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News Release from: Helmut Kaiser Consultancy | Subject: Asian water market study
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 04 August 2004
Market study of Asian water investment
Increasing water problems in Asia have led to high growth rates of the markets and government investments: expected market growth to USD31.9 billion in 2003 and USD41.7 billion in 2004 says HKC report
Several Asian countries like China, Japan, Taiwan, Korea and Vietnam increased their investments in drinking water, waste water and water treatment in the last 18 months dramatically The other Asian countries follow
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 4 May 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Some countries have too much water and some countries not enough but all Asian countries together face quality problems.
Drinking water has been bought at the super markets by 75 percent of the population for many years, but now more and more the water contaminants return in the daily food and environment.
Companies in China will have to close down if the water pollution problem is not solved soon.
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The regulations have been in place for years but now the government requests the compliance.
Result is the water market in industrial segments double within 3 years.
Japans investments in waste water treatment will increase within the next years to secure food from the sea.
Contaminated fishes and other seafood directed the decision.
Drinking water is dangerous in all the countries and a high priority for actions and investments.
These examples are typical for all Asian countries and show only some of many problems to be solved over the next 15 years.
Less than 8 percent of the waste water is treated today.
The market for waste water and drinking water in Asia reached USD 31.9 billion in 2003 and will reach USD 41.7 billion in 2004.
The market increase to USD61.8 in 2008 and USD 117.3 in 2015.
Than still less than 30 percent of the waste water will be treated from 8 percent today and the drinking water still will come from the super markets.
Only slowly after 2015 the situation is getting better and partly the water quality increase and contaminations decrease according to a new study from the Helmut Kaiser consultancy.
Japan is leading the total markets with about 40 percent today and China with 25 percent follow.
In 2015 Japan will lead with 30 percent and China follow with 28 percent.
But the markets are nearly four times from today.
The rest of 35 percent in 2004 are 13 more Asian countries.
Only some years ago it was difficult to earn money in this market but today the profit potential is higher than in Europe with the right portfolio.
Therefore the competition from all over the world is already there or coming.
250 companies lead 60 percent of the whole Asian markets.
72 percent is the import still in 2004 but will decrease to less than 30 percent in 2015.
To buy innovations and new technologies is the interest of the leading Asian countries and not materials and work.
Joint venture and technology transfer is the booming business.
Membrane technologies, intelligent sewage plans, water desalination are key technologies and both models are successful business instruments.
This new study from Helmut Kaiser consultancy is just released and can be purchased.
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