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The core activity of AdP group involves the integrated management of the urban water cycle and spanning all of its respective phases, ranging from the capture, treatment and distribution of water for public consumption to the collection, transport, treatment and disposal of urban and industrial wastewaters and including their recycling and reuse. Through its different companies, the group has a nationwide presence in Portugal, providing services to municipalities that simultaneously serve as shareholders in the companies managing multi-municipal systems (“upstream” systems), and directly serving the populations through municipal systems (“downstream” systems) providing water and sanitation systems. The group also operates in international markets, in association with local partners as well as other Portuguese companies in the sector, with operations in various Portuguese speaking countries and other markets, namely through the signing of technical assistance contracts across the fields of water supply and sanitation.

A EPAL- Empresa Portuguesa das Águas Livres SA, é a maior e mais antiga empresa portuguesa do setor da água, sendo hoje uma empresa de referência a nível mundial e tendo por objeto a gestão integral do ciclo urbano da água.

SUMA holds a unique profile in the Urban Environment management business: sector leadership in Portugal together with a pro-active attitude which goes beyond contractual boundaries and supports itself on the responsibility of constantly innovating in all of the company’s areas of expertise – from Waste Collection to Urban Cleaning, Waste Treatment, Laboratory Analysis and Environmental Awareness, and Development and Innovation. SUMA has three decades of consolidated experience in the field – supported by the solid foundations of its shareholder MOTA-ENGIL Group – and provides service to over two million inhabitants converging towards a continuous and increasing quality, which has been properly certified and accredited. Having two dozens of companies dedicated to ensuring excellence in the integrated management of the cycle of waste, SUMA continues its sustained growth strategy and geographical location within and outside Portugal, through an ambitious international project in the markets of Angola, Mozambique, Brasil and Oman.