Bluewater urges global PFAS action, highlights Africa’s monitoring gaps
“Water contamination crosses borders, but access to testing and protection remains uneven,” said Bengt Rittri, Bluewater founder and CEO.
“Water contamination crosses borders, but access to testing and protection remains uneven,” said Bengt Rittri, Bluewater founder and CEO.
Bluewater has partnered with FNB Wines2Whales as the Official Water Purification and Remineralisation Partner of South Africa’s favourite mountain bike race. Through the partnership, riders will have access to purified and remineralised still and sparkling water throughout the Race Villages.
Cape Town, October 20, 2026 – Bluewater has partnered with FNB Wines2Whales as the Official Water Purifi
"With Bluewater CoffeeRock® and LiquidRock®, I finally found water precise enough to step back and let the coffee speak for itself," say US champion barista Mehmet E Sogan.
“Every government represented in New York should leave Climate Week NYC with a clear answer: what will it do next to protect its people’s right to clean water – and by when?”
For Bluewater, supporting the championship reflects a clear commitment to coffee professionals and the future of specialty coffee—helping remove uncertainty from one of coffee’s most essential ingredients," Ivarsson said.
“The specialty coffee industry has become incredibly precise about beans, roasting and brewing. Water should be treated with the same level of attention,” said Niklas Ivarsson, president of Bluewater Inc. “Water is one of the largest ingredients in every cup, yet it has traditionally been one of the least controlled. We want to change that.”
The Bluewater Emergency Station can be activated by one person in around two minutes, fully deployed in under 15 minutes, and generate up to 1,000 liters of purified drinking water an hour from any local water source – stream, lake, surface water, or reservoir, whether contaminated or brackish.
CORRECTION: Bluewater Emergency Water Station press release
STOCKHOLM, Sweden – 17 August 2026 – Earlier today, Bluewater issued a press release headlined “Battlefield Hydration: 10,000 Litres of Drinking Water an Hour — From Two Carry Cases in Ten Minutes.”
We would like to correct an error in that release. The stated output of the Bluewater Emergency Water Station (EWS) should have read 1,
The Bluewater EWS is both highly portable and powerful. One soldier can set up the system in about ten minutes, and it can then produce up to 1,000 liters of drinking water per hour from contaminated fresh and brackish water.
“We have spent years debating whether microplastics are a problem. The question now is how seriously we are prepared to respond,” says Bluewater CEO Bengt Rittri.
Bluewater is showcasing its Emergency Water Station at the Stockholm Sailing World Championship, converting Baltic Sea water into safe drinking water. This portable purification system underscores the importance of water resilience amidst increasing global challenges regarding water availability and quality.
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