Nordic Water Products

What Nordic Water Products does

Nordic Water Products AB designs and manufactures screening, sedimentation, flotation, and filtration equipment for municipal and industrial water and wastewater treatment. Founded in 1961 as the Axel Johnson Institute in Mölndal, Sweden, the company has built a six-decade engineering track record around proprietary technologies including the DynaSand continuous sand filter (which operates without backwashing down to 10-micron filtration), the DynaDisc rotating disc filter, the DynaBelt belt filter, Lamella inclined-plate clarifiers, MevaScreen headworks screens, and Zickert sludge scrapers. Its equipment is specified into long-lived treatment plants globally, processing more than 30 million m³ of water daily across reference projects in cities such as London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai, Bahrain, and Mexico City.

The business sells capital equipment through a project-based, tender-driven model targeting municipalities, water utilities, and industrial customers (food and beverage, petrochemicals, pulp and paper, steel, and airports). Nordic Water operates its own sales companies in Sweden, China, Germany, Norway, and the USA, and supplements them with a global representative network and country-level distributors. Revenue is generated through one-time equipment sales, recurring service and spare-parts contracts, and integrated "Process Solutions" that combine multiple products — and since 2021 also Sulzer pumps and mixers — into comprehensive single-source tenders. Following its February 2021 acquisition by Swiss industrial group Sulzer, Nordic Water now operates as a 100% owned brand within Sulzer's Water Business Unit, with Jonas Gunnarsson as CEO.

The company's competitive position rests on proprietary continuous-filtration and compact-footprint architectures, a deep installed base in regulated municipal tenders, and the integration benefits of being embedded within a larger industrial conglomerate with global service reach. It has ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 certifications across its entities, and a headcount of 101-250 employees spanning engineering, manufacturing, and direct sales across Europe, North America, and Asia.

Name

Nordic Water Products

Legal name

Nordic Water Products AB

Website

https://nordicwater.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Nordic Water Products designs and manufactures screening, sedimentation, flotation, and filtration equipment — including the DynaSand continuous sand filter — for municipal and industrial water and wastewater treatment plants globally; since 2021 it operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Swiss industrial group Sulzer.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water and Wastewater Treatment Equipment

akta.pro primary industry

Water & Wastewater Treatment Plant Equipment (Clarifiers, Aeration, Membrane Systems) (IMAHAEAJ)

Keywords

• Water treatment equipment
• Wastewater treatment systems
• Screening sedimentation filtration
• Municipal water solutions
• Industrial water filtration

Headquarters

HQ city

Mölndal

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Equipment Sales: Sale of water treatment equipment including screens, sedimentation systems, filtration units, and related components for municipal and industrial water treatment plants.
2. Service and Spare Parts: Service program providing technical support, maintenance, and spare parts for installed equipment to ensure optimal performance and longevity.
3. Process Solutions: End-to-end support combining multiple products into comprehensive treatment systems for drinking water, wastewater, and industrial water treatment.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Nordic Water Products designs, manufactures and supplies screening, sedimentation, flotation and filtration equipment for municipal drinking water and wastewater treatment plants, as well as industrial process and wastewater applications. Its portfolio includes continuous sand filters (DynaSand), disc filters (DynaDisc), belt filters (DynaBelt), drum filters (DynaDrum), Lamella plate clarifiers, Zickert scrapers, DAF units and MevaScreen headworks screening equipment, complemented by process solutions, spare parts and service programs. The company operates as a brand within Sulzer's Water Business Unit following its February 2021 acquisition.

Product overview

Nordic Water Products is a water treatment technology company and Sulzer brand offering a comprehensive portfolio of screening, sedimentation, flotation, and filtration equipment for drinking water, wastewater, and industrial water treatment applications. The product range includes four main equipment categories: Screens and Screenings Treatment (MevaScreen, MevaPress, MevaSpiral, MevaGrit), Sedimentation and Flotation (Lamella, Zickert, DAF systems), and Filtration (DynaSand, DynaDisc, DynaDrum, DynaBelt, DynaCloth). The company also provides process solutions combining multiple products into comprehensive treatment systems for water, wastewater, and industrial applications. Products filter particles from 6mm down to 10 microns and are used globally in municipal and industrial water treatment plants. Founded in 1961, Nordic Water is 100% owned by Sulzer and operates as a pure engineering company focused on developing innovative water treatment solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• DynaSand Continuous Sand Filter World-leading continuous sand filter for municipal and industrial water and wastewater treatment; uses an air lift pump to draw media from the bottom up through a wash box, operating continuously without backwashing. Filters particles from 6mm down to 10 microns for applications including solids reduction, phosphorus removal, pharmaceutical filtration, PFAS removal and seawater RO pre-treatment.
• DynaDisc Disc Filter Rotating disc filter system with exceptional reliability and compact design; uses microscreen technology for fine filtration down to 10 microns in municipal and industrial applications.
• DynaBelt Belt Filter Self-cleaning belt filter for energy-efficient primary and fine filtration in wastewater treatment; occupies just 10% of space needed for an equivalent sedimentation tank and delivers 30-50% average reduction in total suspended solids.
• DynaDrum Drum Filter Drum filter for water and wastewater filtration applications, offering continuous fine filtration for municipal and industrial plants.
• DynaSand Carbon Continuous granular activated carbon filter based on DynaSand technology for removal of micropollutants, pharmaceuticals and PFAS from water in municipal and industrial applications.
• MevaScreen Screening Equipment Family of compact, energy-efficient headworks screening units (SRS, MCU, RS, RSM, MRS) for pre-treatment of wastewater; achieve >80% capture rates with no or very low wash water and 95% less energy than conventional perforated band screens.
• MevaPress Screenings Treatment Presses Screw wash presses (SWP, CPS, CPS-X) and spiral presses/conveyors (XP, XC) for compacting, washing and dewatering screenings with high dry solids content output in wastewater treatment plants.
• CPS-X50 Counter Pressure Screw High-capacity counter pressure screw designed to handle the full capacity of the SWP 40 wash press and achieve 50-60% dry solids content; offers the largest capacity of any counter screw equipment on the market.
• MevaGrit Grit Treatment Equipment Grit classifiers (MevaGrit SA) and sand washers (SWA) for efficient grit separation, washing and handling in municipal wastewater treatment plants.
• Lamella Plate Clarifiers High-efficiency sedimentation systems (Lamella LT, LS, LP, LPS) using inclined plate technology to maximize solids settling in a compact footprint, used for drinking water, wastewater and industrial process water clarification.
• Zickert Sludge Scrapers and Siphon Removal Bottom sludge scrapers (Z2000), surface sludge scrapers (Z3900) and siphon sludge removal systems (Z6600) for continuous removal of sludge from primary and secondary sedimentation tanks in municipal WWTPs.
• DAF Dissolved Air Flotation Systems Dissolved air flotation systems (PWL open-tank, PCL high-rate with plate pack, PCCS compact) and F-Series flocculators for solids separation and chemical precipitation in industrial and municipal wastewater treatment.
• Process Solutions for Water Treatment End-to-end engineered process solutions that combine Nordic Water screening, sedimentation and filtration products into complete drinking water, wastewater and industrial water treatment systems, including Drinking Water Biostabilisation, Contact filtration, Nordic HighTurb, Nordic LowTurb, Nordic Pharma, Nordic Primary, Nordic ZeroP, Mill scale separation and Side Stream Filtration packages.
• Service and Spare Parts Program After-sales service program providing technical support, preventive maintenance and spare parts for installed Nordic Water equipment to ensure optimal performance and longevity.

Quantifiable outcome

• Filters particles from 6mm down to 10 microns
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SulzerflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 February 2021Sulzer acquired Nordic Water in February 2021, making it a 100% owned subsidiary. The acquisition combines Nordic Water's screening, sedimentation and filtration equipment with Sulzer's pumps, mixing, aeration and solids handling solutions. Jonas Gunnarsson remains as CEO of Nordic Water, and Soren Jensen leads Sulzer's Water Business Unit. The partnership enables single-source access to comprehensive water treatment solutions.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Evoqua Water Technologies:
• Xylem Inc. Xylem is a global water technology leader with brands including Sanitaire, Leopold, Wedeco, and Evoqua spanning pumps, filtration, treatment, and analytics. Its broad portfolio directly overlaps Nordic Water's screening and filtration offerings while providing integrated water-cycle solutions Nordic Water cannot match alone.
• Veolia Water Technologies: Veolia Water Technologies is a global leader offering water and wastewater treatment equipment, chemicals, and services across municipal and industrial markets. Its broad portfolio and global service network compete with Nordic Water on large tenders where bundled solutions are preferred.

Direct peers

• WesTech Engineering: WesTech Engineering is a US-based manufacturer of water and wastewater treatment equipment with strength in filtration, clarification, and sedimentation. WesTech was also acquired by Sulzer in 2021, making it Nordic Water's direct corporate sibling and closest comparable in product scope.
• Huber SE: Huber SE is a German manufacturer of water and wastewater treatment equipment spanning screening, grit removal, sludge thickening/dewatering, and tertiary filtration. Its product portfolio and customer base (municipal and industrial) directly overlap with Nordic Water's screening, sedimentation, and filtration lines.
• Smith & Loveless: Smith & Loveless manufactures packaged water and wastewater treatment systems, lift stations, and headworks screening equipment for municipal and industrial customers. Its screening and primary treatment offerings compete head-to-head with Nordic Water's MevaScreen and Lamella lines.
• Parkson Corporation: Parkson Corporation designs and supplies water and wastewater treatment equipment including screening, filtration, and biological treatment systems for municipal and industrial applications globally. Its product lines overlap closely with Nordic Water's screening and filtration offerings for similar end markets.
• De Nora: De Nora is an Italian multinational providing water treatment technologies including filtration, disinfection, and electrochemical solutions for industrial and municipal applications. Its industrial water treatment focus and Italian/European footprint make it a relevant comparable to Nordic Water's industrial and European customer base.
• Aqua-Aerobic Systems: Aqua-Aerobic Systems manufactures aeration, filtration, and biological treatment equipment for municipal and industrial water and wastewater applications. The product mix and target customer base (utilities and industrial plants) closely mirror Nordic Water's municipal and industrial segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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