Meet your CS China Environmental Team
Gregory Harris
Commercial Officer
CS Shanghai
Gregory Harris started working for the Commerce Department in 1995, working in Kaohsiung, Grand Rapids, Taipei and most recently Shanghai. He and his team cover the energy, design construction, environment, marine and rail sectors in east China.
He enjoys working on the climate change portfolio and the US China trade relationship.
Currently, he is looking for U.S. water firms to build a database for future trade programs in China.
Gregory can be reached at Gregory.Harris@mail.doc.gov
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT
SINGLE COMPANY PROMOTION, the “SCP”
U.S. Environmental Firms often face the task of disseminating technical information to myriad audiences. The U.S. Commercial Service can help deliver your company's message to these audiences in a tailored and affordable manner. With the United States Embassy and Consulates knowledgeable staff and vast network among government, media, and private industry, we can identify and make sure that the ideal audience is present at your promotional/press event, seminar, product/service launch, or reception. With our Single Company Promotion service, we can bring all of the key players to you in a single venue where you can deliver your message, make new contacts, and achieve the maximum impact. Whether you are new to the Chinese market or have an established commercial presence in China, the Commercial Service Single Company Promotion is the best method to reach a large audience of pre-screened decision makers in 19 of China's leading cities. We can manage many of the logistical details of trade programming for you.
We can also help you attract:
- Agents & distributors
- End users & potential customers
- Producers & Trade Associations
- Government Officials
- Media
- Bankers, consultants & lawyers
Industry Overview
China's acute environmental problems stem from a deteriorating natural resource base, dense population, heavy reliance on coal, outmoded technology, underpriced water and energy, and breakneck industrial growth. In response to this situation, the government has unleashed a burst of environmental legislation, shut down thousands of small, dirty factories, and decreed by 2010 the country will reduce its total pollution discharge by 10% from the 2005 level and reduce energy consumption by 20% per GDP unit. It is estimated that in the coming five years, China will invest 175 billion USD in environmental protection, accounting for 1.3-1.4% of GDP. Progress has been made gradually. According to the statics released by Ministry of Environmental Protection on June 5, 2008, by the end of 2007, 48% of coal-fired power units had been installed with desulfurization systems, compared with only 12% in 2005. Municipal wastewater treatment rate had reached to 60% as of late 2007. In 2007, Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) were reduced by 3.14% and SO2 by 4.66% from the 2006 level. In early 2008, State Environmental Protection Administration (Chinese EPA) was upgraded into a Ministry-level agency – Ministry of Environmental Protection, a solid evidence of China’s resolution to step up efforts in environment cleanup.
There are enormous opportunities in the environmental protection market in China. Some best prospects in this field are listed as follows:
- Municipal and industry wastewater treatment technology (sludge, auto-control)
- Hazardous waste and medical waste treatment technology
- Waste-to-Energy technologies
- De-SOx and De-NOx technologies
- Air and water monitoring equipment
Solid Waste:
The Chinese solid waste treatment market holds tremendous
opportunities for U.S. equipment and service providers. Despite
China’s position as the world largest municipal solid waste (MSW)
generator, China’s solid waste treatment rate remains very low.
Among the 661 cities throughout the country, 334 cities do not
have any MSW treatment facilities. To tackle this problem, the
Chinese government unveiled aggressive plans to improve the solid
waste treatment rate. According to the plans, from 2006-2010,
China will invest 111.5billion RMB (USD14.9billion) in building
fixed asset MSW treatment facilities, and will seek to raise
non-harmful treatment rate of MSW to no lower than 60% by 2010.
On the industrial waste side, China will maintain the policy of
“reducing and recycling.” As for hazardous waste treatment, the
country is allocating 14.92 billion RMB (1.99 billion USD) to
build 31 hazardous waste treatment centers, 300 centralized
disposal facilities for medical waste and 31 warehouses for
radioactive waste in the next three years. Therefore, good
potential market opportunities exist for American suppliers.
Despite fierce domestic and third-country competition, U.S.
equipment and service suppliers enjoy a good reputation by
Chinese buyers because of the high-quality products and services
provided by American companies.
Water:
China’s water situation has been an important issue on two fronts
- water pollution and water availability. One third of China’s
river courses, lakes, and costal areas are severely contaminated
as a result of municipal, industrial and agricultural discharges.
Over 17,000 counties and towns have no wastewater treatment
plants, and nearly 300 million people are currently drinking
contaminated water. In addition, China has very low water
resources per capita (one quarter of the world average), and they
are unevenly distributed (e.g. one tenth in northern and western
areas). In 2006, 420 out of 669 cities suffered from water
scarcity.
China continues to face severe water pollution and water scarcity problems. China generated 53.7 billion tons of wastewater; municipal wastewater and industrial wastewater account for 55% and 45% respectively. It is expected that total wastewater will continue growing due to rapid urbanization and industrialization, to reach 64 billion tons in 2010. The current wastewater treatment infrastructure is inadequate, and there will be continued construction of new facilities and upgrading of existing ones, resulting in a large demand for related technology and equipment. However, competition for projects is also fierce, both from foreign suppliers that can provide good technology, as well as from domestic suppliers that can offer competitive prices.
In the 11th Five-Year Plan, two major targets set by the central government are constructing a water-saving society and treating water pollution. It aims to provide safe drinking water to 100 million residents, and treat 70% of sewage. In order to meet the goals, 1,000 new WWTPs (representing investment of RMB 330 billion) will be constructed, raising total daily treatment capacity to 10,000 tons. China will begin to levy sewage treatment fees throughout the country in the coming five years, with aims to decrease the total volume of primary pollutants by 10% by 2010.
Air:
According to the statistics released on June 5, 2008 by Chinese
Ministry of Environmental Protection, as of early 2008, 39.5% of
the cities in China do not meet the national standard II of air
quality. 28% cities are below the national particulate matters
standard and 20.9% below the national SO2 standard. Among the 500
cities monitored, 281 cities suffered from acid rain, accounting
for 56.2% of the total. 171 cities monitored had as frequent as
25% acid rain last year. And 75% of rain is acid rain last year
in another 65 cities.
Responding to this serious situation, the government required that by 2010, desulfurization devices should be installed on coal-fired boilers at power plants where medium or high sulfur coal is used. All newly built, expanded or renovated coal-fired power plants must include installation of desulfurization equipment. It is estimated that the market value of the desulfurization industry will be US$ 725 million if only 5% of all the large-sized coal-fired power plants install desulfurization equipment.
As the government comes to realize the imperativeness of De-NOx of Power Plants Flue Gas, U.S. De-NOx technology and equipment providers will find great market potential in China in the next 5-10 years. Experts predict the market will be booming in late “11th-five year plan (2006-2010) ” and entire 12th-five year plan (2011-2015), “ as regulations and laws are established gradually and systematically.
Trade Events
This section provides a listing of upcoming environmental technology-related events in China, including industry shows and trade missions. While FCS China is directly involved with some of these events (indicated), the majority here have no direct relationship with the FCS and are listed solely as a convenience to our users.
For more information, please contact the organizing group as listed in the event description. Verify the information before making any commitments - we are not responsible for accuracy of information or changes in events' schedules.
2009 10th (Autumn) China International De-SOx, De-NOx and
De-dust Technology and Equipment Exhibition
Date： September 10-12, 2009
Venue: China International Exhibition Center
Organizer contact: Wang Hongguo
Tel:0086-10- 85861238, 13910617799
Fax:0086-10- 85866179-21
Email: qifa1238@126.com
The 9th International Urban Construction & Building Estate
(Green Building ) Fair
Date： Sept. 17-19, 2009
Venue: Chongqing Convention & Exhibition Center, China
Organizer: CCES
Organizer contact: Luo Yunfang
Tel: 023-6296-8507
Fax: 023-6296-8444
Website: www.worldfair.org.cn
Email: worldfair@126.com
2009 China (Tianjin) International Environment Protection
Industry Exhibition
Date： October 25-28, 2009
Venue: Tianijn International Exhibition Center
Organizer contact: Wang Zhen
Tel: 86-22-83711728, 13902063559
Fax: 86-22-83711728
Email: tjqy6666@163.com
2009 China Zhejiang International Environment Protection
Technology and Product Exhibition
Date：October 31-November 2
Venue: Zhejiang World Trade International Exhibition Center
Organizer contact: Li Gang
Tel: 0571-85341433
Fax: 0571-85380305
Email: gang.li@yahoo.com.cn
2009 the 3rd China Western International Energy Conservation,
Environmental Protection and New Energy Exhibition
Date： November 5-7, 2009
Venue: Chengdu New Century Convention & Exhibition Center,
China
Organizer contact: Mei Rongzhi
Tel: 028-6868-0597
Fax: 028-6626-1009
Website: www.wiepe.com
Email: sh_myz@yahoo.com.cn
2009 China (Xi’an) Environmental Protection Industry
Exhibition
Date： November 13-15, 2009
Venue: Xi’an Qujiang International Exhibition Center
Organizer contact: Li Junyou
Tel: 029-85325827-820
Fax: 029-85325827-819
Email: lijunyou123@163.com
Aquatech China 2010
Date： June 4-6, 2010
Venue: Shanghai International Exhibition Center
Tel: 86-21-62706717
Fax: 86-21-62706720
Website: http://www.aquatech.com
Email: sunny@chcbiz.com
2010 China International Environment Protection Fair
(CIEPF2010) The 4th China International Environmental Monitoring
Instrument Exhibition
Date： June 24-26, 2010
Venue: Dalian Star-Sea Convention & Exhibition Center,
Dalian
Organizer: Dalian Northern Int’l Exhibition Limited Company
Organizer contact: Ms. Cindy Pei
Tel: (86-411) 82538628
Fax: (86-411) 82538616
Website: http://www.sinoexhibition.com/ep/En/showContent.asp?tg=home
Email: cindy.pei99@163.com
Trade Missions
Archive:
U.S. Clean Energy and Environment Trade Mission to China and India September 1-12, 2008 (Join Now!)
U.S.-China Environmental Industry Forum
Trade Leads
U.S. Suppliers of SCADA and DCS Systems Needed
Potential Equipment Purchase for Water/wastewater Treatment Plants
China Guangdong Urban Environment Project Expression of Interest Consulting Services
Market Research and Reports
U.S. Foreign Commercial Service Market Research Library
The following research reports authored by FCS are available for free on our market research library. To access them, you must register and then copy paste the following topics into the "keywords" section on the search engine.
Hong Kong: Water Resources Equipment
Source: U.S. Foreign Commercial Service
Date: March, 2008
Solid Waste Treatment in Liaoning
Source: U.S. Foreign Commercial Service
Date: February, 2008
Solid Waste Treatment Market in China
Source: U.S. Foreign Commercial Service
Date: September, 2007
Hong Kong: Environment and Energy
Services
Source: U.S. Foreign Commercial Service
Date: September, 2007
Air Pollution Control in Guangdong
Source: U.S. Foreign Commercial Service
Date: May, 2007
China: Air Pollution Control Equipment
Source: U.S. Foreign Commercial Service
Date: December, 2006
Solid and Medical Waste Market in
Sichuan
Source: U.S. Foreign Commercial Service
Date: November, 2006
Additional Research and Reports
In addition to our in-house research services, FCS also provides a selection of both free and fee-based research directly related to the Environmental Technology sector in China.
Links to non-Commercial Service organizations are provided solely as a convenience to our users. The Commercial Service makes no representations about the accuracy or suitability of the information provided on the following web sites. The FCS is not responsible for the content of the individual organization webpages found through these links, and their inclusion here should not be understood as an endorsement of these organizations.
China: Renewable Energy Sector
Source: InterChina Consulting
Date: May, 2008
China Desulphurization Industry Report,
2007-2008
Source: Research and Markets, Inc.
Date: May, 2008
Doing Business in China 2008
Source: World Bank
Date: March, 2008
Environmental Newsletter
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Industry-Related News
In this section you will find news articles related to the Environmental technology industry in China. The opinions and analysis offered through these links do not represent the views of the Foreign Commercial Service, and are provided solely as a service to visitors. The FCS is not responsible for the content of the individual organization web pages found through these links, and their inclusion here should not be understood as an endorsement of these organizations.
Useful Links and Industry Contacts
Government
Ministry of Environmental Protection
Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau
U.S. Environmental & Energy Technology Office
U.S. Dept. of Commerce - China Environmental Market
Business and Trade Associations
One-Stop Solution of Exporting to China
China Association of Environmental Protection Industry
China Association of Urban Environmental Sanitation
Clean Development Mechanism in China
China Environment Institute of Environment and Development
China Sustainable Energy Program
International Development Projects: World Bank Environmental
Projects in China (active and planned) United Nations Development
U.S. Commercial Service Contact Information for Environmental Technology
The U.S. Commercial Service offers a broad array of market entry services to U.S. exporters of environmental products, technologies and services. Please refer to this website for additional information on how we can help you expand your business in China.
For information on national regulatory policy and market
opportunities in North Central China, Contact
Beijing Office:
Tel: (86-10)8531-3000
Fax: (86-10)8531-3701
Elizabeth
Shieh
Wang Yi
For information on water privatization and market
opportunities in East China, contact
Shanghai Office:
Tel: (86-21)6279-7630
Fax: (86-21)6279-7639
Gregory
Harris
Stellar Chu
For information on market opportunities in the Peal River
Delta region, contact
Guangzhou Office:
Tel: (86-20)8667-4011
Fax: (86-20)8666-6409
Diana Liu
For information on market opportunities in Southwest China,
contact
Chengdu Office:
Tel: (86-28)8558-3992
Fax: (86-28)8558-3991
Chen Ling
For information on market opportunities in North China,
contact
Shenyang Office:
Tel: (86-24)2322-1198 Ext.8142
Fax: (86-24)2322-2206
Liu Yang
For information on market opportunities in Hong Kong,
contact
Hong Kong:
Tel: (852)2521-1467
Fax: (852)2845-9800
Olevia Yim