Asia: unexpected growth of water markets in 2003 and 2004

Increasing water problems in Asia are leading to high growth rates of the markets and government investments in 15 Asian countries. The growth was US$ 31.9 billion (EUR 26 billion) in 2003 and will be US$ 41.7 billion (EUR 34 billion) in 2004, reports Helmut Kaiser Consultancy (Beijing and Tuebingen) in a recent market study. Several Asian countries like China, Japan, Taiwan, Korea and Vietnam increased there investments in drinking water, waste water and water treatment in the last 18 months dramatically.

Less than 8 percent of the waste water is treated today. The Asian market will increase to US$ 61.8 billion (EUR 50.3 billion) in 2008 and US$ 117.3 billion (EUR 95.5 billion) in 2015, says the company. But even with this money at that time still less than 30 percent of the waste water will be treated. The study can be purchased, starting with EUR 2,900 for a summary.

Contact: Helmut Kaiser Consultancy, fax: +49 (0) 7071 68086, contact@hkc22.com 
Source: Helmut Kaiser Consultancy, 30 Jul 2004
Water Media Network (mailinglist), 2 Aug 2004

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