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Curated briefs & analysis
Mapping the seed corpus: where the water industry's suppliers cluster
What 33 verified seed profiles across 14 countries already reveal about the industry's Asian center of gravity — and what 250,000 profiles will show.
Desalination past the 100-million-m³/day mark: what the project data shows
Global installed desalination capacity has passed 100 million m³ per day across roughly 20,000+ plants — and reverse osmosis now dominates new builds.
Tracker: China's water agenda — reuse mandates, sponge cities, leakage targets
A living overview of the policy lines that shape the world's largest water market, from the 14th Five-Year Plan era into current programs.
EU adopts recast Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive
Quaternary treatment for micropollutants, energy neutrality for the sector, and extended producer responsibility for pharma and cosmetics.
Beyond capture: PFAS destruction technologies move from lab to field
Supercritical water oxidation, electrochemical oxidation and plasma systems begin commercial pilots as regulators force the question: what happens to the concentrate?
India's Jal Jeevan Mission passes three-quarters of rural households connected
The flagship tap-water program has connected over 100 million rural households since 2019 — one of the fastest water-infrastructure build-outs in history.
US EPA finalizes first national PFAS drinking-water standards
Enforceable limits of 4 ng/L for PFOA and PFOS set a global reference point — and a multi-billion-dollar treatment market in motion.
Thames Water crisis deepens as shareholders withhold new equity
The UK's largest water utility entered 2024 unable to secure shareholder funding, putting regulatory model and £15bn+ debt pile under national scrutiny.
California adopts direct potable reuse regulations
The State Water Board's December 2023 vote lets utilities put purified recycled water directly into drinking-water systems — a global regulatory landmark.
EU restriction on intentionally added microplastics enters into force
The REACH restriction begins phasing out microbeads and other intentionally added microplastics across consumer and industrial products.
Taweelah, the world's largest SWRO plant, reaches full commercial operation
The ACWA Power-developed Abu Dhabi plant delivers roughly 900,000 m³/day, marking the definitive scale-up of membrane desalination.
Japan begins controlled discharge of ALPS-treated water at Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO started releasing treated, diluted water in August 2023 under IAEA monitoring; the agency's reviews found the approach consistent with international safety standards.
Xylem completes $7.5bn all-stock acquisition of Evoqua
The largest pure-play water deal on record combines Xylem's technology portfolio with Evoqua's advanced treatment and outsourced-water services.
Company watch: Kurita's methodical North American build-out
Through acquisitions including U.S. Water Services and membrane-chemicals specialist Avista, Japan's water-chemicals leader assembled a full-service US platform.
After the Veolia–Suez combination: the reshaped global services map
The 2022 completion of Veolia's Suez acquisition created an environmental-services super-major — and a re-launched, consortium-owned 'new SUEZ' competing behind it.
LG Chem expands reverse-osmosis membrane capacity at Cheongju
The Korean materials major announced expanded RO element production in 2022, backing its push into large desalination tenders worldwide.