Founded in 1981, Aquatech International is a global water systems integrator, with strengths in industrial water and wastewater, focusing on desalination, reuse and zero liquid discharge. Aquatech has offices throughout the US and has a significant presence worldwide through offices in India, Europe, the Middle East, and China, and has provided site solutions in over 60 countries across the globe.

Aquatech has executed full turnkey O&M contracts for semiconductor manufacturers to improve wastewater facilities and has experience in designing Zero Liquid Discharge systems for major industrial facilities.

In April 2025, Aquatech received investment from Cerberus Capital Management to grow its technology platform. Building on its experience in desalination and zero liquid discharge, Aquatech is looking to provide holistic water management in key industrial areas including semiconductor manufacturing and lithium extraction. It will also create a technology-as-a-service development company for water and process customers with a portfolio spanning lithium refining, desalination, water reuse, ZLD, ultrapure water, and PFAS destruction.

Key technologies

The company has expanded its R&D and testing facilities and is developing DE-FLUORO™ electrochemical oxidation technology in partnership with AECOM, which was announced in 2024. DE-FLUORO™ provides a complete PFAS destruction solution through electrochemical oxidation to non-selectively and sequentially break the carbon-fluorine bonds using a proprietary electrode, and has been used already in the United States, Australia and Europe.

A subsidiary of Aquatech is QUA Group, developer and manufacturer of advanced membrane products. A flagship product of QUA is Fractional Electrodeionization (FEDI) which allows for higher flexibility and tolerance to inlet water conditions than other electrodeionization products. It also provides ultrafiltration and ceramic membranes. The companies FEDI technology has been used in a semiconductor manufacturing site in India to provide ultrapure water for a global client. In 2024, QUA began production at its new membrane manufacturing centre in Pune, India, aimed at expanding the company’s product offerings and featuring a state-of-the-art zero discharge solution.