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Water

The report covers in detail the market supply demand dynamics, supplier landscape, pricing analysis and procurement best practices across the industries for Global Water Market

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CATEGORY ALERTS

$110M is granted by New York for water quality improvements.

March 28, 2023
alert level: Medium
CATEGORY ALERTS

Hyperion International Technologies is purchased by Integrated Water Services.

March 28, 2023
alert level: Medium
CATEGORY ALERTS

The Industrial Water Service Business of the Former Bob Johnson & Associates is purchased by Evoqua Water Technologies from Kemco Systems.

March 20, 2023
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Price Trend
45.56
Mar-24
ZAR/kilolitre
History Forecast

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Water Industry Benchmarks


Savings Achieved

(in %)

The average annual savings achieved in Water category is 8.10%

Payment Terms

(in days)

The industry average payment terms in Water category for the current quarter is 45.0 days

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Engagement Model

Supply Assurance

Sourcing Process

Supplier Type

Pricing Model

Contract Length

SLAs/KPIs

Lead Time

Supplier Diversity

Targeted Savings

Risk Mitigation

Financial Risk

Sanctions

AMEs

Geopolitical Risk

Cost Optimization

Price per Unit Competitiveness

Specification Leanness

Minimum Order Quality

Payment Terms

Inventory Control

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    Water Suppliers


    461,718
    Total Suppliers
    19,054
    Diverse Suppliers
    93
    Normalized Supplier Rating
    Water Supplier

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    Sample Supplier
    Company
    Air Products and Chemicals Inc.
    Location
    Jackson, Mississipi
    Duns number
    3862211

    D&B SER Rating

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    Up to 3 months

    1 9
    2
    Low Risk High Risk

    The Supplier Evaluation Risk (SER) Rating is Dun & Bradstreet’s proprietary scoring system used to assess the probability that a business will seek relief from creditors or cease operations within the next 12 months. SER ratings range from 1 to 9, with 9 indicating the highest risk of failure. We’ve prepared an infographic to help business owners better understand what influences their SER Rating.

    Moody`s ESG Solution
    ESG Profile

    Company and Sector Performance
    56

    100
    Robust (1)
    ESG Perfomance (/100)
    Environment
    53
    Social
    55
    Governance
    65
    6 Domains Performance (/100)
    Business behaviour
    62
    Human rights
    58
    Community Environment
    46
    Corporate governance
    66
    Human resources
    51
    Security Scorecard
    89

    Threat indicators
    A
    91
    Network Security
    Detecting insecure network settings
    A
    100
    Hacker Chatter
    Monitoring hacker sites for chatter about your company
    B
    87
    DNS Health
    Detecting DNS insecure configuration and vulnerabilities
    C
    75
    Application Security
    Detecting common website application vulnerbilities
    B
    88
    Endpoint Security
    Detecting unprotected enpoints or entry points of user tools, such as desktops, laptops mobile devices, and virtual desktops
    A
    100
    Cubic Score
    Proprietary algorithms checking for implementation of common security best practices
    A
    100
    Patching Cadence
    Out of date company assets which may contain vulnerabilities of risk
    A
    100
    Social Engineering
    Measuring company awareness to a social engineering or phising attack
    A
    100
    IP Reputation
    Detecting suspecious activity, such as malware or spam, within your company network
    A
    100
    Information Leak
    Potentially confidential company information which may have been inadvertently leaked

    Industry Comparison
    airproducts.com
    Industry average
    Adverse Media Appearances
    Environmental Issues
    0
    Workforce Health Safety Issues
    0
    Product Service Issues
    5
    Human Rights Issues
    0
    Production Supply Chain Issues
    1
    Environmental Non Compliance Flags
    6
    Corruption Issues
    0
    Regulatory Non Compliance Flags
    0
    Fraud Issues
    0
    Labor Health Safety Flags
    0
    Regulatory Issues
    0
    Workforce Disputes
    0
    Sanctions
    0
    esg energy transition
    48
    Discrimination Workforce Rights Issues
    0
    esg controversies critical severity
    No

    Water market report transcript


    • Water is abstracted from ground or surface water resources by the water companies. The raw water collected is treated for drinking quality and distributed to the end users through supply network

    • The maintenance of water supply network is typically the responsibility of the water utility. Property owner might be responsible for some part of the pipelines in some cases

    • The wastewater from consumers is treated and then reused or disposed. If the consumers are connected to the sewage systems, water companies charges sewage

    Global Market Outlook on Water Procurement

    • The water market operates within a country with utilities serving a specific area in the country. All the water utilities operate under the regulatory framework in a country

    • Water withdrawal rate from fresh water resources is witnessing a decline in the US. Water withdrawal could see a decline in the UK

    Public Water Supply (US)

    2022 E: 54.04 bcm

    2022–2024F: 0 to -2 percent CAGR

    Public Water Supply (UK)

    2022 E: 6.38 bcm

    2022–2024F: 0 to -1 percent CAGR

    Price Trend:

    • In the US, the water boards typically sets water rates for one year. New York water rate was set at $4.3/ccf, effective from July 2022, until June 2023.

    • In the UK, water rates in 2023 were revised upward between 12 percent and 15 percent from the current prices for medium and large users.

    Water Industry Structure : US

    The water and wastewater market in the US is regulated both at Federal and state levels by EPA and respective State-level Public Utilities Commissions.

    • The water market in the US is tightly regulated at both Federal and state levels by EPA and PUCs, resulting in quality control, pricing, and environmental regulation

    • There are both public and privately owned water utilities, serving the end consumers with public-owned water utilities, having majority of the market share of 86 percent

    • Local authority is typically responsible for public water supply. Private players are present through contract from public institution (pubic–private partnership)

    • Water rates are regulated by state public utilities commissions. River basins acts as interstate administrative bodies, in terms of water usage

    Water Industry Structure : UK

    Separate regulatory authorities are established for the regulations in England, Scotland, Wales, and North through which the water industry is controlled.

    • Subsequent to the privatization of water companies in the UK, the federal states (England, Wales, Scotland, and North Oreland) regulate the water supply through different regulatory bodies

    • Environmental, economical, and drinking water regulations have separate regulatory authorities

    • The water and wastewater suppliers in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland have created the association: Water UK and through which it engages with the regulatory bodies

    • The water prices are regulated by Ofwat (Water Services Regulation Authority) in England and Wales for the residential consumers

    Cost Structure: Water Supply

    Water treatment to maintain quality, distribution, infrastructure, maintenance, customer service etc., are major cost components of the supply charge.

    • Water cost factors include cost for water collection and pre-treatment distribution facilities, cost of treatment, operation and maintenance of pipe network, administrative and customer management services

    • Water quality and Supply: This involves the cost to treat water and supply

    • Infrastructure and Maintenance: Cost to operate and maintain infrastructure including pipelines. Cost for infrastructure replacement will also include under this

    • Administration and Security: This mainly involves all the administrative and security costs to run the systems

    • Customer Service: Water supply is a utility service and customer service to address issues including supply disruption, water quality etc., also require a certain percentage of the total water tariff

    Supply Trends and Insights : Water

    Supplier Types

    • Water utilities operates within a country and most companies serves a specific region or locality.

    • UK: In the UK. water market has 22 water suppliers. Each supplier is responsible for water supply in a particular region

    • Water market in the UK is deregulated for business users and hence the customers has the option to switch water suppliers in the retail market

    • In the UK (except in Scotland and Northern Ireland), private suppliers are responsible for water supply to the public. The companies either supply only water or they offer water and wastewater treatment services

    • US: In the US, water utilities typically operates under public municipal administration. Water companies can invest in water assets and increase their geographical reach and size

    Suppler Trends

    • Water utilities are faced with reduced consumption from the commercial and industrial consumers due to the pandemic. Demand from residential consumers have witnessed increase with stay at home restrictions, and general population spending more time indoors

    • Water suppliers are also facing bad debts charge. Lower revenue from industrial and commercial users combined with bad debt charges are affecting the profitability of suppliers in the UK

    • Global water industry witnessed the acquisition of stake of Suez by Veolia. Veolia and Suez are top water service companies globally. Veolia purchased 29.9 percent stake of Suez from Engie

    Engagement Trends

    • Bilateral contract signed with water utilities/suppliers is the predominant practice followed water sourcing in most countries. In the UK, business users engage in self-supply license helping them, to purchase water at wholesale rate, thus avoiding the retail margin. Customer can directly deal with wholesalers and avoid administrative cost and other direct cost

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