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Global Desalination: Market Share and Company Rankings
With 97% of the Earth's surface covered by oceans, seawater desalination stands as a proven backstop to addressing global water scarcity challenges. Since 1999, the global desalination sector has seen significant growth in large-scale (>50,000 m3/d) plants, with over 42 million m3/d of capacity added across 214 facilities.
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Global Water: Key Trends, Policy Activity, and Market Outlook, Q3 2021
Brexit-related constraints shake water sector, water shortage threatens Chile's economy, Mideast region, including bitcoin industry, faced with water & power shortages, and Central Europe confronts...
20 Oct. 2021
Quarterly Review
Analysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events.
Analysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events.Water Mergers & Acquisitions: Trends and Deal Flow, Q1 2022
The 2021 year was marked by key factors shaping M&A across the global water landscape: a broader economic lift created by vaccine deployments, a mounting...
4 Mar. 2022
Quarterly ReviewAnalysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events.
Analysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events.Industrial Water: Key Trends, Deals, and Policy in Water Management, Q2 2022
Increasing demand for renewable energy generation, as climate-focused initiatives become more prevalent, requires critical raw materials: lithium, nickel, cobalt, and copper. Mining for these materials...
25 May. 2022
Quarterly ReviewAnalysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events.
Analysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events.Water M&A: Trends and Deal Flow, Q2 2022
Global water M&A have fallen off the feverish pace of the prior year, during which Bluefield recorded a combined 508 transactions. To date this year,...
20 Jun. 2022
Quarterly ReviewAnalysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events.
Analysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events.Global Water: Key Trends, Policy Activity, Market Outlook, Q3 2022
Globally, water markets and companies are addressing a wide range of challenges, from climate-related impacts to supply chain disruptions. As anticipated, nearly all companies mention...
20 Jul. 2022
Quarterly ReviewAnalysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events.
Analysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events.Saur, Aqualia Shift Global Water Strategies
On 21 July 2022, French water management company Saur announced the divestment of its municipal water management business in Colombia to Aqualia. As part of...
18 Aug. 2022
Research NoteBrief research summaries of market development or company strategies.
Brief research summaries of market development or company strategies.Manila Water Sets Table for Expansion
The fingerprints of Manila Water’s new owner, Trident Water, are emerging. Since Filipino billionaire Enrique Razon’s Prime Strategic Holdings acquired a 52% voting stake in...
20 Sep. 2022
Research NoteBrief research summaries of market development or company strategies.
Brief research summaries of market development or company strategies.Global Water: Key Trends, Policy Activity, Market Outlook, Q4 2022
A new normal lies before global water markets in which capital for infrastructure investment is more expensive; as such, soaring energy prices are impacting utility...
1 Nov. 2022
Quarterly ReviewAnalysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events.
Analysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events.Global Water: Key Trends, Policy Activity, and Market Outlook, Q1 2023
Multiple large-scale acquisitions and sell-offs have come to fruition heading into 2023. Water giant Xylem announced the acquisition of Evoqua Water Technologies for US$7.5 billion,...
23 Feb. 2023
Quarterly ReviewAnalysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events.
Analysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events.Industrial Water: Key Trends, Deals, and Policy in Water Management, Q1 2023
Bluefield has observed continued regulatory pressure on industries to address water risks—both in emerging contaminants and on water usage in areas of water scarcity. Wide-spread water...
2 Mar. 2023
Quarterly ReviewAnalysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events.
Analysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events.