Water Treatment Services

Overview

Effluent population: Robust population growth is driving demand for water treatment services

IBISWorld’s Water Treatment Services market research report can be used to help you: understand market size and growth potential; major companies; draft business plans and pitch books; and conduct benchmarking and SWOT analysis. Our industry analysis highlights macro industry trends in the overall sector and micro trends faced by companies that do business in the industry. The industry report also provides key industry statistics and 5-year forecasts to anticipate future industry prospects so you can decide with confidence.

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Industry Threats & Opportunities

  • Improved water availability has seen desalination plants sit idle over the past five years
  • Large industrial users have been encouraged to reduce the water intensity of their operations
  • The industry will focus on meeting population growth, rather than new technologies or capacity

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    Industry Analysis & Industry Trends

    The Millennium Drought, one of the longest and most severe droughts in Australia's history, made water supply a prominent political issue over the past decade. The lack of rainfall challenged a Water Supply industry that had historically depended on rainwater from large catchments. Each tier of government focused on improving water security as dam levels dropped and interest in the augmentation of water supply grew. New techniques for recovering usable water from salt water, wastewater and stormwater emerged, contributing to greater demand for water treatment services.

    Although the Millennium Drought ended in mid 2010, the Water Treatment Services industry is expected to grow by an annualised 3.5% over the five years through 2017-18, to reach $6.2 billion...

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    What is the Water Treatment Services industry?

    The industry is highly capital-intensive, to the extent that the capital requirements of operation give rise to natural monopolies. In Australia, as in other international water industries, it has proven uneconomic to duplicate networks.

    The industry's capital intensity is evident in the relative contribution of capital equipment to industry production, compared with labour inputs. The industry's wage costs absorb 10.0% of industry revenue in 2017-18, whereas depreciation charges account for an estimated 15.5% of revenue. This indicates that for every dollar spent on wages, the industry allocates an estimated $1.55 to capital equipment. Growing investment in capital assets over the past five years has increased the industry's capital intensity...

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    Additional Insights for the Water Treatment Services Industry

    IBISWorld identifies 250 Key Success Factors for a business.The most important for the Water Treatment Services Industry are

  • Economies of scale
  • Adoption of a commercial focus
  • Access to the latest available and most efficient technology and techniques

    • IBISWorld analysts also discuss how external factors such as Level of annual rainfall and Population in the Water Treatment Services industry impact industry performance..

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    Products & Brands

    Major products in this industry
    Sewerage treatment
    Water desalination
    Bulk water purification
    Industrial water treatment

    Table of Contents

    About this Industry
    Industry Definition
    Main Activities
    Similar Industries
    Additional Resources
    Industry at a Glance
    Industry Statistics Snapshot
    Industry Structure
    Executive Summary
    Industry Performance
    Executive Summary
    Key External Drivers
  • Level of annual rainfall
  • Population
  • Demand from manufacturing
  • Availability of water
  • year bond rate

    • Current Performance
  • New sources of water
  • Demand management
  • Profit trends
  • Chart: Revenue Growth

    • Industry Outlook
  • Employment trends
  • Ownership and governance
  • New networks
  • Table: Water Treatment Services Industry Revenue Outlook

    • Industry Life Cycle
  • Life cycle reasons
  • Chart: Benchmarking - Water Treatment Services Industry Lifecycle vs The Economy

    • Products & Markets
    Supply Chains
    Key Buying Industries
  • Manufacturing
  • Consumers

    • Key Selling Industries
  • Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing
  • Electricity Distribution
  • Engineering Consulting
  • Pump and Compressor Manufacturing
  • Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing

    • Products & Services
  • Sewerage treatment
  • Bulk water purification
  • Industrial water treatment
  • Water desalination
  • Chart: Water Treatment Services Industry Products and Services Segmentation

    • Demand Determinants
    Major Markets
  • Households
  • Commercial and service industries
  • Manufacturers
  • Other primary and utility industries
  • Chart: Major Market Segmentation for the Water Treatment Services Industry

    • International Trade
    Business Locations
    Chart: Business Locations by State
    Competitive Landscape
    Market Share Concentration
    Key Success Factors
    Cost Structure Benchmarks
  • Chart: Cost Structure Benchmarking – Sector vs Water Treatment Services

    • Basis of Competition
    Barriers to Entry
  • Table: Barrier to Entry Checklist for the Water Treatment Services Industry

    • Industry Globalization
    Major Companies
    Sydney Water Corporation Water CorporationSouth Australian Water CorporationCentral SEQ Distributor-Retailer AuthorityMelbourne Water Corporation
  • Table: Sydney Water Corporation - financial performance
  • Table: Water Corporation - financial performance
  • Table: South Australian Water Corporation - financial performance
  • Table: Central SEQ Distributor-Retailer Authority - financial performance
  • Table: Melbourne Water Corporation - financial performance

    • Operating Conditions
    Capital Intensity
  • Chart: Level of Capital Intensity for the Water Treatment Services Industry
  • Chart: Tools of the Trade: Growth Strategies for Success

    • Technology & Systems
    Revenue Volatility
  • Chart: Volatility vs Industry Growth

    • Regulation & Policy
    Industry Assistance
    Key Statistics
    Table: Industry Data for the Water Treatment Services Industry
    Includes:
  • Industry Revenue (2009-2023)
  • Industry Gross Product (2009-2023)
  • Establishments (2009-2023)
  • Businesses (2009-2023)
  • Employment (2009-2023)
  • Wages (2009-2023)

    • Table: Annual Percentage Change for Key Industry Data
    Table: Key Ratios for Industry Key Data
    Jargon & Glossary
    Desalination
  • The removal of salt from water to make it drinkable.
    • Potable
  • Water that is safe for human consumption.
    • Recycled Water
  • Waste water from sewage systems, drainage water and storm water that has been re-used without first being released back into the environment.
    • Self-Extracted Water
  • Water directly taken from the environment from sources such as rivers, lakes, groundwater and other water bodies.

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    • Analyses key performance and operational metrics so that you can benchmark against your own business, that of your customers’ businesses, or your competitors’ businesses.
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    • Historical data and analysis for the key drivers of this industry
    • A five-year forecast of the market and noted trends
    • Detailed research and segmentation for the main products and markets
    • An assessment of the competitive landscape and market shares for major companies
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