Aquatech shortlisted for Water Company of the Year at the Global Water Awards 2026

Aquatech has been shortlisted for Water Company of the Year at the prestigious Global Water Awards 2026, organized by Global Water Intelligence (GWI). This recognition highlights Aquatech’s continued leadership in delivering advanced water and process solutions for the world’s most demanding industrial applications, as well as its role in shaping new models for project delivery, resource recovery, and long-term operational performance. 

• Reaching the shortlist for the water industry’s most coveted accolade reflects Aquatech’s position at the forefront of technology, project delivery, and execution in the global water sector 

• Global Water Intelligence recognizes Aquatech’s growth into ‘an indispensable partner across the full infrastructure lifecycle’ 

• Aquatech is redefining industrial water through integrated delivery models, resource recovery, and long-term infrastructure solutions at scale 

Over the past year, Aquatech has strengthened its position as one of the few companies capable of delivering fully integrated, end-to-end water and process solutions, combining proprietary technologies, project execution, long-term operations and maintenance (O&M), and rapidly growing project development and financing capabilities. 

The company’s successful expansion into large-scale, multi-decade infrastructure projects across multiple geographies has seen it take on large-scale industrial developments in sectors such as energy, semiconductors, mining, and steel. Notable projects include Stegra (Sweden), supporting large-scale green steel production, Zuluf (Saudi Arabia) for Aramco, and the Homer City Energy Campus (USA), delivering water infrastructure to support AI-driven energy demand. 

Aquatech has also accelerated its growth through strategic investments and acquisitions, including the integration of Century Water to establish a global center of excellence in high-purity water solutions, as well as the acquisition of Koch’s Li-Pro™ direct lithium extraction business, positioning the company at the intersection of water and critical minerals production. This growth has been further supported by a major investment from Cerberus Capital Management, enabling Aquatech to scale its global project execution capabilities and structure long-term, multi-decade infrastructure and service agreements across key industrial markets. 

In particular, Aquatech has emerged as a key enabler of lithium production through its PEARL™ refining platform and Li-Pro™ lithium selective sorption technology, offering one of the most complete and commercially proven lithium processing flowsheets available today.  

Innovation remains central to Aquatech’s strategy. The company has advanced a new digital and services platform, expanded its mobile and modular treatment capabilities to enable rapid deployment at scale, and introduced next-generation technologies across its portfolio, including membrane systems, electrodialysis solutions, and high-purity water technologies. 

In parallel, Aquatech continues to pioneer new approaches to resource recovery and circular water systems, demonstrating the commercial viability of extracting value from industrial brines and wastewater streams. These developments are redefining water infrastructure as a critical enabler of industrial resilience, sustainability, and resource efficiency. 

This recognition also reflects Aquatech’s unique approach as a single point of accountability for its clients, delivering integrated solutions that reduce risk, improve performance, and ensure long-term value. 

The full shortlist can be viewed here: https://globalwaterawards.com/current 

Aquatech empowers the world’s leading companies to reach their sustainability and performance goals with advanced water and process technology solutions. By combining innovation with deep industry expertise, we deliver integrated, end-to-end approaches that drive measurable environmental and economic results.