Global Secondary Water and Wastewater Treatment Equipment Market Size Study & Forecast, by Technology, Purpose, Design, Capacity, Control System, and Regional Forecasts 2025-2035

June 2025 | 285 pages | ID: SE89B043E820EN
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The Global Secondary Water and Wastewater Treatment Equipment Market is valued at approximately USD 13.25 billion in 2024 and is projected to expand at a robust CAGR of 5.69% over the forecast period 2025–2035. With environmental stewardship becoming a strategic imperative across industries and municipalities, the focus has sharply pivoted toward advanced wastewater treatment methods—particularly secondary treatment systems that efficiently remove dissolved and suspended biological matter. These systems, which employ biological processes like activated sludge and trickling filters, serve as an indispensable line of defense against waterborne contaminants and are pivotal in restoring water to a reusable or discharge-ready state. As the global population accelerates urbanization and industries intensify their water dependency, the market for scalable and energy-efficient secondary treatment equipment continues to gain powerful momentum.

The evolving dynamics of water governance and stringent regulatory mandates are reinforcing the need for optimized and resilient secondary treatment infrastructure. From industrial parks to urban utilities, players are increasingly deploying membrane bioreactors and sequencing batch reactors to enhance effluent quality while minimizing ecological footprints. Furthermore, innovations in automation and digital controls—ranging from semi-automated to fully integrated SCADA systems—are revolutionizing operational reliability and data-driven process management. Another defining trend is the transition toward modular and upgradable treatment systems, offering greater flexibility for decentralized operations and future capacity enhancements. The push for circular water economies and industrial water reuse also opens lucrative avenues for equipment manufacturers catering to zero liquid discharge (ZLD) objectives.

Regionally, North America captured a dominant share of the market in 2024, fueled by modernized infrastructure, high per capita water usage, and strong regulatory oversight under bodies like the EPA. The United States, in particular, is spearheading wastewater infrastructure upgrades supported by federal stimulus and green funding initiatives. Meanwhile, Europe remains a front-runner in adopting next-generation technologies thanks to the EU Water Framework Directive and ambitious sustainability goals across member states. However, Asia Pacific is poised to outpace other regions in growth terms, underpinned by aggressive urban expansion, surging industrial output, and heightened water scarcity in megacities across China, India, and Southeast Asia. Infrastructure buildouts, paired with smart-city deployments and public-private partnerships, are actively steering the region’s wastewater treatment capabilities into a new era of efficiency and scalability.

Major market player included in this report are:
  • Evoqua Water Technologies
  • Veolia Environnement S.A.
  • Xylem Inc.
  • SUEZ SA
  • Pentair plc
  • Kurita Water Industries Ltd.
  • DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
  • Hitachi Zosen Corporation
  • Thermax Limited
  • IDE Technologies Ltd.
  • AECOM
  • Huber SE
  • Aquatech International LLC
  • Toshiba Water Solutions
  • Ecolab Inc.
Global Secondary Water and Wastewater Treatment Equipment Market Report Scope:
  • Historical Data – 2023, 2024
  • Base Year for Estimation – 2024
  • Forecast period - 2025-2035
  • Report Coverage - Revenue forecast, Company Ranking, Competitive Landscape, Growth factors, and Trends
  • Regional Scope - North America; Europe; Asia Pacific; Latin America; Middle East & Africa
  • Customization Scope - Free report customization (equivalent up to 8 analysts’ working hours) with purchase. Addition or alteration to country, regional & segment scope*
The objective of the study is to define market sizes of different segments & countries in recent years and to forecast the values for the coming years. The report is designed to incorporate both qualitative and quantitative aspects of the industry within the countries involved in the study. The report also provides detailed information about crucial aspects, such as driving factors and challenges, which will define the future growth of the market. Additionally, it incorporates potential opportunities in micro-markets for stakeholders to invest, along with a detailed analysis of the competitive landscape and product offerings of key players. The detailed segments and sub-segments of the market are explained below:

By Technology:
  • Activated Sludge Process
  • Membrane Bioreactors
  • Trickling Filters
  • Sequencing Batch Reactors
By Purpose:
  • Municipal Wastewater Treatment
  • Industrial Wastewater Treatment
  • Water Reuse
By Design:
  • Packaged Equipment
  • Custom Engineered Systems
  • Upgradable Systems
By Capacity:
  • Small Scale (less than 1 MGD)
  • Medium Scale (1–10 MGD)
  • Large Scale (over 10 MGD)
By Control System:
  • Manual Control
  • Semi-Automated Control
  • Fully Automated Control
By Region:

North America
  • U.S.
  • Canada
Europe
  • UK
  • Germany
  • France
  • Spain
  • Italy
  • Rest of Europe
Asia Pacific
  • China
  • India
  • Japan
  • Australia
  • South Korea
  • Rest of Asia Pacific
Latin America
  • Brazil
  • Mexico
Middle East & Africa
  • UAE
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Africa
  • Rest of Middle East & Africa
Key Takeaways:
  • Market Estimates & Forecast for 10 years from 2025 to 2035.
  • Annualized revenues and regional level analysis for each market segment.
  • Detailed analysis of geographical landscape with Country level analysis of major regions.
  • Competitive landscape with information on major players in the market.
  • Analysis of key business strategies and recommendations on future market approach.
  • Analysis of competitive structure of the market.
  • Demand side and supply side analysis of the market.
CHAPTER 1. GLOBAL SECONDARY WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT MARKET REPORT SCOPE & METHODOLOGY

1.1. Research Objective
1.2. Research Methodology
  1.2.1. Forecast Model
  1.2.2. Desk Research
  1.2.3. Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approach
1.3. Research Attributes
1.4. Scope of the Study
  1.4.1. Market Definition
  1.4.2. Market Segmentation
1.5. Research Assumptions
  1.5.1. Inclusion & Exclusion
  1.5.2. Limitations
  1.5.3. Years Considered for the Study

CHAPTER 2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

2.1. CEO/CXO Standpoint
2.2. Strategic Insights
2.3. ESG Analysis
2.4. Key Findings

CHAPTER 3. GLOBAL SECONDARY WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT MARKET FORCES ANALYSIS

3.1. Market Forces Shaping The Global Secondary Water and Wastewater Treatment Equipment Market (2024–2035)
3.2. Drivers
  3.2.1. Stricter Discharge Standards and Water Reuse Mandates (Key Driver)
  3.2.2. Rising Urbanization and Industrial Wastewater Volumes (Key Driver)
3.3. Restraints
  3.3.1. High Operational Expenditure and Energy Consumption (Key Restraint)
  3.3.2. Complexity of Retrofitting Existing Infrastructure (Key Restraint)
3.4. Opportunities
  3.4.1. Growth in Circular Economy and Zero Liquid Discharge Initiatives (Key Opportunity)
  3.4.2. Adoption of Digital Process Controls and Automation (Key Opportunity)

CHAPTER 4. GLOBAL SECONDARY WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT INDUSTRY ANALYSIS

4.1. Porter’s Five Forces Model
  4.1.1. Bargaining Power of Buyers
  4.1.2. Bargaining Power of Suppliers
  4.1.3. Threat of New Entrants
  4.1.4. Threat of Substitutes
  4.1.5. Competitive Rivalry
4.2. Porter’s Five Forces Forecast Model (2024–2035)
4.3. PESTEL Analysis
  4.3.1. Political
  4.3.2. Economic
  4.3.3. Social
  4.3.4. Technological
  4.3.5. Environmental
  4.3.6. Legal
4.4. Top Investment Opportunities
4.5. Top Winning Strategies (2025)
4.6. Market Share Analysis (2024–2025)
4.7. Global Pricing Analysis and Trends (2025)
4.8. Analyst Recommendations & Conclusion

CHAPTER 5. GLOBAL SECONDARY WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT MARKET SIZE & FORECASTS BY TECHNOLOGY 2025–2035

5.1. Market Overview
5.2. Activated Sludge Process
  5.2.1. Top Countries Breakdown Estimates & Forecasts, 2024–2035
  5.2.2. Market Size Analysis, by Region, 2025–2035
5.3. Membrane Bioreactors
  5.3.1. Top Countries Breakdown Estimates & Forecasts, 2024–2035
  5.3.2. Market Size Analysis, by Region, 2025–2035
5.4. Trickling Filters
  5.4.1. Top Countries Breakdown Estimates & Forecasts, 2024–2035
  5.4.2. Market Size Analysis, by Region, 2025–2035
5.5. Sequencing Batch Reactors
  5.5.1. Top Countries Breakdown Estimates & Forecasts, 2024–2035
  5.5.2. Market Size Analysis, by Region, 2025–2035

CHAPTER 6. GLOBAL SECONDARY WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT MARKET SIZE & FORECASTS BY PURPOSE 2025–2035

6.1. Market Overview
6.2. Municipal Wastewater Treatment
  6.2.1. Top Countries Breakdown Estimates & Forecasts, 2024–2035
  6.2.2. Market Size Analysis, by Region, 2025–2035
6.3. Industrial Wastewater Treatment
  6.3.1. Top Countries Breakdown Estimates & Forecasts, 2024–2035
  6.3.2. Market Size Analysis, by Region, 2025–2035
6.4. Water Reuse
  6.4.1. Top Countries Breakdown Estimates & Forecasts, 2024–2035
  6.4.2. Market Size Analysis, by Region, 2025–2035

CHAPTER 7. GLOBAL SECONDARY WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT MARKET SIZE & FORECASTS BY DESIGN 2025–2035

7.1. Market Overview
7.2. Packaged Equipment
  7.2.1. Top Countries Breakdown Estimates & Forecasts, 2024–2035
  7.2.2. Market Size Analysis, by Region, 2025–2035
7.3. Custom Engineered Systems
  7.3.1. Top Countries Breakdown Estimates & Forecasts, 2024–2035
  7.3.2. Market Size Analysis, by Region, 2025–2035
7.4. Upgradable Systems
  7.4.1. Top Countries Breakdown Estimates & Forecasts, 2024–2035
  7.4.2. Market Size Analysis, by Region, 2025–2035

CHAPTER 8. GLOBAL SECONDARY WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT MARKET SIZE & FORECASTS BY CAPACITY 2025–2035

8.1. Market Overview
8.2. Small Scale (less than 1 MGD)
  8.2.1. Top Countries Breakdown Estimates & Forecasts, 2024–2035
  8.2.2. Market Size Analysis, by Region, 2025–2035
8.3. Medium Scale (1–10 MGD)
  8.3.1. Top Countries Breakdown Estimates & Forecasts, 2024–2035
  8.3.2. Market Size Analysis, by Region, 2025–2035
8.4. Large Scale (over 10 MGD)
  8.4.1. Top Countries Breakdown Estimates & Forecasts, 2024–2035
  8.4.2. Market Size Analysis, by Region, 2025–2035

CHAPTER 9. GLOBAL SECONDARY WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT MARKET SIZE & FORECASTS BY CONTROL SYSTEM 2025–2035

9.1. Market Overview
9.2. Manual Control
  9.2.1. Top Countries Breakdown Estimates & Forecasts, 2024–2035
  9.2.2. Market Size Analysis, by Region, 2025–2035
9.3. Semi-Automated Control
  9.3.1. Top Countries Breakdown Estimates & Forecasts, 2024–2035
  9.3.2. Market Size Analysis, by Region, 2025–2035
9.4. Fully Automated Control
  9.4.1. Top Countries Breakdown Estimates & Forecasts, 2024–2035
  9.4.2. Market Size Analysis, by Region, 2025–2035

CHAPTER 10. GLOBAL SECONDARY WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT MARKET SIZE & FORECASTS BY REGION 2025–2035

10.1. Regional Market Snapshot
10.2. Top Leading & Emerging Countries
10.3. North America Market
  10.3.1. U.S. Market
    10.3.1.1. Technology Breakdown Size & Forecasts, 2025–2035
    10.3.1.2. Purpose Breakdown Size & Forecasts, 2025–2035
  10.3.2. Canada Market
    10.3.2.1. Technology Breakdown Size & Forecasts, 2025–2035
    10.3.2.2. Purpose Breakdown Size & Forecasts, 2025–2035
10.4. Europe Market
  10.4.1. UK Market
    10.4.1.1. Technology Breakdown Size & Forecasts, 2025–2035
    10.4.1.2. Purpose Breakdown Size & Forecasts, 2025–2035
  10.4.2. Germany Market
    10.4.2.1. Technology Breakdown Size & Forecasts, 2025–2035
    10.4.2.2. Purpose Breakdown Size & Forecasts, 2025–2035
  10.4.3. France Market
    10.4.3.1. Technology Breakdown Size & Forecasts, 2025–2035
    10.4.3.2. Purpose Breakdown Size & Forecasts, 2025–2035
  10.4.4. Spain Market
    10.4.4.1. Technology Breakdown Size & Forecasts, 2025–2035
    10.4.4.2. Purpose Breakdown Size & Forecasts, 2025–2035
  10.4.5. Italy Market
    10.4.5.1. Technology Breakdown Size & Forecasts, 2025–2035
    10.4.5.2. Purpose Breakdown Size & Forecasts, 2025–2035
  10.4.6. Rest of Europe Market
    10.4.6.1. Technology Breakdown Size & Forecasts, 2025–2035
    10.4.6.2. Purpose Breakdown Size & Forecasts, 2025–2035
10.5. Asia Pacific Market
  10.5.1. China Market
    10.5.1.1. Technology Breakdown Size & Forecasts, 2025–2035
    10.5.1.2. Purpose Breakdown Size & Forecasts, 2025–2035
  10.5.2. India Market
    10.5.2.1. Technology Breakdown Size & Forecasts, 2025–2035
    10.5.2.2. Purpose Breakdown Size & Forecasts, 2025–2035
  10.5.3. Japan Market
    10.5.3.1. Technology Breakdown Size & Forecasts, 2025–2035
    10.5.3.2. Purpose Breakdown Size & Forecasts, 2025–2035
  10.5.4. Australia Market
    10.5.4.1. Technology Breakdown Size & Forecasts, 2025–2035
    10.5.4.2. Purpose Breakdown Size & Forecasts, 2025–2035
  10.5.5. South Korea Market
    10.5.5.1. Technology Breakdown Size & Forecasts, 2025–2035
    10.5.5.2. Purpose Breakdown Size & Forecasts, 2025–2035
  10.5.6. Rest of Asia Pacific Market
    10.5.6.1. Technology Breakdown Size & Forecasts, 2025–2035
    10.5.6.2. Purpose Breakdown Size & Forecasts, 2025–2035
10.6. Latin America Market
  10.6.1. Brazil Market
    10.6.1.1. Technology Breakdown Size & Forecasts, 2025–2035
    10.6.1.2. Purpose Breakdown Size & Forecasts, 2025–2035
  10.6.2. Mexico Market
    10.6.2.1. Technology Breakdown Size & Forecasts, 2025–2035
    10.6.2.2. Purpose Breakdown Size & Forecasts, 2025–2035
10.7. Middle East & Africa Market
  10.7.1. UAE Market
    10.7.1.1. Technology Breakdown Size & Forecasts, 2025–2035
    10.7.1.2. Purpose Breakdown Size & Forecasts, 2025–2035
  10.7.2. Saudi Arabia Market
    10.7.2.1. Technology Breakdown Size & Forecasts, 2025–2035
    10.7.2.2. Purpose Breakdown Size & Forecasts, 2025–2035
  10.7.3. South Africa Market
    10.7.3.1. Technology Breakdown Size & Forecasts, 2025–2035
    10.7.3.2. Purpose Breakdown Size & Forecasts, 2025–2035
  10.7.4. Rest of Middle East & Africa Market
    10.7.4.1. Technology Breakdown Size & Forecasts, 2025–2035
    10.7.4.2. Purpose Breakdown Size & Forecasts, 2025–2035

CHAPTER 11. COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE

11.1. Top Market Strategies
11.2. Evoqua Water Technologies
  11.2.1. Company Overview
  11.2.2. Key Executives
  11.2.3. Company Snapshot
  11.2.4. Financial Performance (Subject to Data Availability)
  11.2.5. Product/Services Port
  11.2.6. Recent Development
  11.2.7. Market Strategies
  11.2.8. SWOT Analysis
11.3. Veolia Environnement S.A.
11.4. Xylem Inc.
11.5. SUEZ SA
11.6. Pentair plc
11.7. Kurita Water Industries Ltd.
11.8. DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
11.9. Hitachi Zosen Corporation
11.10. Thermax Limited
11.11. IDE Technologies Ltd.
11.12. AECOM
11.13. Huber SE
11.14. Aquatech International LLC
11.15. Toshiba Water Solutions
11.16. Ecolab Inc.

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1. Global Secondary Water and Wastewater Treatment Equipment Market, Report Scope
Table 2. Global Market Estimates & Forecasts By Technology 2024–2035
Table 3. Global Market Estimates & Forecasts By Purpose 2024–2035
Table 4. Global Market Estimates & Forecasts By Design 2024–2035
Table 5. Global Market Estimates & Forecasts By Capacity 2024–2035
Table 6. Global Market Estimates & Forecasts By Control System 2024–2035
Table 7. U.S. Market Estimates & Forecasts, 2024–2035
Table 8. Canada Market Estimates & Forecasts, 2024–2035
Table 9. UK Market Estimates & Forecasts, 2024–2035
Table 10. Germany Market Estimates & Forecasts, 2024–2035
Table 11. France Market Estimates & Forecasts, 2024–2035
Table 12. Spain Market Estimates & Forecasts, 2024–2035
Table 13. Italy Market Estimates & Forecasts, 2024–2035
Table 14. Rest of Europe Market Estimates & Forecasts, 2024–2035
Table 15. China Market Estimates & Forecasts, 2024–2035
Table 16. India Market Estimates & Forecasts, 2024–2035
Table 17. Japan Market Estimates & Forecasts, 2024–2035
Table 18. Australia Market Estimates & Forecasts, 2024–2035
Table 19. South Korea Market Estimates & Forecasts, 2024–2035
Table 20. Brazil Market Estimates & Forecasts, 2024–2035

LIST OF FIGURES

Fig 1. Market Research Methodology
Fig 2. Market Estimation Techniques
Fig 3. Market Size Estimates & Forecast Methods
Fig 4. Key Trends 2025
Fig 5. Growth Prospects 2024–2035
Fig 6. Porter’s Five Forces Model
Fig 7. PESTEL Analysis
Fig 8. Value Chain Analysis
Fig 9. Market By Technology, 2025 & 2035
Fig 10. Market By Purpose, 2025 & 2035
Fig 11. Market By Design, 2025 & 2035
Fig 12. Market By Capacity, 2025 & 2035
Fig 13. Market By Control System, 2025 & 2035
Fig 14. North America Market, 2025 & 2035
Fig 15. Europe Market, 2025 & 2035
Fig 16. Asia Pacific Market, 2025 & 2035
Fig 17. Latin America Market, 2025 & 2035
Fig 18. Middle East & Africa Market, 2025 & 2035
Fig 19. Company Market Share Analysis (2025)


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