$Xylem (XYL.US)$
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$Xylem (XYL.US)$
The results of Xylum, a leading water supplier, were announced. Both sales and EPS were better than expected. Sales of MCS and WSS increased as demand for smart metering increased in the U.S. and the need to provide solutions based on data centers/industries increased. Sales growth continues in the profitable business, and orders are increasing in the WI and WSS sectors, which account for a high proportion of sales.  

It is also a company that is expected to benefit from t...

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$DuPont (DD.US)$ Dr Burry has great foresight as always. Water will be the most important resource of the decade. With daily sustenance n agriculture competing with semiconductor foundries that demands a even higher quality of water of a even larger quantity. Water treatment will enjoy continuous stable demands. Many in this fragmented water treatment industry are either construction companies specialising in building water treatment plant or dealers selling dupont as their own product (like hyfl...