Pinhalense S/A Máquinas Agrícolas
HQ BR40% share
Brazilian coffee-machinery maker (Pinhalense/P&A); pulpers, hullers, dryers and low-water processing systems.
mineral · input
Freshwater (Processing)
Used intensively in washed (wet) coffee processing — 40–150 liters per kg of green coffee produced. Major environmental pressure point in water-stressed origins. Dry/natural processing reduces consumption to 1–2 liters/kg.
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Source countries
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Companies
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Goods affected
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Claims on record
What depends on it
Goods that need this input
1 essential American goods rely on freshwater (processing) somewhere upstream in their supply chain.
Where it comes from
Source countries
Share of global supply, by country.
| Country | Share of supply |
|---|---|
| BRBrazil | 35% |
| VNVietnam | 17% |
| COColombia | 8% |
| IDIndonesia | 7% |
| ETEthiopia | 5% |
| HNHonduras | 4% |
Who makes it
Supplier companies
3 companies produce freshwater (processing).
Penagos Hermanos & Cía
HQ CO35% share
Colombian maker of coffee wet-processing equipment; pioneer of low-water "ecological" pulpers (Ecopulper) that cut wet-mill water use dramatically.
Veolia Environnement (Veolia Water)
HQ FR
Veolia Environnement (Euronext: VIE; HQ Aubervilliers, France; ~€45B revenue) is the world's largest industrial water treatment company following its 2022 merger with SUEZ, which was its closest competitor. Veolia's water division designs, builds, and operates industrial water treatment systems — reverse osmosis (RO) desalination, ultrafiltration, biological treatment, zero liquid discharge (ZLD) — for mining clients globally. Veolia serves BHP, Rio Tinto, Codelco, Newmont, and Freeport-McMoRan among others, providing water recycling and treatment at mines in arid regions (Atacama, Australia, southern Africa). After absorbing SUEZ in 2022, Veolia became the unambiguous dominant player in industrial water treatment with no remaining near-peer competitor. Veolia also provides municipal water concessions in 50+ countries, making it the single firm that bridges industrial mining water treatment with public utility water supply — creating dual-use know-how and infrastructure overlap.