The company started in 1990 as Agar Technologies Ltd as a spin-off from Agar Corporation Inc. to harness the well proven Electromagnetic Energy Absorption technology for environmental applications bases on floating sensors.
Two years later the first ID-221 sensors were shipped to customers.
In 1999 the company was acquired by Ionics Inc. and changed the name to Ionics Agar Environmental Ltd.
In 2006 GE acquired Ionics Inc. into the emerging Power & Water business, and the company operated under GE Analytical Instruments In March 2017, as part of GE selling the Water business to Suez, the company went independent again under a new name: Agar Environmental Ltd.
The company is proud to continue its long heritage of a global installation base and a winning product line. We welcome both our existing and new customers to continue the journey towards a cleaner and safer world.