using NanoH20's reverse osmosis membranes expanding to meet demand 10/21/2013 - 00:00 Company's Second Manufacturing Plant Will Serve Fast-Growing Demand for Its Seawater Reverse Osmosis Membranes and Future Membrane Products. NanoH2O, Inc., manufacturer of the most efficient and cost-effective reverse osmosis (RO) membranes for seawater desalination, today announced plans to build a manufacturing facility in Liyang, China, a city in the Yangtze River Delta 250 kilometers west of Shanghai.