Water - and wastewater treatment– a growing market

Berit Gullbransson, Director of Swentec

Swentec- Swedish Environmental Technology Council

map the Swedish environmental technology field

compile analyses to reveal the opportunities and obstacles in the development and business within environmental technologies

coordinate and mobilize

create meeting places

communicate Sweden’s competitive advantages

Water - and wastewater treatment – a growing market

• Over-exploited water resources

• Population growth

• Climate changes

• Polluted water

• Industrial growth

• Inefficient irrigation within agriculture

Water usage in Europe

WSSTP, Water supply and sanitation in urban, peri-urban and rural areas

Swedish water- and wastewater treatmentis divided into:Water and sewage treatmentTreatment of water from industrySurface water and leachate

component contractor consultant customer

The Swedish resource base

Swedish knowledge within water and waste water treatment is good within industrial area small and mid-size companies

Swedish treatment technology within water and wastewater treatment is not uniqueit was expanded at an early stage, which

then gave Swedish companies competitive advantages

Sweden has a comprehensive view of water and wastewater treatment, which gives benefits within

sludge handling, nitrogen purification, resource efficiency and purification of prioritised substances

The Swedish resource base

Surface water and leachate is an area that is being developedthe demands are dependent on

population density and access to wateruse of technology differs between

countries, where Sweden, in general, has not been technology driven

A few large companies account for the majority of exports within water technology

within building contracting, pumps, chemicals and separation technology

often with secondary operations

The market is more mature than many other environmental technology industries with fewer innovations and more large companies

High potential companies within water- and wastewater treatmentfor public sectorThe end customer is the most important factor for

development of new technology

The customer within water and sewage / surface water and leachate is mainly the public sector

No economic incentives and the incentive to export water treatment technology for end customers is often low

In those cases where companies have Sweden as the primary market, the level of technical innovation is governed by these customers’ demands

Public procurements

There are good examples with good technology, but in general, Sweden does not use technology that differs from what is used in the rest of Europe

High potential companies within water- and wastewater treatment for industry

Implementation of environmental technology provides competitive benefits in the form of smaller resource and energy costs

demand and advanced solutions have increased the degree of technology the forestry industry, iron and steel

industry, engineering industry and pharmaceutical industry

Companies with high potential within water and sewage

component contractor consultant water & sewage plants*

ABBABS GroupAquaTecAlfa LavalAnoxKaldnesH.V.RITT FlygtJOSABKemira KemiLäckeby WaterMalmbergs WaterWapro

Ifö Ecotrap

LäckebyWater

MalmbergsWater

SEAB

Skanska

Umeva

IVL

SWECO Viak

VA-ingenjörerna

ÅF Process

BorlängeEnergi*

Stockholm Vatten*

Umeva*

Companies with high potential within the industry sector

component contractor consultant industry*

ABB

ABS Group

Alfa Laval

EKA Chemicals

ITT Flygt

KemiraKemi

Mercatus

SalaRollpump

WalleniusWater

Westmatic

Mercatus

Scanacon

Skanska

Westmatic

ABB

IVL

SWECO Viak

VA-ingenjörerna

ÅF Process

Astra Zeneca*

Korsnäs*

Sandvik*

SAPA*

StoraEnso*

Companies with high potential within surface water and leachate

component contractor consultant customer*

ABS GroupAquaTecITT FlygtEden AquatechWestmatic

Skanska

Stockholm Vatten

Umeva

IVL

SWECO Viak

VA-ingenjörerna

WRS

WSP

Borlänge Energi*

GANSKA*

Ragn-Sells*

SITA Suez*

Stockholm Vatten*

Tekniska Verken Linköping*

Vägverket*

How to strengthen the export possibilities

Different forms of financingdemo plants both in Sweden and abroad

Stimulate R&D within water technology areamore climate efficient water use and technology

The criteria for public procurement need to be improved

Develop the system solution approachstimulate project for training in system approach

Categorization and marketing of the companies