Global Water Treatment Market (by Application, Product and Services, Equipment Type, & Region): Insights and Forecast with Potential Impact of COVID-19 (2023-2028)

Global Water Treatment Market (by Application, Product and Services, Equipment Type, & Region): Insights and Forecast with Potential Impact of COVID-19 (2023-2028)


Market Insight:

People now have access to clean drinking water, but the future supply of clean water for human consumption and industrial use poses significant challenges. To ensure adequate clean water supplies for ever-increasing populations, increased investment in water treatment services is likely, both to ensure that water quality meets ever-tightening standards and to support increased rates of reuse. Water treatment is the process of improving water quality and converting it into effluent that can be reused for specific end uses such as drinking, industrial water supply, irrigation, river flow maintenance, water recreation, and so on, or safely returned to nature with minimal environmental impact. The water treatment process is primarily concerned with the removal of contaminants and undesirable components, as well as the reduction of harmful concentrations.

Lack of fresh water resources, rapidly developing emerging economies, rising environmental concerns, increased corporate investment in advanced wastewater treatment technology, and a growing emphasis on water quality and public health are expected to drive overall market growth during the forecasted period. Along with these trends, there is increasing pressure on water-intensive industries to improve their efficiency and increase wastewater reuse. These factors contribute to the need for more effective pollutant removal from water and are likely to drive future investment in water treatment. The global water treatment market is expected to reach US$325.41 billion in 2023, progressing at a CAGR 7.20% over the projected period.

Segment Covered:
  • By Application: In terms of application, the report provides insights of the water treatment market into two segments: municipal and industrial. Municipal water treatment market holds maximum share of global water treatment market owing to increasing population growth, rapid urbanization, lack of freshwater resources, rising water demand in agricultural sector and increasing use of municipal water for amusement activities such as swimming pools and amusement parks. Also, municipal water companies are increasingly prioritizing actions to address water quality and scarcity issues. For example: Veolia committed to diagnose water resources and develop solutions to optimize water management by 2023.
  • By Product and Services: On the basis of product and services, the report splits the market into three segments: equipment, services and chemicals. Services water treatment market is both the largest and the fastest growing segment of global water treatment market owing to increasing manufacturing activities, rapid urbanization, increasing company focus on building technologically advanced water treatment facilities and growing need for maintenance of existing sewage treatment plants.
  • By Equipment Type: The report further offers the bifurcation of the water treatment equipment market into five categories: membrane separation, biological, sludge, disinfection and others. Membrane separation water treatment equipment market is the largest and fastest growing segment owing to rising adoption of membrane separation technology in dairy processing & beverages industry, increased population growth, rising environmental restrictions on untreated wastewater discharge by industries, accelerated depletion of ground & surface water resources and increasing implementation of the reverse osmosis (RO) pre-filtration process in various end user industries.
Geographic Coverage:

According to this report, the global water treatment market is divided inot four regions namely North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and rest of the world. The countries covered in North America region are the US, Canada, and Mexico, while Europe includes UK, UK, Germany, France, Italy and rest of Europe. Moreover, China, Japan, India, South Korea and rest of Asia Pacific are included in the Asia Pacific region.

Asia Pacific water treatment market in the largest & fastest growing region of global water treatment market owing to increasing urban population, rising demand for municipal wastewater treatment facilities, rapidly growing manufacturing sector, rapid industrialization and rising government regulations for wastewater treatment. China water treatment market held the largest share in Asia Pacific water treatment market owing to rapid industrialization, low freshwater availability and increasing number of stringent wastewater regulations to combat the rising pollution levels. In Europe and North America, there is an established base of water processing infrastructure which was designed and installed in some cases many decades ago, which requires investment to meet modern water processing standards.

Top Impacting Factors:

Growth Drivers
  • Increasing Demand from End User Industries
  • Water Scarcity
  • Climate Change
  • Stringent Wastewater Government Regulations
Challenges
  • High Installation, Equipment and Operations Cost
  • Lack of Infrastructure Facilities
Trends
  • Integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Growing Demand of Internet of things (IoT) solutions
  • Rapid Advancements in Water Treatment Technologies
  • Increasing Adoption of Nanotechnology
  • Driver: Water Scarcity
There has been increasing demand for water resources, not only for municipal and agricultural purposes but also for critical industrial processes, so with over 40% of global population residing in regions marked under critical water stress and only about 1% of the water available on earth being freshwater, there has been an increasing demand for water treatment solutions converting seawater to freshwater via desalination process. According to UNICEF, almost two thirds of the world’s population is experiencing severe water scarcity for at least one month each year and more than two billion people are living in countries where water supply is inadequate. So, rising concerns regarding ground water depletion, low availability of naturally available drinking water and increasing adoption of the concept of recycling & reusing water by companies will continue to boost the growth of global water treatment market.
  • Challenge: High Installation, Equipment and Operations Cost
Water treatment plants are associated with high installation, operational and annual cost as wastewater is systematically treated in many stages where each stage requires special skills and expertise of labor force in terms of extensive knowledge about chemical composition and content of effluent stream to be treated, so, complexities of operating makes it more labor intensive and increases the operational cost, making it difficult for companies to generate enough profit margins. Water treatment process is also highly capital intensive. For instance, The Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) estimated that over the period of 2010-2030, US$80 billion will be spend on sewerage infrastructure and US$33 billion on wastewater treatment. So with increasing competition and reduced margins, the companies aren’t seeking such substantial investments needed to build water treatment plants, impeding the growth of global water treatment market.
  • Trend: Integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Artificial intelligence in water treatment processes is associated with higher automation, reduced operational cost, low occurrence of human error and optimizing use of chemicals with AI models successfully predicting the performance of different absorbents for the removal of pollutants from water. The most commonly used AI techniques in water treatment are Recurrent Neural Network (RNN), Convoluted Neural Network (CNN), Decision Tree (DT), Feed Forward Back Propagation Neural Network (FFBPNN), etc., where these techniques are mainly used for adsorptive removal of metals, dyes, organic compounds, nutrients, pharmaceuticals, drugs, pesticides, etc., reducing water contamination and scarcity of clean water. Therefore, increasing integration of AI in water treatment processes is expected to boost the growth of global water treatment market in the forecasted period.

The COVID-19 Analysis:

COVID-19 brought in many changes in the world in terms of reduced productivity, loss of life, business closures, closing down of factories and organizations, and shift to an online mode of work. Lockdown policies, imposed by the government to prevent the spread of virus forced various end user industries to either shut down or run low on production capacity, resulting in lower production and manufacturing activities by various end user industries and since end user industries including oil & gas, power plant, mining, pulp & paper, etc., demand water treatment solutions to remove impurities and chemical contaminants from effluent before releasing it into the environment in order to comply to stringent wastewater government regulations and achieve sustainability goals, there was a sudden fall in the demand for water treatment solutions as result of reduced production activities, having negative impact on the global water treatment market during the period, 2019-2020.

Analysis of Key Players:

The market for water treatment has been fragmented due to the presence of numerous international, regional and local players in the market. The main objective of key players operating in the market is to adopt technologies such as AI, advanced diagnostics and nanotechnology to build an effective water treatment process for treating all the impurities present in a water resource. The key players of the market are:
  • DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
  • Pentair PLC
  • Xylem, Inc.
  • 3M Company
  • BASF SE
  • Veolia Environnement SA
  • Ecolab Inc.
  • Kemira Oyj
  • DOW Inc.
  • Kurita Water Industries Ltd.
  • Kingspan Group PLC (Kingspan Water & Energy)
  • Hydro International UK Ltd.
  • BioMicrobics, Inc
  • United Utilities Group PLC
  • SNF
Product launches, mergers & acquisitions and partnership & collaborations are the main strategies adopted by water treatment players to expand market share and gain competitive advantage. For instance, on January 23, 2023, Xylem, Inc., and Evoqua announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Xylem would acquire Evoqua in an all-stock transaction that reflects an implied enterprise value of approximately US$7.5 billion.


1. Executive Summary
2. Introduction
2.1 Water Treatment: An Overview
2.1.1 Definition of Water Treatment
2.1.2 Benefits of Water Treatment
Table 1: Benefits of Water Treatment
2.1.3 Stages of Water Treatment Process
Table 2: Stages of Water Treatment Process
2.2 Water Treatment Segmentation: An Overview
2.2.1 Water Treatment Segmentation
Table 3: Water Treatment Segmentation
3. Global Market Analysis
3.1 Global Water Treatment Market: An Analysis
3.1.1 Global Water Treatment Market: An Overview
3.1.2 Global Water Treatment Market by Value
Table 4: Global Water Treatment Market by Value; 2018-2022 (US$ Billion)
Table 5: Global Water Treatment Market by Value; 2023-2028 (US$ Billion)
3.1.3 Global Water Treatment Market by Application (Municipal and Industrial)
Table 6: Global Water Treatment Market by Application; 2022 (Percentage, %)
3.1.4 Global Water Treatment Market by Product and Services (Services, Equipment and Chemicals)
Table 7: Global Water Treatment Market by Product and Services; 2022 (Percentage, %)
3.1.5 Global Water Treatment Market by Region (Asia Pacific, North America, Europe and Rest of the World)
Table 8: Global Water Treatment Market by Region; 2022 (Percentage, %)
3.2 Global Water Treatment Market: Application Analysis
3.2.1 Global Water Treatment Market by Application: An Overview
3.2.2 Global Municipal Water Treatment Market by Value
Table 9: Global Municipal Water Treatment Market by Value; 2018-2022 (US$ Billion)
Table 10: Global Municipal Water Treatment Market by Value; 2023-2028 (US$ Billion)
3.2.3 Global Municipal Water Treatment Market by Segments (Production of Drinking Water and Wastewater Treatment)
Table 11: Global Municipal Water Treatment Market by Segments; 2022 (Percentage, %)
3.2.4 Global Industrial Water Treatment Market by Value
Table 12: Global Industrial Water Treatment Market by Value; 2018-2022 (US$ Billion)
Table 13: Global Industrial Water Treatment Market by Value; 2023-2028 (US$ Billion)
3.2.5 Global Industrial Water Treatment Market by Sector (Oil and Gas, Power Generation, Food and Beverages, Refining and Petrochem, Mining, Pulp/Paper, Micro Electronics, Pharmaceuticals and Others)
Table 14: Global Industrial Water Treatment Market by Sector; 2022 (Percentage, %)
3.3 Global Water Treatment Market: Product and Services Analysis
3.3.1 Global Water Treatment Market by Product and Services: An Overview
3.3.2 Global Water Treatment Services Market by Value
Table 15: Global Water Treatment Services Market by Value; 2018-2022 (US$ Billion)
Table 16: Global Water Treatment Services Market by Value; 2023-2028 (US$ Billion)
3.3.3 Global Water Treatment Equipment Market by Value
Table 17: Global Water Treatment Equipment Market by Value; 2018-2022 (US$ Billion)
Table 18: Global Water Treatment Equipment Market by Value; 2023-2028 (US$ Billion)
3.3.4 Global Water Treatment Equipment Market by Type (Membrane Separation, Biological, Sludge, Disinfection and Others)
Table 19: Global Water Treatment Equipment Market by Type; 2022 (Percentage, %)
3.3.5 Global Water Treatment Chemicals Market by Value
Table 20: Global Water Treatment Chemicals Market by Value; 2018-2022 (US$ Billion)
Table 21: Global Water Treatment Chemicals Market by Value; 2023-2028 (US$ Billion)
3.4 Global Water Treatment Equipment Market: Type Analysis
3.4.1 Global Water Treatment Equipment Market by Type: An Overview
3.4.2 Global Membrane Separation Water Treatment Equipment Market by Value
Table 22: Global Membrane Separation Water Treatment Equipment Market by Value; 2018-2022 (US$ Billion)
Table 23: Global Membrane Separation Water Treatment Equipment Market by Value; 2023-2028 (US$ Billion)
3.4.3 Global Biological Water Treatment Equipment Market by Value
Table 24: Global Biological Water Treatment Equipment Market by Value; 2018-2022 (US$ Billion)
Table 25: Global Biological Water Treatment Equipment Market by Value; 2023-2028 (US$ Billion)
3.4.4 Global Sludge Water Treatment Equipment Market by Value
Table 26: Global Sludge Water Treatment Equipment Market by Value; 2018-2022 (US$ Billion)
Table 27: Global Sludge Water Treatment Equipment Market by Value; 2023-2028 (US$ Billion)
3.4.5 Global Disinfection Water Treatment Equipment Market by Value
Table 28: Global Disinfection Water Treatment Equipment Market by Value; 2018-2022 (US$ Billion)
Table 29: Global Disinfection Water Treatment Equipment Market by Value; 2023-2028 (US$ Billion)
3.4.6 Global Others Water Treatment Equipment Market by Value
Table 30: Global Others Water Treatment Equipment Market by Value; 2018-2022 (US$ Billion)
Table 31: Global Others Water Treatment Equipment Market by Value; 2023-2028 (US$ Billion)
4. Regional Market Analysis
4.1 Asia Pacific Water Treatment Market: An Analysis
4.1.1 Asia Pacific Water Treatment Market: An Overview
Table 32: Asia Pacific Water Treatment Market by Value; 2018-2022 (US$ Billion)
Table 33: Asia Pacific Water Treatment Market by Value; 2023-2028 (US$ Billion)
4.1.2 Asia Pacific Water Treatment Market by Value
4.1.3 Asia Pacific Water Treatment Market by Region (China, Japan, India, South Korea and Rest of Asia Pacific)
Table 34: Asia Pacific Water Treatment Market by Region; 2022 (Percentage, %)
4.1.4 China Water Treatment Market by Value
Table 35: China Water Treatment Market by Value; 2018-2022 (US$ Billion)
Table 36: China Water Treatment Market by Value; 2023-2028 (US$ Billion)
4.1.5 Japan Water Treatment Market by Value
Table 37: Japan Water Treatment Market by Value; 2018-2022 (US$ Billion)
Table 38: Japan Water Treatment Market by Value; 2023-2028 (US$ Billion)
4.1.6 India Water Treatment Market by Value
Table 39: India Water Treatment Market by Value; 2018-2022 (US$ Billion)
Table 40: India Water Treatment Market by Value; 2023-2028 (US$ Billion)
4.1.7 South Korea Water Treatment Market by Value
Table 41: South Korea Water Treatment Market by Value; 2018-2022 (US$ Billion)
Table 42: South Korea Water Treatment Market by Value; 2023-2028 (US$ Billion)
4.1.8 Rest of Asia Pacific Water Treatment Market by Value
Table 43: Rest of Asia Pacific Water Treatment Market by Value; 2018-2022 (US$ Billion)
Table 44: Rest of Asia Pacific Water Treatment Market by Value; 2023-2028 (US$ Billion)
4.2 North America Water Treatment Market: An Analysis
4.2.1 North America Water Treatment Market: An Overview
4.2.2 North America Water Treatment Market by Value
Table 45: North America Water Treatment Market by Value; 2018-2022 (US$ Billion)
Table 46: North America Water Treatment Market by Value; 2023-2028 (US$ Billion)
4.2.3 North America Water Treatment Market by Region (The US, Canada and Mexico)
Table 47: North America Water Treatment Market by Region; 2022 (Percentage, %)
4.2.4 The US Water Treatment Market by Value
Table 48: The US Water Treatment Market by Value; 2018-2022 (US$ Billion)
Table 49: The US Water Treatment Market by Value; 2023-2028 (US$ Billion)
4.2.5 Canada Water Treatment Market by Value
Table 50: Canada Water Treatment Market by Value; 2018-2022 (US$ Billion)
Table 51: Canada Water Treatment Market by Value; 2023-2028 (US$ Billion)
4.2.6 Mexico Water Treatment Market by Value
Table 52: Mexico Water Treatment Market by Value; 2018-2022 (US$ Billion)
Table 53: Mexico Water Treatment Market by Value; 2023-2028 (US$ Billion)
4.3 Europe Water Treatment Market: An Analysis
4.3.1 Europe Water Treatment Market: An Overview
4.3.2 Europe Water Treatment Market by Value
Table 54: Europe Water Treatment Market by Value; 2018-2022 (US$ Billion)
Table 55: Europe Water Treatment Market by Value; 2023-2028 (US$ Billion)
4.3.3 Europe Water Treatment Market by Region (UK, Germany, France, Italy and Rest of Europe)
Table 56: Europe Water Treatment Market by Region; 2022 (Percentage, %)
4.3.4 Germany Water Treatment Market by Value
Table 57: Germany Water Treatment Market by Value; 2018-2022 (US$ Billion)
Table 58: Germany Water Treatment Market by Value; 2023-2028 (US$ Billion)
4.3.5 UK Water Treatment Market by Value
Table 59: UK Water Treatment Market by Value; 2018-2022 (US$ Billion)
Table 60: UK Water Treatment Market by Value; 2023-2028 (US$ Billion)
4.3.6 France Water Treatment Market by Value
Table 61: France Water Treatment Market by Value; 2018-2022 (US$ Billion)
Table 62: France Water Treatment Market by Value; 2023-2028 (US$ Billion)
4.3.7 Italy Water Treatment Market by Value
Table 63: Italy Water Treatment Market by Value; 2018-2022 (US$ Billion)
Table 64: Italy Water Treatment Market by Value; 2023-2028 (US$ Billion)
4.3.8 Rest of Europe Water Treatment Market by Value
Table 65: Rest of Europe Water Treatment Market by Value; 2018-2022 (US$ Billion)
Table 66: Rest of Europe Water Treatment Market by Value; 2023-2028 (US$ Billion)
4.4 Rest of the World Water Treatment Market: An Analysis
4.4.1 Rest of the World Water Treatment Market: An Overview
4.4.2 Rest of the World Water Treatment Market by Value
Table 67: Rest of the World Water Treatment Market by Value; 2018-2022 (US$ Billion)
Table 68: Rest of the World Water Treatment Market by Value; 2023-2028 (US$ Billion)
5. Impact of COVID-19
5.1 Impact of COVID-19 on Water Treatment Market
5.2 Post COVID-19 Impact on Water Treatment Market
6. Market Dynamics
6.1 Growth Drivers
6.1.1 Rapid Urbanization
Table 69: Global Share of Urban Population in Total Population; 2016, 2021 & 2050 (Percentage, %)
6.1.2 Increasing Demand from End User Industries
Table 70: Global Market Size of Paper and Pulp Industry; 2021-2026 (US$ Billion)
6.1.3 Rising Health Awareness
6.1.4 Water Scarcity
6.1.5 Climate Change
6.1.6 Stringent Wastewater Government Regulations
6.2 Challenges
6.2.1 High Installation, Equipment and Operations Cost
6.2.2 Lack of Infrastructure Facilities
6.3 Market Trends
6.3.1 Integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Table 71: Global Artificial Intelligence Market Size; 2021–2025 (US$ Billion)
6.3.2 Growing Demand of Internet of things (IoT) solutions
Table 72: Global Number of IoT Connections; 2020–2025 (Billion)
6.3.3 Rapid Advancements in Water Treatment Technologies
6.3.4 Increasing Adoption of Nanotechnology
6.3.5 Thermal Hydrolysis
7. Competitive Landscape
7.1 Global Water Treatment Market Players: Technology Comparison
Table 73: Global Water Treatment Market Players: Technology Comparison
8. Company Profiles
8.1 Veolia Environnement SA
8.1.1 Business Overview
8.1.2 Operating Segment
Table 74: Veolia Environnement SA Revenue by Segments; 2021 (Percentage, %)
8.1.3 Business Strategy
8.2 DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
8.2.1 Business Overview
8.2.2 Operating Segment
Table 75: DuPont de Nemours, Inc. Net Sales by Segments; 2021 (Percentage, %)
8.2.3 Business Strategy
8.3 Xylem, Inc.
8.3.1 Business Overview
8.3.2 Operating Segment
Table 76: Xylem, Inc. Revenue by Reportable Segments; 2021 (Percentage, %)
8.3.3 Business Strategy
8.4 3M Company
8.4.1 Business Overview
8.4.2 Operating Segment
Table 77: 3M Company Net Sales by Segments; 2021 (Percentage, %)
8.4.3 Business Strategy
8.5 Pentair PLC
8.5.1 Business Overview
8.5.2 Operating Segment
Table 78: Pentair PLC Net Sales by Reportable Segments; 2021 (Percentage, %)
8.5.3 Business Strategy
8.6 Ecolab Inc.
8.6.1 Business Overview
8.6.2 Operating Segment
Table 79: Ecolab Inc. Net Sales by Reportable Segments; 2021 (Percentage, %)
8.6.3 Business Strategy
8.7 Kemira Oyj
8.7.1 Business Overview
8.7.2 Operating Segment
Table 80: Kemira Oyj Revenue by Segments; 2021 (Percentage, %)
8.7.3 Business Strategy
8.8 BASF SE
8.8.1 Business Overview
8.8.2 Operating Segment
Table 81: BASF SE Sales by Segments; 2021 (Percentage, %)
8.8.3 Business Strategy
8.9 DOW Inc.
8.9.1 Business Overview
8.9.2 Operating Segment
Table 82: DOW Inc. Net Sales by Segments; 2021 (Percentage, %)
8.9.3 Business Strategy
8.10 Kurita Water Industries Ltd.
8.10.1 Business Overview
8.10.2 Operating Segment
Table 83: Kurita Water Industries Ltd. Net Sales by Segments; 2022 (Percentage, %)
8.10.3 Business Strategy
8.11 Kingspan Group PLC (Kingspan Water & Energy)
8.11.1 Business Overview
8.11.2 Operating Segment
Table 84: Kingspan Group PLC Revenue by Segments; 2021 (Percentage, %)
8.11.3 Business Strategy
8.12 United Utilities Group PLC
8.12.1 Business Overview
8.12.2 Business Strategy
8.13 SNF
8.13.1 Business Overview
8.13.2 Business Strategy
8.14 Hydro International UK Ltd.
8.14.1 Business Overview
8.14.2 Business Strategy
8.15 BioMicrobics, Inc.
8.15.1 Business Overview

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