Wastewater Treatment Procurement Intelligence: Trends and Insights
The wastewater treatment category is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 6.5% from 2023 to 2030. Wastewater primarily can be divided into industrial, domestic, and stormwater run-off, which can be further segregated into blackwater and greywater. Similarly, its treatment can be classified into four stages - preliminary or pretreatment, primary, secondary, and tertiary treatments. Among these, the tertiary segment accounted for 44% of the total share in 2022. According to the UN estimates, more than 55% of the population lives in urban areas and it is anticipated to increase to 68% by 2050. As communities grow, it becomes increasingly challenging to provide essential services such as wastewater treatment and amenity spaces. This is due to limited land availability and, the high costs of acquiring land and building infrastructure to meet the increased demand for these services. Therefore, the growth of the category is mainly attributable to increasing urbanization and a high requirement fo...