Evides Watercompany supplies drinking water to residents of the ...

ReliablewaterEvides Watercompany supplies drinking water to residents of theDutch province of Zeeland and parts of neighbouring provincesZuid-Holland and Noord-Brabant, including the Rotterdam area.Every day some 2.5 million people rely on pure, high-quality water intheir homes. We also supply various qualities of process water andwater services to large industrial clients in the Netherlands, Belgiumand Germany. The combined supply of drinking and industrial watermakes Evides a multi-faceted and reliable provider of tailor-madesolutions in water.

Tailor-made solutionsin industry waterSustainableenterpriseEvides is a leading supplier of water servicesto industries in the Netherlands, Belgium,Germany and China. We produce variousqualities of process water for clients in thechemical and petrochemical industries,the energy sector and the food industry.Wastewater treatment and reuseEvides purifies industrial and domesticwaste water in water treatment plants on theoutskirts of towns like Vlissingen, Delfzijl andalso for Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam. Aftertreatment, this effluent is excellently suited forreuse in industrial applications. In Terneuzen,for instance, we use treated waste waterfrom the municipality as a source to producedemineralised water for Dow Chemical’s localplant. A closed cycle with many benefits for theenvironment.This knowledge is also applied in China wherethe shortage of clean water makes the reuseof waste water a necessity. Evides IndustryWater takes part in the Sino-Dutch ResearchProgram together with the Technical Universityof Delft and two Chinese research institutes.The program combines fundamental and appliedresearch, which focuses on the developmentof new and improved advanced wastewater treatment technologies, reuse technologiesand zero liquid technologies for thechemical industry.Fulltime water partnerIn addition to being a producer of water,Evides is a partner offering its clients completeinstallations on a design, build, finance& operate (DBFO) basis. Examples include thedemineralised water installation for Air Liquidewithin the gates of Shell’s refinery in Pernis(Rotterdam) and the multi-client demineralisedwater plant in the Botlek-Europort area.As a company that values sustainability,Evides strives to maintain a balance betweenwater extraction and care for the environment.Our goal is to guarantee our customers asufficient and reliable supply of high-qualitydrinking water or industrial water as well asan environment that is worth living in, nowand in the future.Protecting the sourceWith our partners in the water industry, wework hard to protect and improve the qualityof our drinking water sources. This includesnature preservation and the prevention ofdrought in water extraction areas.Benefits for the environmentWherever possible, we use environmentallyfriendly technologies in the purification ofboth drinking and industrial water. Much ofthe waste from the purification process isreused in other production processes, andeffluent is reused for industrial purposes.

AmsterdamThe HagueEvides’ supply areaRotterdamMiddelburgFacts & figures2012Turnover 272.9 milllion euroDrinking water supply 155.3 million m 3Industry water supply 92.3 million m 3Waste water supply 61,000 pollution unitsNetwork connections 1,028,181Network length 13,979 kilometresEmployees 636.7 fteMillenniumDevelopment GoalsEvides Watercompany aims to contribute to theMillennium Development Goals of the UnitedNations by increasing the availability of cleandrinking water to people all over the world.These goals target reducing the number of peoplewho do not have access to reliable drinkingwater and sanitation by 50% by the year 2015.Our joint venture Vitens-Evides Internationaloffers water companies in developing countriesassistance through management and knowledgetransfer. This leads to structural solutions. Evidescustomers can contribute to small-scale projects,such as the construction of safe water wells inrural areas via the Evides Foundation Water forLife.(in million euro’s) Drinking water Non-drinking Totalactivities water activities Evides N.V.Net sales 214.8 75.2 290.0Cost of sales 20.0 24.7 44.7Gross profit 194.8 50.5 245.3Operating expenses 145.8 31.3 177.1Operating result 49.0 19.2 68.2Interest expense and income -15.5 6.2 -9.3Income before taxes 33.5 25.4 58.9Income taxes 0.0 -0.6 -0.6Result on investments 0.2 -1.2 -1.0Income after taxes 33.7 23.6 57.3Third-party result 0.0 0.0 0.0Net result 33.7 23.6 57.3www.vitensevidesinternational.comwww.waterforlife.nlwww.evides.nl