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Year of foundation: | 1992 |
Legal form: | GmbH |
Members of staff: | 120 |
Trademark: | WATROMAT® |
Headquarter: | |
Switzerland (W10) | Watropur Schlammtrockner GmbH, Unterseen |
Subsidiaries: | |
Germany (W12) | Watropur GmbH, Düren |
Turkey (W16) | Watropur Ltd, Şişli, Istanbul |
China (W18) | Watropur Ltd, Lianyungang |
Italy (W19) | Watropur Srl, Parma |
Hungary (W21) | Bonotec Kft, Sopron |
Spain (W23) | Watropur SU, Barcelona |
Austria (W24) | Watropur GmbH, Kumberg |
South Korea (W26) | Watropur Ltd, Daegu |
Finland (W28) | Watropur Oy, Lathi |
England (W32) | Watropur Ltd, Carmathen |
Croatia (W40) | Watropur doo, Krizevci |

WATROPUR design, manufacture and maintain dryers for sludge from industrial or municipal wastewater treatment plants. WATROPUR utilizes 33'500 square meters on four production facilities. The activities of the companies are concentrated on the following businesses:
- Skip-Dryer for inorganic cake sludge (filter cake) from small sized chamber filter presses
- Container-Dryer for inorganic sludge (filter cake) from large sized chamber filter presses
- Bunker-Dryer for organic sludge from non continuous operating sludge dewatering systems like centrifuges, belt presses, decanters, etc.
- Press-Dryer for organic sludge with screw presses
- Liquid-Dryer for organic sludge without screw presses