Gradiant — a water treatment solutions and technologies company — has increased revenue by over 50% compared to 2024, while reportedly securing over US$500m in new orders ensuring continued growth into 2026. Profitability increased four times, reflecting operating leverage. Growth was diversified across industries, regions, and applications.
Revenue remained geographically balanced across mature and high-growth emerging markets. About one-third of the business came from the US, one-quarter from Europe, with the remainder from the Middle East and Indo-Pacific. This diversified mix supports Gradiant’s ability to serve global customers consistently across regions.
The company strengthened its balance sheet by closing a $50m credit facility with HSBC backed by receivables from blue-chip customers. Total credit capacity now exceeds $100m, supporting execution of current and future projects. This milestone reflects Gradiant’s capital maturity and the strength of its business model and customer base.
R&D remains central to Gradiant. The feedback loop between the field and the lab, continues to make its technologies more efficient and cost-effective.
Innovation and execution
Gradiant secured a major contract to design and build an ultrapure water (UPW) facility for a major semiconductor manufacturer in Dresden, Germany. The company has also partnered with Munich International Airport to deploy its ForeverGone technology to address PFAS contamination from firefighting foam.
Amid rising concern over water quality and human health, Gradiant has set new benchmarks in PFAS remediation. ForeverGone is said to eliminate PFAS entirely, unlike conventional approaches that merely concentrate contamination into hazardous waste. Its solution avoids costly, energy-intensive, and environmentally risky disposal methods such as incineration and landfilling.
In Thailand, global specialty chemicals group Archroma deployed its counterflow reverse osmosis (CFRO) driven zero liquid discharge (ZLD) solution, achieving up to 95% wastewater recycling while extracting valuable minerals for industrial reuse.
Execution continued on a large wastewater treatment facility for a US semiconductor manufacturer, with the facility to begin operations in 2026.
Deploying technology across industries
Gradiant advanced major projects across the world’s most water-intensive industries. Its data centre business expanded with two new contracts to design and deploy sustainable water systems in the US and Indo-Pacific.
The lithium business, alkali, announced a fully integrated lithium production facility using oilfield produced water. The facility, located in the Marcellus Shale Formation in Pennsylvania, US, is expected to reach full commercial operations within the next year.
Industry recognition
In 2025, Gradiant participated at SXSW contributing to discussions on industrial sustainability and was named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative of 2025. Gradiant also won gold at the Edison Awards for its ForeverGone PFAS destruction technology.
Gradiant’s leadership team spoke at industry forums including the GWI Global Water Summit, the IDRA Reykjavik Summit on Water and Climate Change, and the Fastmarkets Lithium Supply Conference. The company also participated in major global events such as COP 30, the Bloomberg New Economy Forum, Abu Dhabi Finance Week, WEFTEC, and Aquatech Amsterdam.
