What WETICO does

WETICO (Water & Environment Technologies Company Ltd.) is a Riyadh-headquartered, privately held environmental engineering and integrated solutions provider specializing in water and wastewater treatment for municipal, industrial, and oil & gas clients across the Middle East and North Africa. The company designs, engineers, procures, fabricates, installs, commissions, and operates water treatment plants, desalination facilities (SWRO and BWRO), and wastewater treatment systems using reverse osmosis, membrane bioreactor (MBR), nanofiltration, deionization, lime softening, activated sludge, and electro-chlorination technologies. It also produces proprietary specialty chemicals under the 'berko' brand (antiscalants, corrosion inhibitors, biocides, cleaning chemicals) and oil and gas modular skids (oil/gas process skids, chemical injection units) to ARAMCO and SIL 3 standards.

Operating from a 15,000 m2 in-house manufacturing facility in Riyadh's 3rd Industrial Area, WETICO executes projects end-to-end through direct enterprise field sales, supported by regional offices in Al-Khobar, Jeddah, Algiers (regional HQ for North Africa), and Cairo (regional design office). Revenue is generated primarily through one-time EPC project contracts with government utilities and large industrial customers, supplemented by recurring operations and maintenance services and consumable chemical sales tied to its installed base. The company has delivered 1,047+ treatment plants across 16 countries, contributing 1.30M m3/day of freshwater capacity, supplying 25% of Jeddah's drinking water through its SWRO plant, and supporting 20,000 daily hemo-dialysis treatments across 129 hospital projects.

WETICO is recognized as among the top 15 desalination suppliers globally, holds Aramco 9COM approval (number 6000001807) for scale inhibitor production, and maintains ISO 9001/14001/45001 certifications. It pioneered the world's first barge-mounted desalination plants (delivered in consortium with ACWA Power and RAKA, 2009), and recent wins include Diriyah, Qiddiya, and King Salman Park wastewater treatment plants in Saudi Arabia, three 300 MLD SWRO plants in Algeria, and the 600 MLD SWRO Rabigh 4 IWP — collectively aligning the company with Saudi Vision 2030 and broader MENA water security capex cycles.

Name

WETICO

Legal name

Water & Environment Technologies Company Ltd.

Website

https://wetico.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

WETICO is a Riyadh-based integrated environmental engineering company that designs, manufactures, installs, and operates water and wastewater treatment plants, desalination facilities, and proprietary specialty chemicals for governments, municipalities, and large industrial clients across 16 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water and Wastewater Treatment Engineering

NAICS

Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (22131), Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333132), Pump and Compressor Manufacturing (33391)

SIC

Water Supply (4941), Oil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment (3533), Pumps & Pumping Equipment (3561)

akta.pro primary industry

Water, Wastewater & Hydraulics Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Oil & Gas Water Treatment & Production Chemicals (IMAEAJAI), Industrial Drying & Evaporation Equipment (Dryers, Evaporators, Crystallizers) (IMAHAEAD)

Keywords

• Water treatment solutions
• Wastewater treatment systems
• Desalination plant engineering
• Specialty water chemicals
• Oil gas modular skids

Headquarters

HQ city

Riyadh

HQ country

Saudi Arabia

HQ region

Middle East

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Projects: Design, engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation, commissioning, and start-up of water treatment plants, desalination facilities, and wastewater treatment systems. Revenue generated through project-based contracts with government and industrial clients.
2. Specialty Chemicals (Berko Brand): Production and sale of specialty chemicals for water treatment including antiscalants, corrosion inhibitors, biocides, and cleaning chemicals. Serves own projects and external clients.
3. Operations and Maintenance Services: Ongoing operation and maintenance services for water and wastewater treatment facilities, providing recurring service revenue from existing installations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

WETICO is an integrated environmental engineering solutions provider that designs, engineers, procures, fabricates, installs, commissions, and services water and wastewater treatment plants and desalination facilities across municipal, industrial, oil & gas, and healthcare sectors. The company manufactures and sells proprietary specialty chemicals under the 'berko' brand and produces modular skids for oil & gas wellhead control, with full-lifecycle project delivery from design through operations and maintenance.

Product overview

WETICO is an integrated environmental engineering solutions provider specializing in water and wastewater treatment. The company operates a platform-plus-products model, offering engineering, procurement, construction, and manufacturing services alongside a portfolio of proprietary treatment products. Core offerings include seawater and brackish water reverse osmosis (SWRO/BWRO) desalination plants, ultra-pure water systems for pharmaceuticals, and comprehensive wastewater treatment facilities. The product portfolio spans specialty chemicals under the 'berko' brand (antiscalants, corrosion inhibitors, biocides), modular skids for oil, gas, and chemical applications (oil modular skids, gas modular skids, injection skids), and treatment equipment including lime softening plants, de-ionization units, and electro-chlorination systems. Services include operations & maintenance, laboratory analysis, manufacturing (RO skids, pressure vessels, API tanks, control panels), and project management. WETICO's manufacturing facility in Riyadh spans 15,000 m2 and produces water/wastewater and oil & gas equipment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sea Water Desalination (SWRO) Plants Seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination plants that convert seawater into potable water using modern membrane technology with modular design and low water-rejection rates, designed for capacities up to hundreds of thousands of cubic meters per day.
• Brackish Water Desalination (BWRO) Plants Brackish water reverse osmosis plants engineered to client specifications and raw water characteristics to produce high-quality demineralized water for industrial and municipal use.
• Ultra Pure Water Systems Ultra-pure water treatment systems for pharmaceutical applications, designed in compliance with FDA standards to eliminate bacterial growth and ensure consistent water quality for hospital, pharmaceutical, and power generation clients.
• Wastewater Treatment Plants Comprehensive sanitary, domestic, and industrial wastewater treatment systems using biological treatment technologies including Membrane Bioreactor (MBR), Sequential Batch Reactor (SBR), Activated Sludge, MBBR, and deep bed denitrifying filters.
• Berko Specialty Chemicals WETICO's proprietary line of specialty chemicals for water treatment including antiscalants, corrosion inhibitors, disinfectants, biocides, and cleaning chemicals for use in RO plants, boilers, cooling towers, and wastewater systems; Aramco approved under 9com number 6000001807.
• Oil Modular Skids Oil process skids designed to control and regulate oil flow from wellheads, including multi-phase flowmeters, choke valves, RTU, sampling systems, and valves, compliant with ARAMCO standards.
• Gas Modular Skids High-pressure gas modular skids operating at gas wellheads with choke valves, HIPPS, WSD panels, ESD/RTU panels, fire/gas detectors, and chemical injection units. SIL 3 certified, designed per API 6A code.
• Injection Skids Chemical injection units for protecting mechanical integrity from corrosion and scale, controlling hydrate formation, preventing oxygen-induced corrosion, and emulsion breaking in oil & gas operations.
• Lime Treatment Systems Lime-soda ash treatment systems for hardness reduction using Ca(OH)2 and Na2CO3 for domestic and beverage industry applications.
• Softening Plants Water softeners using ion exchange process to remove calcium and magnesium hardness salts, producing soft water at less than 4 ppm total hardness with capacities of 1 to 35 m3/h.
• De-Ionisation & Mixed Bed Plants Deionization and mixed bed equipment producing demineralized water at less than 10 µS conductivity for process water, boiler makeup water, and condensate polishing applications.
• Operations & Maintenance Services Comprehensive operation and maintenance services for installed water and wastewater treatment facilities, providing recurring service revenue and ongoing technical engagement with existing clients.
• Manufacturing Services Manufacturing of water, wastewater, and oil & gas equipment including RO skids, modular skids, chemical dosing skids, pressure vessels, filters, tanks, API 650 tanks, clarifiers, and control panels at WETICO's 15,000 m² Riyadh facility.
• Gas & Electro Chlorination Systems Electro-chlorination systems for water disinfection and chemical injection in water and wastewater treatment processes.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1.30M m3/day of freshwater provided to customers
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and notable.

• ACWA PowercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007ACWA Power formed a consortium with RAKA and WETICO to develop barge-mounted desalination plants to address water shortages in the Western Province of Saudi Arabia. WETICO was awarded the contract to design and build the two 25,000 m3/day barge desalination plants.
• RAKAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007RAKA partnered with ACWA Power and WETICO in a consortium to develop the world's first barge-mounted desalination plants. The consortium was formed to ease water shortage in Saudi Arabia's Western Province.
• NESMA Partners Co.notableImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerNESMA Partners Co. engaged WETICO as the contractor for the Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) Plant project for Saudi Aramco PMT Camp in Jizan. WETICO's scope included design, procurement, fabrication, installation, commissioning, and start-up.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions: SUEZ offers a broad portfolio of water treatment, desalination, and specialty chemicals solutions for municipal and industrial customers. It competes with WETICO in ultra-pure water, RO systems, and water reuse applications globally.
• Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions: Veolia is a global water technology and services giant with extensive desalination, industrial water, and chemical capabilities (including via Sidem). It is a broad incumbent that overlaps with WETICO across municipal, industrial, and oil & gas segments.
• ACWA Power: ACWA Power is a Saudi-listed developer and operator of power and desalination plants; it partnered with WETICO on the barge-mounted desalination project. It is a much larger, capital-rich incumbent overlapping in SWRO IPP/IWP concessions in the same Saudi market.
• ACCIONA Agua: ACCIONA Agua is a Spanish-based global water EPC contractor building large-scale desalination and wastewater treatment plants. It competes with WETICO on international SWRO tenders and concessions in the Middle East and Africa.

Direct peers

• IDE Technologies: IDE Technologies is an Israeli-based desalination technology provider and EPC contractor specializing in SWRO and thermal desalination. It directly competes with WETICO in large-scale desalination plant tenders, particularly in the Middle East.
• Metito: Metito is a UAE-headquartered water and wastewater EPC contractor operating across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia with similar desalination, industrial water, and O&M capabilities. It is the closest regional peer to WETICO in terms of customer profile, technology stack, and project scope.
• Aquatech International: Aquatech is a US-based water and process technology provider offering desalination, zero liquid discharge, and water reuse solutions for industrial and municipal customers. It competes with WETICO in industrial and oil & gas water treatment segments globally.
• Fisia Italimpianti (Webuild Group): Fisia Italimpianti is a global EPC contractor specializing in seawater and brackish water desalination plants. It directly competes with WETICO on large-scale SWRO tenders for utilities and industrial clients worldwide.

Regional players

• Tecton Engineering & Construction: Tecton is a UAE-based EPC contractor focused on water, wastewater, and oil & gas infrastructure projects. It is a regional peer comparable to WETICO in service portfolio and customer types, primarily serving Gulf-based utilities and energy companies.
• AES Arabia: AES Arabia is a Saudi-based EPC contractor specializing in water, wastewater, and oil & gas infrastructure. It serves similar municipal, industrial, and energy clients in the Kingdom with overlapping technology capabilities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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