Global expertise at your doorstep
July 17, 2025
This article is an excerpt from the July 2025 issue of Majalah Air Minum Perpamsi, a publication of Indonesia’s Water Association.
It has been an incredible journey of rapid growth for BW Water, a global provider of full-service water and wastewater solutions. The company, which is headquartered in Singapore, just turned six years old last month. In this update, BW Water shares some of the bold moves they have made to build an organisation that is truly focused on its mission to deliver water treatment systems which are cost effective and dependable.
Achieving success with a bold and fluid strategy
BW Water entered the market in 2019 with its proprietary Hydro-PAQTM and Hydro-FILTM technology, along with a growing team of engineers who could provide tailored municipal and industrial water solutions. Starting out in Southeast Asia, the company quickly gained traction, securing six contracts in its first year across the municipal, solar, and food and beverage sectors. It was a strong start that laid the groundwork for future success.
“We disrupted the market with affordable and right-sized solutions built around each customer’s needs.”
Matthew White
Executive Chairman
A pipeline of progress
Since then, BW Water has been delivering projects across Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and the Philippines, while also breaking into the power and semiconductor sectors, achieving success even through the challenging COVID-19 period.
Projects and installations in Asia
In the municipal water treatment space in Asia, the company has already completed projects with a combined capacity of over 500 million litres per day. Right now, it is working on new municipal projects that will add over 800 million litres per day in capacity.
BW Group, a leading global company with businesses in maritime, renewables and sustainable technologies, became a major investor in 2021, supporting the company’s growth ambitions.
Rippling out of Southeast Asia
Through acquisitions in 2023, regional hubs in Florida, USA, and Stuttgart, Germany were added to support operations in the Americas and EMEA regions respectively, with on-going projects in the semiconductor, mining, and municipal water treatment sectors in the United States, Peru, Chile, Mongolia and Germany.
Members of the U.S. team visiting a water treatment facility in Indonesia
Backed by a 35-year track record in desalination and integrated system solutions with membrane treatment technologies, BW Water is well-positioned in the desalination market and plans to develop innovative solutions to address water resilience and water scarcity.
A wealth of experience through growth, partnerships and acquisitions
In-house fabrication capabilities
BW Water operates two fabrication facilities. One in Klipphausen, Germany, and another in Penang, Malaysia, which was expanded in 2024 to enable BW Water to manufacture equipment in-house, undertake larger fabrication volumes, deliver full-service solutions and supply to markets as far as South America.
Global expertise for Indonesia’s water sector
Since entering the Indonesian market in 2021, BW Water has strengthened its ability to support the country’s water sector. Beyond municipal water treatment, BW Water is well-equipped to serve a range of industries, including mining, semiconductors, data centres, and food and beverage. In addition, BW Water offers solutions such as Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (BOOT), Build-Own-Operate-Maintain (BOOM), Design-Build-Operate (DBO), and Water-as-a-Service (WaaS).
These solutions generate a win-win relationship for public entities and private companies, allowing customers to focus on their core business.