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JOHAN MODÉN, CEO
GÖRAN ANDERSSON, Head of Marketing
VATTENRESURS
Vattenresurs doubled its capacity – and is ready for more
Phosphorus is a vital fertiliser in agriculture, but its use leads to After winning an eight-year framework agreement with water
eutrophic ation and oxygen depletion in lakes. Vattenresurs has deve company Stockholm Vatten och Avfall AB, Vattenresurs boats can
loped Ekobentik, a patented method whereby chemicals from its owner also be seen travelling back and forth along Riddarfjärden bay in
company Feralco AB are spread from boats via hoses and bind to phos- Stockholm. Large lakes and bays generate revenue over time, providing
phorus from seabed sediment. An effective and scientifically proven a stable foundation for the company’s work.
solution capable of saving lakes and bays around the globe.
“But we need to get more boats out onto the water!” says Johan
“We’ve slowly but surely started to expand outside of our primary Modén. “Our marketing efforts are starting to bear fruit, but we have
region, Stockholm, carrying out projects in larger regions such as the capacity to take on twice as many assignments as we have today.”
Dalarna and Växjö, but also abroad in Riga, Latvia,” says Johan Modén,
CEO of Vattenresurs. Vattenresurs is struggling with lengthy lead times and late orders.
Boats can only operate during the open-water period between mid-
Vattenresurs has four boats in operation, but despite the widespread April and early November and, prior to that, contracts, licenses and
problem with phosphorus, they are not fully booked. To reach more special permissions need to be in place.
municipalities, towns and cities, two new colleagues were hired in
marketing and sales, which, combined with a new recruit on the tech “We’re working to inform and educate local and regional authorities,
nology side, doubled the number of employees in the business. as projects need to be planned efficiently in advance,” says Göran
Andersson. “We already have several assignments planned for next
“We’ve set our sights outwards and taken part in several trade year.”
fairs, conferences and seminars in Sweden and abroad,” says Göran
Andersson, Head of Marketing at Vattenresurs. “We also had the Vattenresurs is continuing to develop its organisation and is now
honour of welcoming HRH Crown Princess Victoria who took part in a investigating whether Ekobentik technology can also be used to
study visit during Baltic Sea Day 2025, which attracted a lot of positive neutralise environmental toxins.
attention.”
“This is a brand-new area that uses the same boats and technology,
We have the capacity to take on but a different type of chemistry,” says Göran Andersson. “We’ve
twice as many assignments as launched a partnership with Stockholm University to explore the
possibilities going forward.”
we have today
In 2026, Vattenresurs intends to develop the company, broaden its
JOHAN MODÉN offering and expand into further regions and countries so it can save
more lakes and watercourses.
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