What MITA Water Technologies does

MITA Water Technologies S.r.l. is an Italian wastewater treatment equipment manufacturer founded in 1971 and headquartered in Siziano (Pavia), Italy. The company designs and supplies tertiary filtration and biological wastewater treatment systems, with a portfolio organized around six technology lines: Biorulli® biological disc rotors (monobloc and concrete-tank variants with disc diameters from 1.15 m to 2.9 m), Biocombi® compact treatment plants that integrate biodiscs with drum filtration, pile cloth filters in drum, horizontal-axis disc, and vertical-axis disc configurations, Filtrasand® continuous-regeneration sand filters with a patented washing system, EDI fine bubble diffusers, and Flowpack® lamella-pack decanters. MITA's equipment is specified to meet stringent EU discharge standards, delivering outcomes such as total suspended solids below 10 mg/l, phosphorus reduction to 0.25 mg/L, and low energy consumption (e.g., 1 kWh per 3-4 kg BOD5 removed). The company operates under a sales-led, project-based go-to-market, combining direct sales to municipal utilities and large industrials with country-level channel partners (ATAC Solutions in the UK, MAK Water in Australia/Oceania) and specification-based selling through civil and industrial engineering firms; revenue derives from hardware sales, professional services (pilot testing, startup, training, revamping, remote monitoring), and aftermarket parts.

MITA serves a diversified customer base spanning municipal utilities (e.g., MM spa at Milano San Rocco, Acquedotto Pugliese, Acque Novare, Depuratore di Cuma in Naples), industrial end-markets including transportation (Trenitalia), energy (ESSO Italiana), mining (West Pilbara, Australia), food and beverage (Chilean dairy, Vietnamese beverage multinational), and chemical, pharmaceutical, paper, plastics, and textile/tanning sectors. The company is now part of the Axius Water platform, which was founded in 2019 by KKR's Global Impact Fund in partnership with XPV Water Partners, and in 2025-2026 Axius Water was acquired by CRH, placing MITA within Oldcastle Infrastructure. MITA is not a standalone branded parent of any subsidiaries, has 11-50 employees, and holds CRIBIS Expert certification as of April 2025.

Name

MITA Water Technologies

Legal name

MITA Water Technologies S.r.l.

Website

https://mitawatertechnologies.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MITA Water Technologies, founded 1971 in Siziano, Italy, manufactures tertiary filtration and biological wastewater treatment systems (Biorulli®, Biocombi®, pile cloth and sand filters) for municipal utilities and industrial customers across Europe, Australia, and South America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wastewater Treatment Equipment

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Separation & Filtration Equipment (Filters, Centrifuges, Membranes) (IMAHAEAB), Filtration (Rapid/Slow Sand, Media, Membrane Pretreatment) (EUANABAB)

Keywords

• Wastewater filtration systems
• Tertiary water treatment
• Biological disc rotors
• Pile cloth filters
• Municipal wastewater treatment

Headquarters

HQ city

Siziano

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equipment Sales: Sale of wastewater treatment equipment including Biorulli® biodiscs, pile cloth filters, Biocombi compact plants, sand filters, diffusers, and decanters. Products sold directly to municipal utilities, engineering firms, and contractors.
2. Professional Services: Services including pilot testing for wastewater treatment, startup/testing/training, routine and extraordinary maintenance, spare parts, revamping/upgrading, and remote control monitoring.
3. Aftermarket Parts: Sale of replacement parts and components for ongoing maintenance of installed equipment.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

MITA Water Technologies designs, manufactures, and sells physical wastewater treatment equipment — including Biorulli® rotating biological disc contactors, Biocombi® compact integrated treatment plants, pile cloth filters (drum and disc), Filtrasand® continuous-regeneration sand filters, EDI fine bubble diffusers, and Flowpack® lamella decanters — for tertiary and biological treatment of municipal and industrial wastewater. The company supports these products with pilot testing, commissioning, training, maintenance, spare parts, revamping, and remote monitoring services.

Product overview

MITA Water Technologies offers a comprehensive portfolio of wastewater treatment products organized into six main categories: (1) Biorulli® Biological Oxidation System — disc rotors available in monobloc versions (M 115, M 200, M 240) with fiberglass or metal tanks, and basin versions (B 200, B 240, B 290) for concrete tank installation; (2) Biocombi Compact Plants — integrated monobloc systems (BC 2 and BC 4) combining biodiscs with drum filters for small community treatment; (3) Pile Cloth Filters — including drum filters (TF/TF VM), horizontal-axis disc filters (PEC/PEC VM, PPC/PPC VM), and vertical-axis disc filters (PECV VM) for tertiary filtration; (4) Filtrasand Continuous Sand Filters — FS models for tertiary finishing with patented continuous regeneration; (5) EDI Fine Bubble Diffusers — aeration equipment; and (6) Flowpack Lamella-Pack Decanters — sludge sedimentation units available as frame-mounted (F) or monobloc (FM) versions. Founded in 1971, the company specializes in tertiary filtration and biological treatment with over 30 years of cloth filtration expertise.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Biorulli®: Biological oxidation system using rotating biological discs for wastewater treatment
• Biocombi®
• Filtrasand®
• Flowpack®

Products and services

• Biorulli® Monobloc M 115 Biological Disc Rotors Biological disc rotors monobloc unit with 1.15 m disc diameter and fiberglass tank, designed for biological oxidation treatment of wastewater in compact installations.
• Biorulli® Monobloc M 200 Biological Disc Rotors Biological disc rotors monobloc unit with 2 m disc diameter and metal tank, providing biological oxidation treatment for medium-sized wastewater applications.
• Biorulli® Monobloc M 240 Biological Disc Rotors Larger monobloc biological disc rotors with 2.4 m disc diameter and metal tank, suitable for plants with significant disposal needs.
• Biorulli® B 200 Biorotors Disc rotors for biological oxidation requiring concrete tank installation, with 2 m disc diameter.
• Biorulli® B 240 Biorotors Disc rotors for biological oxidation in concrete tanks, featuring 2.4 m disc diameter for versatile handling of variable effluent loads.
• Biorulli® B 290 Biorotors Largest disc rotor model with 2.9 m disc diameter for concrete tank installation, designed for high-capacity biological treatment.
• Biocombi® Monobloc BC 2 Compact Plant Compact treatment system combining biodiscs for biological oxidation with one drum filter for secondary sludge separation in a single tank, ideal for small communities.
• Biocombi® Monobloc BC 4 Compact Plant Enhanced compact plant with biodiscs and two horizontal drum filters providing double the filtering surface area compared to BC 2, ensuring high effluent quality even with variable loads.
• TF / TF VM Drum Cloth Filters Drum cloth filters with filtration area from 2 m² to 6 m², ideal for small-capacity industrial or municipal wastewater treatment plants with high filtration rates.
• PEC / PEC VM Horizontal-Axis Disc Filters Free-fiber pile cloth disc filters with horizontal axis, offering filtration surface from 10 m² to 160 m² for medium to large treatment plants with minimal footprint requirements.
• PPC / PPC VM Horizontal-Axis Disc Filters Heavy-duty horizontal disc filters with filtration surface from 100 m² to 160 m², designed for high-capacity tertiary filtration applications.
• PECV VM Vertical-Axis Disc Filters Vertical-axis disc filters in metal tank for final separation of suspended solids from civil and industrial wastewater, optimal for small and medium plants with limited space.
• FS Continuous-Regeneration Sand Filters (Filtrasand®) Continuous sand filters for tertiary wastewater treatment with patented washing system that separates filter medium (sand) from impurities, ensuring operational continuity.
• EDI Fine Bubble Diffusers Fine bubble diffusers for diffused air aeration systems in wastewater treatment biological processes.
• Flowpack® Lamella Decanters with F Frame Lamella-pack sludge sedimentation decanters designed to be placed inside concrete tanks for sludge separation.
• Flowpack® Lamella Decanters Monobloc FM Self-contained monobloc lamellar decanters for sludge sedimentation, complete unit for wastewater treatment applications.
• Pilot Testing Services for Wastewater Treatment Pilot-scale testing services to help municipal and industrial customers validate appropriate treatment technologies before full-scale deployment.
• Startup, Commissioning and Training Commissioning, performance testing, and operator training services for installed MITA equipment.
• Routine Maintenance Services Scheduled preventive maintenance services for installed wastewater treatment equipment.
• Extraordinary Maintenance and Spare Parts Unscheduled maintenance and supply of replacement parts for installed MITA wastewater treatment systems.
• Revamping and Upgrade Services Retrofit and upgrade services to modernize existing wastewater treatment installations with MITA equipment.
• Remote Control and Monitoring Services Remote monitoring and control services for installed wastewater filtration equipment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Suspended solids reduced to <10 mg/l in tertiary filtration applications
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor, flagship and core.

• S&N Airoflo, Inc.minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2025Axius Water expanded its nutrient removal capabilities through the acquisition of S&N Airoflo, Inc., complementing MITA Water Technologies' treatment technologies within the Axius Water portfolio.
• Axius WaterflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2025Axius Water is the parent company of MITA Water Technologies. Founded in 2019 by KKR's Global Impact Fund in partnership with XPV Water Partners, Axius Water focuses on stopping nutrient pollution through differentiated water treatment products. MITA WT is part of Axius Water's portfolio of 7 companies. The group achieved 18% revenue growth in 2024.
• ATAC SolutionscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorATAC Solutions serves as the UK national distributor of MITA WT within the Axius Water network. Successfully completed Buckinghamshire phosphorus removal plant upgrade and North West Sussex installations. ATAC is part of the Axius Water ecosystem of water treatment technology companies.
• MAK WatercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMAK Water is the MITA WT distributor in Australia/Oceania region. Provided Biocombi systems for West Pilbara mining operations (8.7 million liters/day) and Western Australia regional wastewater treatment plant.
• MITA Cooling TechnologiesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMITA Cooling Technologies is a commercial partner providing complementary cooling water treatment solutions. Supported installation at plastic industry customer where both water filtration and cooling were needed.
• Axius Water Partners (Ecosystem)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMITA WT is part of the Axius Water ecosystem including Aero-Mod, Napier-Reid, Nexom, Triplepoint, and EDI. These companies collaborate on water treatment solutions and share distribution networks in North America and globally. Axius Water presented unified solutions at IFAT 2026 under the theme 'STOPPING NUTRIENT POLLUTION'.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• WesTech Engineering: U.S. provider of water and wastewater treatment equipment, including clarification, filtration, and biological processes. Comparable in product breadth and target customers (municipalities, industrial plants).
• HUBER SE: German manufacturer of wastewater and sludge treatment equipment including fine screens, cloth filters, and biological process technology. Direct competitor to MITA in European municipal and industrial tertiary/biological treatment markets.
• Aqua-Aerobic Systems: U.S.-based manufacturer of cloth media filtration, activated sludge, and biological treatment systems for municipal and industrial wastewater. Highly comparable to MITA in product mix (pile cloth filters, RBCs/biodiscs, biological treatment) and target segments (municipalities, industrial process water).
• Hydro International: U.K./U.S. specialist in stormwater and wastewater treatment equipment including filtration, separation, and biological treatment. Comparable niche specialty positioning to MITA in tertiary and solids-removal applications.
• Aero-Mod: U.S. manufacturer of cloth media filtration and activated sludge systems for municipal wastewater. Sibling company within Axius Water's portfolio; directly comparable product offering and customer base to MITA.
• Napier-Reid: Canadian water and wastewater treatment plant designer/builder, fellow Axius Water portfolio company. Sister entity to MITA within the same platform, providing comparable conventional and biological treatment solutions to municipal and industrial clients.
• Parkson Corporation: North American provider of water and wastewater treatment equipment, including cloth media filters, DAF systems, and biological treatment. Directly overlaps MITA in cloth filtration and serves the same municipal/industrial tertiary treatment market.

Broad incumbents

• Veolia Water Technologies: Global water technology giant offering a broad portfolio of filtration, biological, and membrane treatment systems. Overlaps with MITA across most product categories but serves customers as part of a much wider process water and wastewater portfolio.
• Xylem (Water Solutions): Global water technology company with extensive wastewater treatment equipment portfolio (including Wedeco, Leopold, Sanitaire brands). Overlaps with MITA in municipal filtration and aeration, but operates as a broad incumbent across many water segments.
• SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions: Large multinational water and wastewater treatment solution provider with extensive product lines in filtration, biological treatment, and membrane systems. Competes with MITA in many municipal and industrial tenders as a broad incumbent.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding rounds

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