Market Research Reports - Ken Research Value Chain Philippines water treatment | Page 2

The market is largely dominated by large domestic companies or Joint venture of domestic
companies with prominent foreign players. Majority of the equipments are imported. New and
technologically advanced membranes and filters are gaining traction and are mainly imported
as demand is still in the growing phase.
Electronics and semiconductor industry was the largest user of water treatment facilities in
Philippines. More than half of the overall exports from Philippines by value come from this
industry. It was followed by chemicals industry and food and beverages industry. Luzon region
has very high volume of installed water treatment facility as it is the most industrialized region
in Philippines. Currently Visayas region was the second largest contributor in terms of demand
creation for water treatment. The Mindanao region is expected to register high industrial
growth in the current situation and thus contribute more in the coming years overtaking the
Visayas region.