Degrémont SAS
Degrémont SAS is a France-based water treatment engineering company, owned by SUEZ, designing and delivering potable water, desalination, wastewater, and sludge treatment plants for municipal and industrial clients worldwide.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1939
- HeadquartersParis, France
- Headcount5,001–10,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Degrémont SAS does
Degrémont SAS is a France-headquartered water treatment engineering and construction company, established in 1939 and operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of SUEZ under the SUEZ Water Engineering & Construction division. The company designs, engineers, and delivers municipal and industrial water infrastructure across the full water cycle — potable water production, seawater desalination, wastewater treatment, sludge treatment, and air treatment — with reference projects including the Melbourne Desalination Plant (one of the world's largest), the Alexandria East wastewater plant in Egypt (70% electricity self-sufficiency via anaerobic digestion), and the Jaffna seawater desalination facility in Sri Lanka (24,000 m³/day). Geographically, its operating footprint spans France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, Egypt, and Sri Lanka, anchored by a portfolio of named municipal and government clients.
The technical core of the business is a library of process technologies branded as Technologies Degrémont® — including membrane separation, biological processes, ion exchange, oxidation-disinfection, filtration, flocculation/sedimentation, methanization (anaerobic digestion), and a recently highlighted cross-cutting module for micropollutants and PFAS removal. These technologies are documented and distributed through Memento Degrémont®, a digital technical handbook that functions simultaneously as a practitioner reference, a content-marketing platform, and a credential for pre-qualification on public tenders. The broader offering is delivered via direct engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services to enterprise and government clients.
Degrémont's revenue model is project-based B2B EPC, with custom-engineered solutions for municipal water utilities, industrial clients, engineering firms, and water agencies. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales via SUEZ's global infrastructure, supplemented by content marketing through the Suez Water Handbook platform and YouTube/Twitter channels. The company has executed three acquisitions over 2002–2015 (Innoplana Umwelttechnik, Process Group Pty Ltd., Global Chemical Technologies) to extend technical capability and geographic reach. As a wholly-owned subsidiary, Degrémont does not raise independent funding and reports no separately disclosed revenue figure.
Degrémont SAS firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Degrémont SAS
- Legal name
- Degrémont SAS
- Website
- https://degremont.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1939
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 5,001–10,000 employees
- Short description
- Degrémont SAS is a France-based water treatment engineering company, owned by SUEZ, designing and delivering potable water, desalination, wastewater, and sludge treatment plants for municipal and industrial clients worldwide.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Degrémont SAS industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Water Treatment Engineering Services
- NAICS
- Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (221310), Sewage Treatment Facilities (22132), Totalizing Fluid Meter and Counting Device Manufacturing (334514)
- SIC
- Water Supply (4941), Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Water Treatment Plant Construction (Drinking Water) (IMAFAGAA)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Desalination Plant Construction (IMAFAGAG), Potable Water Treatment & Conditioning (Filtration, Disinfection, Corrosion Control) (EUANAAAC), Post-Treatment & Remineralization (Stabilization, Blending, Disinfection) (EUANAFAG), Water & Wastewater Treatment Plant Equipment (Clarifiers, Aeration, Membrane Systems) (IMAHAEAJ), Direct Potable Reuse (DPR) Utilities (Advanced Treatment & Blending) (EUANAGAC), Desalination Process Chemicals (IMAEAJAG)
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Where Degrémont SAS is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Paris
- HQ country
- France
- HQ region
- Europe
Markets served
Degrémont SAS business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels3 records
Degrémont SAS product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Degrémont SAS designs, engineers and constructs water treatment plants and provides proprietary water treatment technologies to municipal authorities and industrial clients worldwide. Its portfolio spans the full water cycle: drinking water production, seawater and brackish water desalination, municipal and industrial wastewater treatment (including the Biofactory reuse concept), sludge treatment with anaerobic digestion, air treatment, and emerging micropollutant and PFAS removal. The Memento Degrémont® digital handbook serves as both an internal knowledge base and a technical reference offering for water treatment professionals.
Product overview
Degrémont SAS is a water treatment engineering company operating under SUEZ Water Engineering & Construction. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of water treatment technologies organized around a digital platform called Memento Degrémont® and six core technology modules: drinking water production, desalination, wastewater treatment, sludge treatment, air treatment, and cross-cutting solutions for micropollutants and PFAS. The platform includes detailed process technologies spanning pretreatment, flocculation/sedimentation/flotation, biological processes, anaerobic digestion, filtration, ion exchange, membrane separation, degasification, oxidation-disinfection, and sludge management. These technologies serve municipal and industrial sectors across drinking water, wastewater, and industrial effluent applications.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Degrémont Technologies: Proprietary water treatment technologies including drinking water production, seawater desalination, wastewater treatment, and sludge treatment solutions.
Products and services
- Technologies Degrémont® - Drinking Water Production Engineering, technologies and construction services for drinking water production plants, supplying municipal water utilities and industrial process water users. Applies Degrémont® treatment lines across the drinking water cycle.
- Technologies Degrémont® - Seawater Desalination Engineering, technologies and construction of seawater and brackish water desalination plants. Reference plants include the Melbourne Seawater Desalination Plant (one of the world's largest) and the Jaffna Seawater Desalination Plant in Sri Lanka (24,000 m³/day potable supply capacity).
- Technologies Degrémont® - Wastewater Treatment Engineering, technologies and construction of municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants, including the proprietary Biofactory concept for water reuse. Reference sites include the Aquaviva Cannes neutral-carbon wastewater plant and the Boneo Phase 4 plant (first Biofactory in Australia).
- Technologies Degrémont® - Sludge Treatment Engineering, technologies and construction of sludge treatment facilities including anaerobic digestion (methanisation) for sludge stabilization and biogas production. Reference includes the Alexandria East Wastewater Treatment Plant sludge digestion facility in Egypt with 4 digesters of 16,000 m³ each, delivering 35% sludge volume reduction and 70% electricity self-sufficiency.
- Technologies Degrémont® - Air Treatment Air treatment technologies and engineered solutions offered as part of the Degrémont® environmental solutions portfolio alongside water treatment lines.
- Technologies Degrémont® - Micropollutants and PFAS Treatment Cross-cutting Degrémont® treatment technologies targeting emerging contaminants including micropollutants and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in water and wastewater streams.
- Industrial Water Treatment and Conditioning Treatment and conditioning of industrial process waters and treatment of industrial residual effluents. Capabilities were extended through the 2015 acquisition of Global Chemical Technologies and the 2014 acquisition of Process Group Pty Ltd.
- Memento Degrémont® Digital technical handbook for water treatment professionals providing comprehensive information on water treatment processes, technologies and Degrémont® solutions across potable water, desalination, wastewater, sludge and air treatment applications. Created by practitioners for practitioners, it serves as both an internal reference for Degrémont operations and an externally accessible resource via SuezWaterHandbook.fr.
Quantifiable outcome
- 35% volume reduction in sludge treatment at Alexandria East facility
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use Degrémont SAS
Customer profileNamed customers5 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Degrémont SAS technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature6 records
Degrémont SAS partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- SUEZcoreDegrémont operates as a subsidiary/brand under SUEZ, a global leader in water and waste management. The company provides water treatment technologies and engineering solutions under the SUEZ umbrella, with the Memento Degrémont serving as SUEZ's technical reference for water treatment professionals.
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Degrémont SAS competitors and assessment
Company assessmentEmerging players
- Hatenboer-Water: Hatenboer-Water is a Dutch specialist in industrial process water, fresh water generation, and water treatment solutions; it is a focused, niche player overlapping with Degrémont's industrial water treatment segment.
Direct peers
- Ovivo: Ovivo is a Canadian-based pure-play water and wastewater treatment technology and equipment supplier with strong municipal and industrial references, overlapping with Degrémont's treatment process and equipment offerings.
- Kurita Water Industries: Kurita is a Japanese global provider of water treatment chemicals, equipment, and engineering services for industrial and municipal customers, competing head-to-head with Degrémont in industrial process water and ultrapure applications.
- Organo Corporation: Organo is a Japanese water and wastewater treatment plant EPC and chemicals provider serving both municipal utilities and industrial clients — analogous to Degrémont's full-cycle engineering and chemical services model.
- IDE Technologies: IDE Technologies is a global leader in thermal and membrane desalination plants, directly comparable to Degrémont's desalination portfolio (e.g., Melbourne, Jaffna) and specialized in large-scale seawater desalination EPC.
- Ecolab (Nalco Water): Nalco Water, an Ecolab segment, provides industrial water treatment chemicals, equipment, and digital monitoring — closely parallel to Degrémont's industrial water and process treatment solutions.
- Metito: Metito is a UAE-headquartered global water treatment EPC and operating specialist with strong presence in desalination, wastewater reuse, and industrial water — comparable in scale and project profile to Degrémont's international operations.
- Xylem (including Evoqua): Xylem is a leading global water technology company offering treatment equipment, pumps, and integrated systems for municipal and industrial water and wastewater applications, directly overlapping with Degrémont's engineering and technology portfolio.
- Acciona Agua: Acciona Agua is the water division of Acciona and a major EPC contractor for desalination and wastewater treatment plants, often competing with Degrémont on large municipal tenders in MENA, Australia, and Europe.
- Veolia Water Technologies: Veolia Water Technologies is the direct competitor division of Veolia, providing identical municipal and industrial water treatment engineering, EPC and equipment solutions globally — most directly comparable peer to Degrémont's SUEZ-based offering.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks7 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Degrémont SAS social profiles
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Degrémont SAS leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Degrémont SAS funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Degrémont SAS M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A3 records
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Degrémont SAS
What does Degrémont SAS do?
Degrémont SAS designs, engineers and constructs water treatment plants and provides proprietary water treatment technologies to municipal authorities and industrial clients worldwide. Its portfolio spans the full water cycle: drinking water production, seawater and brackish water desalination, municipal and industrial wastewater treatment (including the Biofactory reuse concept), sludge treatment with anaerobic digestion, air treatment, and emerging micropollutant and PFAS removal. The Memento Degrémont® digital handbook serves as both an internal knowledge base and a technical reference offering for water treatment professionals.
Is Degrémont SAS a public or private company?
Degrémont SAS is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Degrémont SAS founded?
Degrémont SAS was founded in 1939. It employs 5,001 to 10,000 people.
Where is Degrémont SAS based?
Degrémont SAS is headquartered in Paris, France, in the Europe region.
Who are Degrémont SAS's main competitors?
Hatenboer-Water is listed as an emerging player. Direct peers are Ovivo, Kurita Water Industries, Organo Corporation, IDE Technologies, Ecolab (Nalco Water), Metito, Xylem (including Evoqua), Acciona Agua and Veolia Water Technologies.
Does Degrémont SAS have an API?
No public API is recorded for Degrémont SAS.
What industry is Degrémont SAS in?
Degrémont SAS's product category is Water Treatment Engineering Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAFAGAA, Water Treatment Plant Construction (Drinking Water), with a secondary code of IMAFAGAG, Desalination Plant Construction. Its NAICS code is 2213 and its SIC code is 4941.