Editing Ashkelon (section)

=== Economy ===
Ashkelon is the northern terminus for the [[Trans-Israel pipeline]], which brings [[petroleum product]]s from [[Eilat]] to an [[Oil depot|oil terminal]] at the port. The Ashkelon seawater [[reverse osmosis]] (SWRO) [[desalination]] plant is the largest in the world.<ref>[http://www.israel21c.org/briefs/israel-is-no-5-on-top-10-cleantech-list Israel is No. 5 on Top 10 Cleantech List] in [http://www.israel21c.org/technology/archive Israel 21c A Focus Beyond] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101016013525/http://www.israel21c.org/technology/archive |date=16 October 2010 }} Retrieved 2009-12-21</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.water-technology.net/projects/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713125053/http://www.water-technology.net/projects/israel/Ashkelon |title=Projects Archive |archive-date=13 July 2015|website=Water Technology}}</ref> The project was developed as a BOT ([[build–operate–transfer]]) by a consortium of three international companies: [[Veolia]] water, [[IDE Technologies Ltd.|IDE Technologies]] and Elran.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Ashkelon desalination plant – A successful challenge | doi = 10.1016/j.desal.2006.03.525 | volume=203 | journal=Desalination | pages=75–81| year = 2007 | last1 = Sauvet-Goichon | first1 = Bruno | issue = 1–3 | bibcode = 2007Desal.203...75S }}</ref> In March 2006, it was voted "Desalination Plant of the Year" in the Global Water Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.water-technology.net/projects/israel/ |title=Ashkelon Seawater Reverse Osmosis |publisher=Water-technology.net |access-date=2011-08-10| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110724181500/http://www.water-technology.net/projects/israel/| archive-date= 24 July 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref>

Since 1992, [[Israel Beer Breweries]] has been operating in Ashkelon, brewing [[Carlsberg Group|Carlsberg]] and [[Tuborg Brewery|Tuborg]] beer for the Israeli market.<ref>{{Cite journal | title= The Central Bottling Company Group – Company Profile | url= http://www.duns100.com/ts.cgi?tsscript=comp_eng&duns=600057582 | journal= Dun & Bradstreet Israel – Dun's 100 Israel's Largest Enterprises 2009 | access-date= 2009-11-22 | url-status= dead | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120301080555/http://www.duns100.com/ts.cgi?tsscript=comp_eng&duns=600057582 | archive-date= 1 March 2012 }}</ref>