Water and wastewater treatment worldwide: the industry and the market for equipment and chemicals

Andrew Gross () and Emily Park ()
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Andrew Gross: Cleveland State University
Emily Park: The Freedonia Group

Business Economics, 2018, vol. 53, issue 1, No 6, 37-47

Abstract: Abstract Water is and will continue to be the key natural resource of the twenty-first century in all nations, large and small. While the agricultural sector is the largest user of water, its use for human consumption and in industrial processes is truly vital. A wide variety of equipment and chemicals are involved in cleansing water and wastewater; the global market is estimated at $84 billion in 2017 and at $123 billion in 2022. This study analyzes the specific categories of equipment and chemicals, the nature of end-use markets, and the creative business strategies involved. Comments on competition and marketing practices as well as two brief case studies provide further insights on this important industrial sector

Keywords: Water treatment; Water treatment equipment; Water treatment chemicals; End-use markets; Municipal facilities; Industrial processes; Business strategies; Marketing practices (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1057/s11369-018-0069-1

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