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December 1, 2025

A Bold Innovation Mindset to Water | Chemical Week by S&P

Gradiant is transforming industrial water with a bold innovation mindset. Spun out of MIT, the company has grown to more than $500 million in revenue by enabling recycling and reuse of the world’s most challenging waters. Gradiant’s Anurag and Prakash recently discussed the company’s growth and innovation in a meeting with Chemical Week.

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October 15, 2025

Built for Complexity: A New Model for Industrial Water in the Global South | IDRA Global Connections

In this Executive Viewpoint from IDRA Global Connections – Fall 2025, Anurag explores how the Global South can leapfrog outdated water systems through modular, hybrid, and AI-powered infrastructure. He illustrates how decentralized, intelligent water management can transform scarcity into opportunity—driving industrial growth, resilience, and sustainability across emerging economies ready for the next wave of development.

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September 9, 2025

Reshaping the Semiconductor Water Recovery Landscape: the Future of MLD and ZLD | UltraFacility, GWI

In an interview with UltraFacility, Steven Lam, Head of Technology, shares how Gradiant is advancing semiconductor water recovery through MLD and ZLD. He highlights how Gradiant’s innovations enable fabs to reuse more water and meet sustainability goals, while balancing regulatory requirements and operational efficiency across the semiconductor industry.

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August 5, 2025

Semiconductor Industry Faces Water, Sustainability Challenges | Manufacturing Dive

In this article by Manufacturing Dive, featuring insights from Prakash, TSMC, and Arizona State University, we explore the future of semiconductors — where ultrapure water meets water recycling and zero liquid discharge. From scarcity to sustainability — Gradiant is making every drop count in semiconductors.

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July 29, 2025

Water Scarcity is the First Signal of a Warming Planet | Fast Company

Water scarcity isn’t just a resource issue - it’s the first signal of a planet in crisis. In their latest piece for Schnelle Gesellschaft, Anurag and Prakash make the case that water scarcity is the most immediate, visible, and actionable indicator of climate change. We already have the technologies. What’s needed now is speed, alignment, and leadership.

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July 17, 2025

Lithium Production Facility Coming to Pennsylvania | AXIOS Pittsburgh

Gradiant’s spin-out alkaLi is developing a lithium production facility in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, to extract battery-grade lithium from fracking wastewater. Leveraging its EC² technology, the site aims to recover high-purity lithium sustainably and could supply a significant share of U.S. EV battery demand. Commercial operations are targeted for early 2026.

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July 14, 2025

Securing Critical Water Resources in the Digital Age | Water Magazine

Prakash Govindan met with Phil Alsop of Water Magazine discusses the water challenges and complexities in data centres and semiconductor fabs, highlighting projects in the US, Indo-Pacific, and Europe, and how Gradiant’s innovations, powered with AI, are enabling sustainable and efficient water management in the world’s most stressed regions.

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July 2, 2025

Critical Minerals Are in the U.S., Not in Far-Off Mines | Fast Company

Gradiant is enabling critical mineral recovery from oilfield wastewater—right here in the U.S.—reducing reliance on far-off mines. As demand for lithium and rare earths surges, our technologies support a domestic, resilient supply chain for the clean energy transition, turning overlooked waste streams into strategic resources.