Mining Water-Treatment Market May Almost Double to $17 Billion
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The annual water-treatment market for hard-rock mining is forecast to grow 85 percent to $17 billion by 2019 to meet the demands of gold, iron, copper and nickel explorers, Bluefield Research said.
Heightened competition in a fragmented sector has water providers and treatment specialists including GE Water, Suez Environnement, Veolia Environnement SA and Pentair Plc jockeying for market share, Boston-based Bluefield said in a report.