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EU Business Avenues in South East Asia Central Management Unit Singapore Market Study March 2020 Submitted to the European Commission on 18 March 2020 Environment & Water Technologies – Singapore Market Study - Page 3 of 204 Table of Contents LIST OF FIGURES ...................................................................................................................................................... 6 LIST OF TABLES ........................................................................................................................................................ 7 LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ......................................................................................................... 9 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................... 11 2. WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF SINGAPORE? ............................................................................. 18 2.1 POLITICAL OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................ 18 2.2 ECONOMIC OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................ 19 2.3 TRADE OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................................. 20 2.4 MARKET ACCESS ................................................................................................................................... 22 2.5 BUSINESS AND COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT ........................................................................................... 23 3. MARKET OVERVIEW & EU ENTRY OPPORTUNITIES IN SINGAPORE ....................................................... 25 3.1 THE SINGAPOREAN WATER & ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES SECTOR ................................................ 25 3.1.1 Market Overview ............................................................................................................................ 25 3.1.2 Government Policies and Incentives ............................................................................................. 33 3.1.3 Lead Agencies ............................................................................................................................... 37 3.1.4 Key Associations ........................................................................................................................... 38 3.1.5 Entry Strategies ............................................................................................................................. 39 3.1.6 Challenges & Entry Barriers ........................................................................................................... 43 3.2 FRESH WATER SUPPLY .......................................................................................................................... 44 3.2.1 Market Overview ............................................................................................................................ 44 3.2.2 EU Opportunities ........................................................................................................................... 55 3.3 WASTE WATER TREATMENT ................................................................................................................... 69 3.3.1 Market Overview ............................................................................................................................ 69 3.3.2 EU Opportunities ........................................................................................................................... 76 3.4 WATER SOLUTIONS ............................................................................................................................... 85 3.4.1 Market Overview ............................................................................................................................ 85 3.4.2 EU Opportunities ........................................................................................................................... 89 3.5 AIR POLLUTION CONTROL ...................................................................................................................... 98 3.5.1 Market Overview ............................................................................................................................ 98 3.5.2 EU Opportunities ......................................................................................................................... 104 3.6 WASTE MANAGEMENT ......................................................................................................................... 111 3.6.1 Market Overview .......................................................................................................................... 111 3.6.2 EU Opportunities ......................................................................................................................... 120 Environment & Water Technologies – Singapore Market Study - Page 4 of 204 3.7 RECYCLING ......................................................................................................................................... 125 3.7.1 Market Overview .......................................................................................................................... 125 3.7.2 EU Opportunities ......................................................................................................................... 128 3.8 SOIL PREVENTION ................................................................................................................................ 138 3.8.1 Market Overview .......................................................................................................................... 138 3.8.2 EU Opportunities ......................................................................................................................... 141 3.9 NOISE PROTECTION ............................................................................................................................. 147 3.9.1 Market Overview .......................................................................................................................... 147 3.9.2 EU Opportunities ......................................................................................................................... 150 4. REGULATIONS ............................................................................................................................................... 157 4.1 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION REGULATIONS....................................................................................... 159 4.2 WATER POLLUTION REGULATIONS ....................................................................................................... 161 4.3 AIR POLLUTION REGULATIONS ............................................................................................................. 164 4.4 HAZARDOUS/TOXIC WASTE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS ..................................................................... 165 4.5 SOIL POLLUTION REGULATIONS ........................................................................................................... 167 4.6 NOISE POLLUTION REGULATIONS ......................................................................................................... 168 5. ANNEX ............................................................................................................................................................. 170 5.1 LIST OF USEFUL CONTACTS ................................................................................................................. 170 5.2 STARTING A BUSINESS IN SINGAPORE .................................................................................................. 173 5.3 USEFUL STATISTICS ............................................................................................................................. 178 5.4 PUB COLLABORATORS ....................................................................................................................... 190 6. BIBLIOGRAPHY .............................................................................................................................................. 196 Environment & Water Technologies – Singapore Market Study - Page 5 of 204 List of Figures Figure 1: Singapore’s Water Cycle ............................................................................................ 15 Figure 2: Singapore’s Waste Management