en.Wedoany.com Reported - On June 5, the 18th Shanghai International Water Expo opened at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai), organized by Shanghai Harey Exhibition Services (Group) Co., Ltd. The expo covers four core sectors: water purification, membrane and water treatment, environmental water treatment, and pumps, valves, and pipes, with an exhibition area of 180,000 square meters, bringing together over 2,500 exhibitors and more than 75,000 products from around the world.

The international participation has significantly increased. In addition to the continued involvement of countries along the Belt and Road Initiative, such as Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam, the number of visitors from Canada, Germany, Spain, Russia, India, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and other regions has also notably grown. The expo held international and domestic buyer matching events to help exhibitors connect with technical orders, and concurrently featured special sessions such as the Belt and Road Water and Environmental Cooperation Overseas Conference.

The exhibitor lineup covers all segments of the industry. The water purification sector features brands such as Midea, Ecowater, Angel, BWT, Pentair, Runcuo, Panasonic, Canature, and Bili, along with first-time exhibitors including Hans Sasser, Emate, Forden, Aomei, Yijia, Qingqingquan, Dayu, Gaosheng Weiye, Century Fengyuan, Bilai, Tiwosi, Yiai, Shuaifeng, and Weiquan. Midea Commercial Water launched a new generation of compressor-cooled integrated direct drinking machines, integrated water treatment equipment, and a series of large-flow kitchen machines that require no power. Runcuo Water Purification (USA) globally debuted new energy water softeners, multifunctional direct drinking machine companions, and step-heating companions. Panasonic Water Purification released a product matrix including a three-core strontium-rich water purifier and a quick-release MINI central water purifier. Canature Health globally launched the BC Series 1.25-inch net soft water control valve, featuring an integrated grille quick-release structure, self-programming regeneration mode, two-step switching between forward and reverse flow, and a Type-C upgrade interface. Hans Sasser (Germany) introduced efficient water heating system solutions. Emate's whole-house deep water purification system presented a strontium-rich mineralized nanofiltration deep water purification system designed by Porsche Design Studio, along with an intelligent leak-proof central water purification system. Benyuan Water Purification released the Benyuan "Hong" series and Benyuan "Kun" ice water series products, featuring AI fresh technology and compressor cooling for true 5°C ice water functionality.

The wastewater treatment sector showcased comprehensive solutions from companies such as Jingjin, Kangtai, Sudong, Machetto, Georg Fischer, Hechuang, Keruida, Philips, Sanlixin, and Xinhua, while new brands like Wankeli, Xiaoqing, Xinfeng, Qinghe, Dazhang, Denggao, Zhuode, Wantai, and Hanguo also brought specialized technologies.

The membrane treatment sector featured exhibitors including DuPont, NanoH2O, Hydranautics (USA), Bluestar Toray, Vontron, OriginWater, Zhonghua Hangzhou Water Treatment, Qinsen, Aowei, Entai, Hanhua, Vessel, Xylem, Wanhua, Seno, Asahi Kasei, Eleco, Haina, Xinyu, Samyang, Jishui, Edmans, Lekai, Yimo, Mann+Hummel, Tianjin Motimo, Jiuwu Hi-Tech, and Aerospace Huayang. Some companies showcased new products: DuPont launched the FilmTec™ Funai XC220™ high-pressure reverse osmosis membrane element, capable of concentrating sodium chloride to 220 g/L under standard seawater membrane pressure, helping customers reduce investment and operating costs for zero liquid discharge or concentrated salt resource utilization. Hydranautics (USA) displayed the PRO-XS5 high-pressure salt separation nanofiltration membrane, featuring excellent ion selectivity, high salt rejection, and chemical resistance. Vontron Technology released the enhanced Helixfil series PURO-ULD reverse osmosis membrane element, designed with an ultra-low pressure drop spacer to reduce pressure increases caused by biological and organic fouling, saving energy and offering good cleaning recovery performance. Bluestar Toray introduced the NE8040-LXM acid-alkali resistant nanofiltration membrane, tailored for extreme acid-alkali conditions in the lithium battery industry, enabling lithium recovery from spent lithium batteries with a recovery rate of up to 95%. OriginWater exhibited the MBRU5.0 macro-pulse MBR membrane module, which significantly reduces energy consumption, enables in-situ capacity expansion, increases operating flux by 40%, and extends service life from 5-8 years to 10 years.

In the environmental water treatment sector, Zhongqiao Qidi introduced box-type integrated wastewater treatment equipment, featuring a highly integrated design that provides skid-mounted solutions for new construction of scattered point wastewater facilities and replacement of old equipment. Tokyo Keiso showcased the UCS-010 series pinch-type ultrasonic flowmeter. Singleton promoted the Retro-X® online mobile aeration system without the need for pool cleaning, achieving comprehensive optimization of oxygen transfer efficiency, structural rigidity, and online maintenance without water shutdown. Machetto displayed the Magchlor® coating technology, customizing specialized coatings for different seawater conditions, suitable for electrolytic brine chlorination and electrodialysis processes. Enviolet exhibited the Photo-Fenton advanced oxidation technology, which has been promoted and applied in large-scale pharmaceutical wastewater treatment scenarios, reducing chemical costs by 50% and sludge production by 80%.

In the water utility sector, exhibitors included Three Gorges Smart Water, Beishui Cloud Service, Capital Smart, Chongqing Yuantong, Shanghai Chengtou, Hangzhou Water, Fuzhou Water, Fujian Water Investment Digital Technology, and ACWA Power (Saudi Arabia), focusing on intelligent pipeline network construction and comprehensive water environment management, providing systematic services.

Nearly 100 forums were held concurrently with the expo. The water purification sector focused on consumption upgrades and integration trends, covering topics such as water vending industry development, pipeline direct drinking water, overseas expansion, commercial water purification, and comfortable office water systems. The urban water supply and drainage sector focused on water utility digitalization and resource recycling, involving digital water innovation, urban and rural water supply and drainage technology, sludge treatment and disposal, and high-quality water supply. The industrial water treatment sector centered on discussions around the International Industrial Water Leaders Forum, industry-academia-research innovation, membrane technology applications, and Israeli water technology innovation. Additionally, forums were held on AI empowering environmental equipment upgrades, heat pump applications, and the synergy between chemical green energy and environmental protection.

Shanghai Harey Exhibition Services (Group) Co., Ltd. is an organizer with over a decade of experience, specializing in the B2B field and dedicated to building an international environmental commerce platform. It annually hosts or co-organizes more than 20 exhibitions and industry events both domestically and internationally, with core businesses covering exhibitions and B2B e-commerce in sectors such as water purification, environmental water treatment, membrane and industrial water treatment, comprehensive environmental management, fluid machinery, environmental monitoring, indoor living environments, comfort systems, and low-carbon buildings.

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