Degrémont SAS

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.

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

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)

Keywords

• Water treatment engineering
• Seawater desalination solutions
• Wastewater treatment services
• Drinking water production
• Sludge treatment technologies

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

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

Core 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

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SUEZcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDegrémont 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

Emerging 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

• Xx.com/dgtwater
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/SUEZenvironnement
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/degremont

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A3 records

Investments

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