Watsons Water is a producer and distributor

Distributor

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 of bottled distilled water

Distilled water

Distilled water is water that has many of its impurities removed through distillation. Distillation involves boiling the water and then condensing the steam into a clean container.-History:...

 based in Hong Kong. The company has production plants in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou

Guangzhou

Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...

. Their product is consumed across the Asia-Pacific region, including Singapore, Malaysia, and Taiwan.

History

Watsons Water was established in 1903 by the A.S. Watson Group

Watson's

Watson's or Watson's is part of the Health and Beauty retail and consumer division of the Hong Kong-based A.S. Watson Group, which in turn is part of the world wide conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa Ltd...

 (ASW) to produce pure distilled water. It has origins dating back to 1828 in southern China and relocated to Hong Kong in 1841. In 1981, it became a wholly owned subsidiary of Hutchison Whampoa Group

Hutchison Whampoa

Hutchison Whampoa Limited or HWL of Hong Kong is a Fortune 500 company and one of the largest companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. HWL is an international corporation with a diverse array of holdings which includes the world's biggest port and telecommunication operations in 14...

, part of the Li Ka-shing group of companies. It has grown to become the largest manufacturer of distilled water in the world.

Distillation process

Source water > Sand filtration > Activated Carbon > Microfiltration > Softening > Purified Water > Distillation > Sterilization > Watsons distilled water

See also

• 2006 Watsons Water Champions Challenge
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  , privately owned Chinese beverage manufacturer