Water Treatment

Chemicals for water purification and treatment, such as coagulants, disinfectants, and filtration aids.

Projects in water treatment

chemXplore tracks 19 projects in water treatment, of which 13 are active.

3 Announced / Concept 1 FEED / Pre-FID 2 FID / Sanctioned 7 Under Construction

7 new construction, 4 expansion, and 2 revamp / retrofit.

Expected to start operating, per year; 2 of the active projects carry no start-up date yet.

What moved recently
  • 30 July 2026 Veolia Cúcuta Water and Sanitation Modernization · Announced / Concept · Colombia
  • 29 July 2026 Chlorum Solutions chlor-alkali plant in Palmeira, Brazil · Operational / Completed · Brazil
  • 20 July 2026 Coogee Chlorine Drumming Facility at Lytton · Announced / Concept · Australia
  • 14 July 2026 Sonatrach ADC Seawater Desalination Plant, Ben M’Hidi · Under Construction · Algeria
  • 3 June 2026 PWN North Holland Water Network Investment Programme 2026-2029 · FID / Sanctioned

Owners and developers: Kemira Oyj (3), Algerian Desalination Company SPA (1), Chlorum Solutions USA LLC (1), Coogee (1), EIS Cúcuta S.A. E.S.P. (1), GRILLO-Werke AG (1)

Investors: Coogee (1), European Commission (1), European Investment Bank (1)

Contractors, licensors, and offtakers are recorded on 8 of these 13 projects For subscribers

Targeting: Carbon (2), Water (2), Biogasoline (1), Chlorine (1), Diiron tris(sulphate) (1), Hydrogen (1)

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Latest news in water treatment

22 September 2026
Arkema inaugurates SMR hydrogen unit at Jarrie

New SMR hydrogen unit commissioned to supply the Jarrie site; €10m investment and first phase of a major plan through 2028 to optimise hydrogen flows and raw‑material supply.

16 September 2026
Toray wins RO membrane order for Changi NEWater Factory 3

Low‑fouling RO elements ordered for a 50 million gallons-per-day wastewater reclamation plant in Changi, with completion targeted in 2028.

16 September 2026
Técnicas Reunidas wins FEED for 1 Mt/y green ammonia plant in South Africa

FEED covers electrolyzers, ASUs, green ammonia loop, desalination, >100,000 t storage and port pipelines; FEED may convert to EPC subject to FID; projected capex ~$1.8bn.

11 September 2026
EU submits Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement with Ecuador to Council

Aims to ease investment, tackle bureaucratic hurdles and regulatory uncertainty; includes first-time SIFA provisions for sustainable energy and raw materials; aligned with Global Gateway; €9.1bn FDI stock in 2024.

10 September 2026
DuPont, Chemours and Corteva settle PFAS claims tied to Fayetteville Works

Resolves PFAS and other contamination claims linked to Fayetteville Works and state AFFF allegations; $455M paid over 15 years with an NPV of about $355M shared by the three firms.

10 September 2026
Christeyns takes majority stake in Veride

Strengthens industrial water-treatment and reuse capabilities; builds on the HydRO joint venture and complements a recent energy-management acquisition.

8 September 2026
Metso to supply processing equipment for Viscaria copper mine

Delivery covers crushing, flotation, magnetic separation, filtration and other plant equipment for a 120,000 t/y copper concentrate operation; order ≈EUR 40m.

1 September 2026
Veolia signs three MOUs with Saudi partners on desalination, mining water reuse and LPG decarbonisation

Three MOUs with Saudi industrial partners target desalination efficiency, mining water and waste reuse, and decarbonisation of LPG storage, with potential CO2 savings of 500,000 t/yr.

1 September 2026
Metso and Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) to deliver concentrator plant for GTK Mintec pilot in Outokumpu

Engineering and delivery of process technology for a minerals pilot plant in Outokumpu; operations due by end‑2028; two test lines, HPGR, flotation, closed‑loop water and digital automation.

30 August 2026
Toray launches two nanofiltration membrane elements

Two nanofiltration elements launched in July 2026: one chemically durable for industrial wastewater and MLD/ZLD, the other low‑pressure with high PFAS removal and high permeate flow.

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