The world’s most precious and most scarce resource is water yet access to it should be a basic human right. The global decline in water quality is now a concern that need to be addressed as it directly influences the cost of providing water by global water companies, reduce the volume of water available for use, and indirectly affect human health.
The growing global demand for clean and safe water is primarily driven by rapidly growing population and urbanization, increasing demand for new water resources, growing concerns of water quality and public health, and increasing prevalence of water-borne diseases.
Africa for example appears to have abundant water resources. With its large rivers, big lakes; vast water lands and limited, but widespread ground water resources, the sustainability of these water resources cannot be guaranteed for it is threatened by certain natural phenomena and human factors.
Therefore, global water companies have the task of providing the resource to the growing populations by providing the best possible water management solutions and accessibility.
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In 2020, ten global water companies have stood out in their solutions to the water industry.
Here are the Top 9 global water companies:
Veolia
Veolia group is the global leader in optimized resource management. With nearly 178,780 employees worldwide, the Group designs and provides water, waste and energy management solutions that contribute to the sustainable development of communities and industries. Through its three complementary business activities, Veolia helps to develop access to resources, preserve available resources, and to replenish them.
In 2019, the Veolia group supplied 98 million people with drinking water and 67 million people with wastewater service, produced nearly 45 million megawatt hours of energy and converted 50 million metric tons of waste. Veolia Environnement (listed on Paris Euronext: VIE) recorded consolidated revenue of €27.189 billion in 2019 (USD 29.9 billion).
The company has its geographic presence in Africa – Middle-East, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Europe, Latin America, and North America.
Nalco Water
The world’s leading provider of water treatment and process improvements, Nalco Water partners with customers who seek innovative solutions for water and resource constraints. As an Ecolab company, Nalco is perfectly aligned with the corporate vision to be the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technology and services, providing and protecting what is vital.
The company has its geographic presence in Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America, North America, Middle East and Africa.
Suez
Suez (formerly Suez Environnement) is a French-based utility company which operates largely in the water and waste management sectors. Suez is the largest private water provider worldwide, by number of people served.
The company provides water management, recycling and waste recovery, water treatment, and consulting services. It operates in water, sanitation, waste collection and recovery activities and services.
The company supplies high-quality water, suited to every type of use, and ensure the protection of this common good. It also recovers wastewater and waste to convert them into new resources.
water distribution and treatment services to individuals, local authorities, and industrial clients; waste collection and treatment services which include collection, sorting, recycling, composting, energy recovery, and land-filling for non-hazardous and hazardous waste to local authorities and industrial clients; and water, waste, and engineering services.
The company has its geographic presence in Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa, and Latin America among others.
Hach
Since 1933, Hach has led the industry in developing innovative solutions to help manage water more efficiently and accurately. Hach’s broad line of instrumentation and chemistries have been carefully crafted for more than 80 years to make water analysis better – faster, simpler, greener and more informative —via unsurpassed customer partnerships, the most knowledgeable experts, and reliable, easy-to-use solutions.
Today, Hach products can be found across the entire globe and serve industries ranging from municipal drinking and wastewater to food, beverage and power, and every other category that touches water. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR), Hach is equipped with the support and resources to provide the breakthrough products and expert guidance.
The company has its geographic presence in North America, Latin America, Africa, Asia, South East Asia and the Pacific.
Xylem
Xylem Inc. is an American water technology provider founded in 2011 with a commitment to “solving water” by creating innovative and smart technology solutions to meet the world’s water, wastewater and energy needs.
Xylem is a leading water technology company present in more than 150 countries across the globe delivering innovative water technology solutions throughout the cycle of water.
Xylem boasts of a technological strength across the life cycle of water which the company describes as second-to-none. From collection and distribution to reuse and return to nature, Xylems highly efficient water technologies, industrial pumps and application solutions not only use less energy and reduce life-cycle costs, but also promote sustainability.
DuPont
As global leader in purification and specialty-separation technologies, DuPont provide state-of-the-art membrane science and ion exchange solutions that help make drinking water safer and cleaner for homes and communities; help industries and markets operate more effectively, efficiently, and sustainably; and make water-scarcity challenges more manageable, wherever they arise.
For over 70 years, DuPont has strengthened businesses and communities worldwide, from pioneering the world’s first spiral-wound membranes, to assembling the most extensive range of solutions that integrate ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, reverse osmosis, ion exchange, and electrodeonization technologies, to leading the development of sustainable methods of water management.
The company has formed robust relationships with key stakeholders throughout the water industry, providing access to local water ecosystems.
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DuPont has its geographic presence in Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) North America and Latin America.
Grundfos
Grundfos is are a pump company connecting with millions of people every day by developing water solutions for the world. The global company has set the standard in terms of innovation, efficiency, reliability and sustainability. The Grundfos solutions help its partners and customers move water to where it is supposed to go. Providing drinking water for the smallest villages and the highest skyscrapers, treating and removing wastewater and bringing heat and comfort to the world – or cool it down if needed.
Founded in 1945 in Bjerringbro, Denmark, Grundfos is directly accessible in 56 countries through its 83 companies, and even more through the network of partners, distributors and sub dealers.
Evoqua
Evoqua Water Technologies is a leading provider of water and wastewater treatment solutions, offering a broad portfolio of products, services and expertise to support industrial, municipal and recreational customers.
Evoqua provides solutions for customers with critical water needs for energy generation, food & beverage safety and production, healthcare, manufacturing and many more.
Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the Evoqua world-class expertise and ever-expanding portfolio of products has established it as the trusted advisor to municipal, industrial and recreational customers worldwide.
The company helps customers solve water challenges at over 200,000 installations worldwide and operate in more than 160 locations across ten countries.
Kemira
Kemira Oyj is a Finland-based chemicals company that focuses on water quality and quantity management. It is operational through five business segments. Its Municipal & Industrial segment manufactures municipal and industrial water treatment chemicals.
Kemira’s deep R&D and application know-how, secure supply network and complete technology portfolio are some of the reasons why it is the preferred partner for safe, efficient and sustainable chemical water treatment.
Backed by 100 years of experience and a leading position in water treatment solutions, Kemira optimizes water-based industrial processes with the right kind of chemistry.
The company has its geographic presence in North America, Latin America, Southern Africa, Asia, Middle East and the Pacific.
