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 Swedens 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 treatment is divided into:

Water and sewage treatment Treatment of water from industry Surface 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 unique it 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 developed the demands are dependent on population density and access to water use 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 treatment for public sector
The 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*
Borlnge Energi* Stockholm Vatten* Umeva*

ABB ABS Group AquaTec Alfa Laval AnoxKaldnes H.V.R ITT Flygt JOSAB Kemira Kemi Lckeby Water Malmbergs Water Wapro

If Ecotrap Lckeby Water Malmbergs Water SEAB Skanska Umeva

IVL SWECO Viak VAingenjrerna F Process

Companies with high potential within the industry sector

component

contractor

consultant

industry*

ABB ABS Group Alfa Laval EKA Chemicals ITT Flygt Kemira Kemi Mercatus Sala Rollpump Wallenius Water Westmatic

Mercatus Scanacon Skanska Westmatic

ABB IVL SWECO Viak VAingenjrerna F Process

Astra Zeneca* Korsns* Sandvik* SAPA* Stora Enso*

Companies with high potential within surface water and leachate

component

contractor

consultant

customer*

ABS Group AquaTec ITT Flygt Eden Aquatech Westmatic

Skanska Stockholm Vatten Umeva

IVL SWECO Viak VAingenjrerna WRS WSP

Borlnge Energi* GANSKA* Ragn-Sells* SITA Suez* Stockholm Vatten* Tekniska Verken Linkping* Vgverket*

How to strengthen the export possibilities

Different forms of financing demo plants both in Sweden and abroad Stimulate R&D within water technology area more climate efficient water use and technology The criteria for public procurement need to be improved Develop the system solution approach stimulate project for training in system approach

Categorization and marketing of the companies