95% water reuse. 32% water reuse.Same industry. Same planet. Same resource.Global Water Intelligence (GWI) just compiled the numbers from the 20...

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95% water reuse. 32% water reuse.

Same industry. Same planet. Same resource.

Global Water Intelligence (GWI) just compiled the numbers from the 2024 sustainability reports of global chip manufacturers.

And the gap is brutal.

Everyone in watertech talks about semiconductors as a big opportunity. Conference slides. Pitch decks. "We're targeting high-purity applications."

But how many have actually delivered?

The reality: Only a handful of integrators can handle these projects. The complexity is extreme. The quality requirements are unforgiving.

And here's what most people miss:

It's not just about RO.

Yes, reverse osmosis is the workhorse. But the real opportunity sits in what comes next. Just a few examples:

• Ion exchange for ultrapure polishing
• Electro membrane technologies
• ZLD systems for true circularity

And there's more. Much more.

The companies sitting at 32% reuse aren't there because the technology doesn't exist. They're there because implementation is hard. Integration is harder.

Now we have the numbers on one page.

So the question becomes: Which watertech companies will actually prove they can close that gap?

Not with pitch decks. With delivered projects.

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