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Building Access for “Waste-Water Management” Companies
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2 Top 5 EU Countries on the basis of connectivity to wastewater treatment
E: Estimated 2005 coverage percentage
Waterworld, Europa
In response to the current economic situation, market players are
preparing for intense competition by providing greater product
features and value added services to ensure high sales.
Manufacturers are increasingly focusing on introducing new
products catering to diverse end-user sectors in order to widen
their customer base. The entry barriers in the CEE region are
relatively high due to strongly established local and regional
suppliers. Customers have shown greater willingness to work with
well-recognised local participants rather than external suppliers, as
local suppliers better understand the localised needs of the
environment.
The consumer market can roughly be divided into three users of
water and water waste solutions; Industry, Public and Private
Water works. While the number of water works that are privately or
industrially operated is larger, the average size of municipally
operated water works is much larger. For this reason, there is a
wide range of buyers that demand various types and amounts of
equipment. Future demand will mainly consist of purification
equipment for new installations and for the replacement of old and
out-dated equipment. Largest end-users of water pollution control
equipment are the water / wastewater works companies. The other
major group of end-users of water pollution control equipment
includes the chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, energy and
food processing industries.
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