Ambiental

What Ambiental does

Ambiental SPA, operating under the Manantial brand, is a Chilean water and wastewater treatment engineering firm that designs processes and supplies specialized equipment for municipal and industrial clients. Its scope covers the full wastewater treatment stack: biological processes (activated sludge, SBR, MBBR, percolating filters), solid-liquid separation (DAF, tube settlers, dissolved air flotation), aeration and mixing (INVENT's iTURBO turbo blowers, HYPERCLASSIC and HYPERDIVE mixers, iDISC and iCBA diffusers), sludge handling and digestion (Centrisys centrifuges, CYBERSLUDGE mixers, thermal hydrolysis), biogas treatment and storage (Sattler gasometers, biogas chillers, desulfurization), drinking water potabilization (reverse osmosis, Dynasand denitrification, ceramic and activated carbon filtration), odor treatment (IBTECH biofilters, regenerative incineration), and specialty mining water applications (NEX acid water evaporation, ABAR boron removal, DESALX sulfate removal, HiROx, CIF/CIX/CRIP ion exchange processes, Crystalactor selective crystallization). The proprietary TDA (Thermo Dissociation Anoxic) waste destruction process from MARKCO and the patented ABAR system jointly developed with Fundación Chile and Corfo represent differentiated IP. Vacuum sewerage is delivered via Airvac technology.

The business model is project-based and EPC-oriented: Ambiental sells turnkey plants combining process design, equipment supply, installation, commissioning, audits, and guaranteed operation, with pricing quoted per project under multi-year contracts. It also sells a recurring line of DFX flocculants and coagulants, and offers managed plant operation services. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting Chilean sanitary service companies, municipalities, and industrial buyers in mining, agro-industry, beverage, and fishing, with direct engagement through engineering proposals and technical sales consultation. Geographic coverage spans Chile (headquarters in Lampa, Santiago) and Peru (branch in Miraflores, Lima), with personnel history of installing over 600 treatment plants across Chile and other Latin American countries. Revenue mechanics are diversified across four streams: specialized equipment supply (one-time), engineering/installation/commissioning services (professional services), operational services and audits (managed services), and chemical supplies (hardware/consumables). Customer segments are split between public-sector municipal/sanitary buyers and enterprise industrial buyers, with mining called out as a primary vertical and supported by a dedicated technology stack for high-boron and acid mine drainage applications.

Name

Ambiental

Legal name

Ambiental SPA

Website

https://manantial.cl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ambiental SPA (Manantial) is a Chilean water and wastewater treatment engineering firm that designs, supplies, and commissions turnkey treatment plants and specialized equipment for municipal sanitary services, municipalities, and industrial clients (mining, agro-industry, beverage, fishing) across Chile and Peru, with over 600 plants installed and exclusive regional partnerships with INVENT, CleanTeQ, Airvac, and Royal Haskoning DHV.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water and Wastewater Treatment Engineering Services

NAICS

Industrial and Commercial Fan and Blower and Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing (333413), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (221310), Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512), Soap and Cleaning Compound Manufacturing (32561)

SIC

Industrial & Commercial Fans & Blowers & Air Purifing Equip (3564), Water Supply (4941), Auto Controls For Regulating Residential & Comml Environments (3822), Specialty Cleaning, Polishing And Sanitation Preparations (2842)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Onsite/Decentralized Reuse Utilities (District/Building‑Scale Reuse as a Service) (EUANAGAH), Softening & Demineralization (Lime Softening, Ion Exchange) (EUANABAE)

Keywords

• Wastewater treatment equipment
• Municipal water treatment
• Industrial water treatment
• Biogas handling systems
• Vacuum sewerage systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Lampa

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Specialized Equipment Supply: Supply of specialized equipment for wastewater treatment including aeration systems, biogas handling, centrifuges, mixers, diffusers, and vacuum sewerage components from international partners.
2. Engineering, Installation and Commissioning Services: Design, process engineering, assembly, installation, and commissioning of treatment plants including turnkey plant delivery.
3. Operational Services and Audits: Plant audits and guaranteed plant operation services.
4. Chemical Supplies (Flocculants and Coagulants): Supply of flocculant and coagulant products (DFX series) for water treatment applications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ambiental SPA is a Chilean water and wastewater treatment specialist that performs process design and supplies specialized equipment for municipal and industrial wastewater treatment, drinking water potabilization, sludge handling, biogas treatment and storage, aeration systems, disinfection, odor treatment, and vacuum sewerage systems. The company delivers turnkey plants (Plantas llave en Mano) including engineering, installation, commissioning, audits, and guaranteed plant operation, drawing on a portfolio that combines proprietary processes (TDA, ABAR) with equipment from international technology partners such as INVENT, CleanTeQ, Centrisys, Airvac, Sattler, Royal Haskoning DHV, Nordic Water, Brentwood, Zickert, ECOPLANTS, ARMATEC, SLCE, MARKCO, and IBTECH.

Product overview

Ambiental SPA (operated as Manantial) is a water treatment engineering firm specializing in process design and specialized equipment for municipal and industrial wastewater treatment, water potabilization, sludge handling, biogas treatment and storage, aeration systems, disinfection, odor treatment, and vacuum sewerage systems. The company offers turnkey plant engineering, assembly, commissioning, audits, and guaranteed operation services, having installed over 600 treatment plants across Chile and Latin America. The portfolio spans multiple branded equipment lines including: INVENT systems (CYBERSLUDGE, iTURBO, CYBERFLOW, iDISC, E-FLEX, iCBA, iFILT, HYPERCLASSIC, HYPERDIVE, and SBR-iDEC decanter), CleanTeQ processes (CIF, CIX, CRIP, DESALX, HiROx), Centrisys centrifuges, Sattler double-membrane gasometers, SEDITUBOS tube settlers, Brentwood SedVac scrapers, Nordic Water Dynasand, Royal Haskoning DHV Crystalactor, SLCE reverse osmosis, and Airvac vacuum sewerage systems. Chemical inputs include the DFX series of flocculants and coagulants. Technologies also include proprietary TDA (Termo Disociación Anóxica) for waste destruction and the patented ABAR boron removal system developed with Fundación Chile.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TDA Blue Box (Termo Disociación Anóxica) Proprietary non-combustion waste destruction system that decomposes organic and inorganic waste near-instantaneously at high temperature inside a hermetic anoxic chamber, marketed under the TDA Blue Box brand by Ambiental SPA.
• Airvac Vacuum Sewerage System Complete vacuum sewerage solution using air-pressure differential to transport wastewater at minimal pipe slope (0.2%) with sawtooth-profile PVC/HDPE piping, pneumatically operated valves, vacuum collection chambers, and a skid-mounted vacuum station.
• MBBR Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor Fixed-culture biofilm reactor where microorganisms grow on plastic carriers kept in fluidization by diffused air, providing compact, robust biological treatment for municipal and industrial wastewater.
• SBR Sequencing Batch Reactor & DAF Dissolved Air Flotation Sequencing batch reactor (SBR) biological treatment system and DAF dissolved air flotation solid–liquid separation system, offered as engineered packages with INVENT iDEC decanters and EDUR multiphase pumps.
• ABAR Boron Removal System Innovative boron-removal technology for treating waters with elevated boron content, especially in mining, desalination pretreatment, and arid-region potable water projects.
• NEX Acid Water Evaporation System Evaporation system designed to treat acidic waters generated in mining operations, supporting water reuse and very low-effluent-discharge objectives.
• Centrisys Decanter Centrifuge Solid-bowl decanter centrifuge with spiral conveyor, stainless steel casing, and variable-frequency drive, used by Ambiental SPA for sludge dewatering and thickening.
• Sattler Double-Membrane Gasometer Two-membrane, reinforced-fabric biogas holder with stainless-steel anchoring ring, designed for storing biogas prior to desulfurization and cogeneration in sludge digestion plants.
• iTURBO Turbo-compressor Blower (INVENT) Energy-efficient turbo blower delivering air to aeration systems in activated-sludge plants, with integrated motor, turbo, VFD, and control unit designed for up to 30% lower operating cost than conventional blowers.
• HYPERCLASSIC Hyperbolic Mixer / Aerator Line (HCMA, HCM, HDMA) Hyperbolic-body mixers and combined mixer–aerators (bridge-mounted, floating, and submerged variants) used for biological reactors, homogenization, and aeration with low energy consumption.
• iDISC Fine Bubble Diffuser Fine-bubble membrane diffuser with PPRFV body and perforated EPDM membrane delivering high standard oxygen transfer efficiency across a wide airflow range and preventing backflow of mixed liquor.
• CYBERFLOW Horizontal Mixer / Accelerator First horizontal mixer for racetrack channels that converts radial and tangential velocity components into real axial flow, providing mixing and acceleration in race-track basins.
• Crystalactor Selective Crystallization Fluidized-bed selective crystallization unit for water treatment that recovers target ions or metals as high-purity by-products on sand-grain seed crystals.
• CleanTeQ HiROx, CIF, CIX, CRIP, and DESALx Ion-Exchange Systems Suite of CleanTeQ continuous ion-exchange technologies for RO pretreatment (HiROx, CIF), selective metal recovery (CIX, CRIP), and sulfate removal (DESALx) aimed at mining and industrial water-reuse applications.
• DFX Series Flocculants and Coagulants Cationic, anionic, and amphoteric flocculants plus DFX 32 coagulant supplied as recurring chemical inputs for solid–liquid separation and sludge dewatering in industrial and municipal plants.
• Turnkey Engineering, Installation & Commissioning Services Engineering, assembly, installation, and commissioning of treatment plants, supplied as turnkey (Plantas llave en Mano) project delivery combining process design, equipment supply, civil/electrical works, and start-up.
• Plant Audits and Guaranteed Operation Services Plant audits plus guaranteed operation services for installed treatment plants, delivered as ongoing managed service contracts to municipal and industrial clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• iTURBO turbo compressor reduces operating costs by up to 30% compared to conventional blowers.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IBTECHcoreTechnology or IntegrationCollaboration with Mexican firm IBTECH, which developed its own technology for biofilter design, startup, and operation at full scale. Ambiental SPA distributes and implements IBTECH biofilter technology for odor treatment.
• CleanTeQcoreTechnology or IntegrationCleanTeQ provides ion exchange technologies including CIF (continuous ion exchange), CIX (selective metal recovery), CRIP (continuous resin in pulp for metal recovery), DESALx (sulfate removal), and HiROx (scale inhibitor removal) systems.
• Centrisys CorporationcoreTechnology or IntegrationUS manufacturer of decanter centrifuges for sludge dewatering and thickening since 1987. Ambiental SPA distributes and supplies Centrisys centrifuges as part of its equipment portfolio.
• INVENT Aeration ServicescoreTechnology or IntegrationINVENT is the principal technology partner providing aeration, mixing, and related equipment including iTURBO blowers, HYPERCLASSIC mixers, HYPERDIVE combined mixer-aerators, iDISC diffusers, iCBA coarse bubble diffusers, CYBERSLUDGE digestor mixers, CYBERFLOW accelerators, and iFILT disc filters.
• Schneider ElectricminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAuthorized integrator of Schneider Electric for electrical panels and control systems.
• Royal Haskoning DHVcoreTechnology or IntegrationRoyal Haskoning DHV developed and patented the Crystalactor selective crystallization equipment using fluidized bed technology, licensed to Ambiental SPA for distribution.
• MARKCOcoreTechnology or IntegrationMARKCO developed the proprietary TDA (Thermo Dissociation Anoxic) process, represented exclusively by Ambiental SPA under the TDA Blue Box brand.
• Airvac (Rosenberg Airvac)coreTechnology or IntegrationAirvac vacuum sewerage technology with over 1,000 systems and 125,000 vacuum valves installed in 35 countries. Provides vacuum valves, collection chambers, and vacuum station components for sewerage systems.
• Fundación Chile and CorfocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint development of ABAR boron removal technology with Fundación Chile and Corfo support, resulting in an innovative Chilean patent for water treatment.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Veolia Water Technologies: Global leader in water and wastewater treatment solutions and EPC, with active operations across Chile and Latin America. Overlaps with Ambiental on municipal and industrial treatment plants, but at vastly larger scale and with owned IP rather than distributed technology.
• Xylem: Global water technology company (Flygt, Wedeco, Evoqua) providing pumps, aeration, filtration, and treatment solutions. Directly comparable to Ambiental's aeration and water treatment equipment offerings, with significant LATAM sales coverage.
• Acciona Agua: Spanish water infrastructure EPC and concessionaire with active operations across Latin America. Directly competes for the same municipal and industrial turnkey tenders that Ambiental targets, but with materially larger balance sheet.
• Andritz Separation: Global supplier of solid-liquid separation, sludge dewatering, and drying equipment for municipal and industrial water applications. Comparable to Ambiental's centrifuge, sludge-handling, and thermal-hydrolysis offerings, but at much larger scale.

Direct peers

• De Nora: Italian-headquartered water treatment and electrochemical equipment provider serving municipal and industrial markets. Comparable to Ambiental in providing process equipment and chemistry inputs across the water treatment stack.
• WABAG (VA TECH WABAG): Global pure-play water treatment EPC focused on municipal and industrial plants. Comparable to Ambiental in turnkey delivery model and technology-stack breadth, though larger in headcount and geographic reach.
• Fluence Corporation: Mid-market water and wastewater treatment EPC with decentralized and packaged plants serving municipal and industrial customers globally including Latin America. Closest size-and-scope comparable to Ambiental, with similar reliance on modular and turnkey delivery.

Emerging players

• Organica Water: Specialist in biological wastewater treatment (including proprietary fixed-film reactors) for municipal and industrial clients. Comparable to Ambiental's MBBR and biofilm-reactor portfolio with overlapping biological-treatment IP.
• Gradiant: Emerging water-treatment technology provider focused on industrial and municipal clients with proprietary membrane and concentrate-management solutions. Comparable emerging specialist with innovation-driven differentiation.

Regional players

• Bioner: Spanish water treatment equipment manufacturer specializing in biological reactors and packaged plants for municipal and industrial clients. Comparable to Ambiental as a mid-sized European equipment maker targeting similar end markets, though primarily focused on Spain/Europe.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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