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Pillar A · Global Water Directory

Every water company. Evidenced.

31 qualified profiles and 2 unverified list entries across 14 countries — every field carrying its source, method and confidence.

33 results

Veolia

The world's largest environmental-services group — water, waste and energy — operating drinking-water and wastewater services for hundreds of millions of people, plus Veolia Water Technologies and the WTS portfolio.

Qualified profile09Utilities & Operators08Engineering, Construction & Services
T1 · Cross-referencedFrance

Xylem

Pure-play global water technology leader — pumps and transport (Flygt, Godwin), treatment (Wedeco, Sanitaire), metering and digital (Sensus), and advanced treatment and services via the 2023 Evoqua acquisition.

Qualified profile04.1Pumps (centrifugal, submersible, dosing)01.4Disinfection (chlorine, UV, ozone, AOP)
T1 · Cross-referencedUnited States

Kurita Water Industries

栗田工業株式会社

One of the world's largest water-treatment chemical and facility companies, spanning treatment chemicals, ultrapure water for electronics, and plant engineering and maintenance across Asia, the Americas and EMEA.

Qualified profile03Chemicals & Consumables01.8Industrial ultrapure water systems
T1 · Cross-referencedJapan

Toray Industries

東レ株式会社

Advanced-materials group and one of the world's leading reverse-osmosis and membrane manufacturers; Toray membranes serve desalination, wastewater reuse and industrial process water worldwide.

Qualified profile02Membranes & Modules02.1RO / NF elements
T1 · Cross-referencedJapan

Ecolab (Nalco Water)

Water, hygiene and infection-prevention major whose Nalco Water business is the world's largest industrial water-treatment chemicals and services franchise, embedded in heavy industry, food and data centers.

Qualified profile03Chemicals & Consumables03.1Coagulants & flocculants
T1 · Cross-referencedUnited States

Kubota Corporation

株式会社クボタ

Machinery group with a major water infrastructure business: ductile iron pipe, pumps, valves and flat-sheet MBR membranes used in thousands of wastewater plants.

Qualified profile04Pumps, Valves, Pipes & Network Hardware04.3Pipes & fittings (DI, HDPE, GRP)
T1 · Cross-referencedJapan

VA Tech Wabag

Pure-play water EPC and O&M multinational with Viennese heritage and Chennai headquarters — desalination, municipal and industrial treatment across India, MEA, Southeast Asia and Europe.

Qualified profile08.1EPC contractors07.1SWRO / BWRO plants & components
T1 · Cross-referencedIndia

ACWA Power

أكوا باور

Developer-investor-operator of power and desalinated-water plants; the world's largest private desalinated-water producer by contracted capacity, including record-scale SWRO projects such as Taweelah and Rabigh 3.

Qualified profile07.1SWRO / BWRO plants & components09.2Private concessionaires
T1 · Cross-referencedSaudi Arabia

Beijing OriginWater Technology

北京碧水源科技股份有限公司

China's membrane-bioreactor champion — one of the world's largest MBR technology companies by installed capacity, spanning membrane manufacturing, municipal wastewater plants and reuse projects.

Qualified profile02.3MBR modules02.2UF / MF membranes
T1 · Cross-referencedChina

Ebara Corporation

株式会社荏原製作所

Industrial machinery maker and one of Asia's flagship pump manufacturers, supplying water and wastewater pumping systems, blowers and environmental plants globally.

Qualified profile04.1Pumps (centrifugal, submersible, dosing)01.5Aeration & blowers
T1 · Cross-referencedJapan

Grundfos

Foundation-owned pump leader — among the world's largest pump manufacturers — spanning water utility, building services, industry and dosing, with a strong energy-efficiency and digital agenda.

Qualified profile04.1Pumps (centrifugal, submersible, dosing)06Digital Water & Software
T1 · Cross-referencedDenmark

Organo Corporation

オルガノ株式会社

Water-treatment engineering company known for ultrapure water systems serving semiconductor fabs, plus industrial water treatment plants and ion-exchange technology.

Qualified profile01.8Industrial ultrapure water systems01Water & Wastewater Treatment Equipment
T1 · Cross-referencedJapan

Doosan Enerbility

두산에너빌리티

Energy and plant group with one of the world's strongest track records in large-scale seawater desalination — thermal (MSF/MED) and SWRO plants across the Middle East.

Qualified profile07Desalination & Reuse07.1SWRO / BWRO plants & components
T1 · Cross-referencedSouth Korea

DuPont Water Solutions

One of the world's largest membrane and resin franchises — FilmTec RO/NF elements, ion-exchange resins (Amberlite), ultrafiltration and MBR (Memcor) — serving desalination, industrial and municipal markets.

Qualified profile02.1RO / NF elements02.2UF / MF membranes
T1 · Cross-referencedUnited States

IDE Technologies

Desalination pioneer behind some of the world's largest and lowest-energy SWRO plants (Sorek, Hadera, Carlsbad) and advanced industrial water solutions.

Qualified profile07.1SWRO / BWRO plants & components07Desalination & Reuse
T1 · Cross-referencedIsrael

Ion Exchange (India)

India's veteran water and environment company — ion-exchange resins, standard and engineered treatment plants, chemicals and consumer purifiers, serving industry and municipalities across 60+ countries.

Qualified profile03.4Ion-exchange resins01Water & Wastewater Treatment Equipment
T1 · Cross-referencedIndia

Nitto Denko (Hydranautics)

日東電工株式会社

Materials group whose Hydranautics membrane business is among the global leaders in RO/NF/UF elements for desalination, municipal and industrial applications.

Qualified profile02Membranes & Modules02.1RO / NF elements
T1 · Cross-referencedJapan

LG Chem

LG화학

Chemicals major whose water-solutions unit is a top-tier reverse-osmosis membrane producer, known for thin-film nanocomposite seawater elements used in desalination projects worldwide.

Qualified profile02.1RO / NF elements
T1 · Cross-referencedSouth Korea

Manila Water Company

Concessionaire serving the East Zone of Metro Manila and one of Southeast Asia's flagship private water utilities, with ventures across the Philippines and Asia-Pacific.

Qualified profile09.2Private concessionaires09Utilities & Operators
T1 · Cross-referencedPhilippines

SUEZ

Global water and waste group re-launched in 2022 under consortium ownership after the Veolia merger; strong municipal water, advanced treatment and smart-water positions, with deep history in Asia through SUEZ (formerly Sino-French) joint ventures.

Qualified profile09Utilities & Operators08Engineering, Construction & Services
T1 · Cross-referencedFrance

Beijing Enterprises Water Group

北控水务集团有限公司

One of the world's largest water utilities and environmental operators by treated volume, running hundreds of municipal water and wastewater concessions across China and internationally.

Qualified profile09Utilities & Operators09.2Private concessionaires
T1 · Cross-referencedChina

Coway

코웨이

Asia's leading point-of-use water purifier company by subscription base, with rental-model water and air purification across Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the US.

Qualified profile12.1Residential purification
T1 · Cross-referencedSouth Korea

Metito

Emerging-markets water developer and EPC with six decades of history — desalination, wastewater and reuse concessions and plants across the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

Qualified profile08.1EPC contractors07Desalination & Reuse
T1 · Cross-referencedUnited Arab Emirates

Pentair

Water solutions company across residential and commercial filtration, pool, and industrial flow — a leading name in point-of-use and light-commercial water treatment.

Qualified profile12Building & Point-of-Use Water12.1Residential purification
T1 · Cross-referencedUnited States
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