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Investor-Owned Utilities: Market Overview and Company Rankings
The U.S. water and wastewater utility landscape is heavily fragmented across 48,587 community water systems serving 313 million people and 23,481 wastewater treatment facilities serving an estimated 267 million people. But within this landscape, an evolving roster of investor-owned utilities is reshaping the market by carving out regional and national positions—regulated and non-regulated—through M&A and organic growth.
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Suez Acquires Australia Mining Foothold
On 11 April 2014 SITA Australia, a Suez Environnement (60%) and Sembcorp (40%) joint venture, announced the acquisition of specialist mining firm Mining & Industrial...
18 Apr. 2014
Research NoteBrief research summaries of market development or company strategies.
GreenHunter Navigates U.S. Fracking Market
On 26 March 2014, GreenHunter Water, LLC, a subsidiary of GreenHunter Resources, sold its Dewitt County salt water disposal facility to Clear Water Resource Partners,...
14 Apr. 2014
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LG Continues Filling Out Water Portfolio
On 14 March 2014, Korea-based LG Chem filed for the acquisition of NanoH2O, an El Segundo, California-based reverse osmosis technology manufacturer. The reported US$200 million...
27 Mar. 2014
Research NoteBrief research summaries of market development or company strategies.
Can IDE Stand-out in Competitive LatAm Market?
IDE is expanding its geographic footprint outside of its home market where it has supplied 1.1 million m3/d of desalination capacity– or 61% of its...
18 Mar. 2014
Research NoteBrief research summaries of market development or company strategies.
Agbar, Itochu Strengthen Water Partnership
On 26 February 2014, Spain-based Aguas de Barcelona (Agbar) announced the sale of a 33.4% stake in Canaragua Concesiones S.A. to Itochu Corporation of Japan....
6 Mar. 2014
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Namibia Water Undermined by Commodity Volatility
With the announcement on 12 February 2014 that Paris-based AREVA SA would not be selling the 55,000 m3/d desalination plant at its Trekkopje, Namibia uranium...
27 Feb. 2014
Research NoteBrief research summaries of market development or company strategies.
Global Desalination: Large-Scale Market Outlook & Forecast Scenarios, 2014-2018
The combination of acute water stress, private sector demand, and government-driven pressures underpins desalination technology’s position as a solid water supply option. Catalysts to unlocking...
26 Feb. 2014
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TAQA Powers Deeper into Water
On 4 February Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) announced a Memorandum of Understanding with the Federal Electricity and Water Authority (FEWA) to develop a...
12 Feb. 2014
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Kubota Goes Vertical With Energy Recovery
In January 2014 Kubota Corporation recommitted its plans to deploy an Energy Recovery Device (ERD) for the desalination market. Complementing its existing pumps and water...
11 Feb. 2014
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Texas, A Proving Ground for Direct Potable Reuse
On 27 January 2014, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) began testing reclaimed water in Wichita Falls, Texas. The 23,000 m3/d system is an...
5 Feb. 2014
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