What ESSE does

ESSE (中晶极智科技股份有限公司) is a Beijing-based privately held industrial environmental protection and circular-economy company that produces environmentally functional materials from industrial solid waste using proprietary recycling technology. Originally established as Zhongjing Environment and restructured in July 2023 into its current form, the company operates as the environmental-protection and carbon-governance business platform within Walden Technology Group (瓦尔德技术集团). It serves large state-owned and private industrial enterprises in steel, metallurgy, power generation, chemicals, cement and hazardous waste, where it sells equipment, delivers technical consulting, and — critically — manages long-term operation and maintenance (O&M) contracts over its installed base of more than 40 environmental-protection units.

The company's offering is organized into five product lines: GWOS (极智智慧系统), an IoT/big-data/cloud-based intelligent environmental management and smart-factory platform with process-automation and anomaly-detection capabilities; TOT (超低温发电), ultra-low-temperature power generation that recovers waste heat from low-grade industrial flue gas, steam and hot water using CCH catalytic equipment; GoodAir (歌德), a flue-gas treatment suite including FOSS dry desulfurization, SIOD ion-based denitration, FDOS gas purification, Xide fixed-bed multi-pollutant removal, VOCG VOC treatment and SCOR CO/NOx removal (with the proprietary Ionic Generator Denitration Technology protected by multiple patents); COIICO (可徕卡), carbon management covering CO treatment and CO2 capture and resource utilization (catalytic hydrogenation to methanol); and MiHe (装备制造), an equipment-manufacturing line spanning power generation, sludge dewatering, hydrothermal carbonization, hydrogen production, gasification, oxidation gas generation and CO treatment equipment.

ESSE makes money through three revenue streams: (i) one-time capital equipment sales of flue gas treatment, ultra-low-temperature power generation, carbon capture and other specialized industrial equipment; (ii) technical consulting, engineering design and project implementation services; and (iii) recurring managed-services O&M contracts (托管运营服务) over its installed base — the latter providing the most durable revenue line. Pricing is non-public, project-based and negotiated with enterprise buyers on multi-year terms. Go-to-market is sales-led via direct enterprise field-sales teams targeting SOEs and large private industrial clients, supported by memberships in the China Steel Industry Association and China Environmental Protection Industry Association, participation in major industry expos, and PR coverage in outlets such as Economic Daily. The company holds National Specialized and Innovative 'Little Giant' Enterprise status from MIIT, has passed National High-Tech Enterprise certification three times, operates an approved postdoctoral research workstation, and was named to the 2023 Beijing Top-100 Specialized Enterprises list.

Name

ESSE

Legal name

中晶极智科技股份有限公司

Website

https://esse.org.cn

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

ESSE (中晶极智科技) is a Beijing-based industrial environmental protection company that designs, manufactures, and operates flue-gas treatment, ultra-low-temperature power generation, carbon management and solid-waste resource-utilization systems for large steel, metallurgy, power, chemicals, cement and hazardous-waste clients in China.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Environmental Protection Services

NAICS

Electrical Equipment Manufacturing (33531), Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Engineering Services (541330)

SIC

Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600), Industrial Process Furnaces & Ovens (3567), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Emissions Controls & Environmental Retrofit Services (SCR/FGD/ESP, CEMS) (EUAEALAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Energy & Sustainability Management (Energy Audits/Optimization/Carbon & ESG Programs) (IMAIAAAM)

Keywords

• Industrial environmental protection
• Flue gas treatment systems
• Carbon capture solutions
• Waste heat power generation
• Environmental operations maintenance

Headquarters

HQ city

Beijing

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Environmental Protection Equipment Sales: Sale of environmental protection equipment including flue gas treatment systems (FOSS, SIOD), ultra-low temperature power generation systems (TOT), carbon capture systems, and specialized industrial equipment (MiHe manufacturing line). One-time capital equipment contracts with industrial clients.
2. Technical Services: Technical consulting, engineering design, and project implementation services for industrial environmental protection solutions.
3. Operational and Maintenance Contracts (托管运营服务): Long-term operational and maintenance contracts for managing environmental protection assets at client industrial sites. These O&M contracts provide recurring service revenue streams for managing the company's installed base of 40+ environmental protection units across multiple client sites.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ESSE designs, manufactures, and operates integrated industrial environmental protection solutions for heavy industry in China. It sells proprietary environmental protection equipment (flue gas treatment, ultra-low temperature power generation, carbon capture, sludge drying, hydrogen production, gasification systems) and provides technical consulting, engineering implementation, and long-term operations and maintenance services for installed environmental protection assets at steel, metallurgy, power, chemical, cement, and hazardous waste facilities.

Product overview

ESSE (中晶极智科技) offers an integrated environmental management solution platform consisting of five core product lines: GWOS (极智智慧系统) for smart factory operations management using IoT, big data, and cloud computing; TOT (超低温发电) for ultra-low temperature waste heat power generation; GoodAir (歌德) brand covering comprehensive flue gas treatment including FOSS dry treatment, SIOD ion denitration, FDOS gas desulfurization, 禧德 fixed bed treatment, VOCG VOC treatment, and SCOR CO/NOx removal; COIICO (碳治理) for carbon management including CO treatment and carbon resource utilization; and MiHe (装备制造) for equipment manufacturing including power generation, sludge dewatering, carbonization, hydrogen production, and gasification equipment. The company specializes in industrial solid waste resource utilization and environmental functional materials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GWOS: 极智智慧系统（GWOS）是一款开放化、智能化、数字化的智慧数字工厂平台，综合运用大数据、物联网、云计算、可视化、信息安全等新一代信息技术打造。
• TOT
• GoodAir（歌德）
• COIICO（可徕卡）
• MiHe（装备制造）

Products and services

• GWOS (极智智慧系统) Intelligent Smart-Factory Management Platform An open, intelligent, digital smart factory management platform that integrates big data, IoT, cloud computing, visualization, and information security to enable intelligent environmental management and remote monitoring of distributed industrial environmental protection assets across metallurgy, chemical, power, steel, cement, and hazardous waste sectors.
• TOT (超低温发电) Ultra-Low Temperature Power Generation Ultra-low temperature power generation technology that recovers waste heat from low-temperature flue gas, steam, and hot water to generate electricity, using CCH catalytic enhancement equipment to improve catalytic efficiency. Targets low-grade heat sources typically wasted in industrial processes across metallurgy, chemical, power, and steel facilities.
• GoodAir (歌德) Flue Gas Treatment Suite Comprehensive flue gas treatment technology brand covering multiple solutions including FOSS dry flue gas treatment with Foss ion generator, SIOD ion-based selective denitration, FDOS dry gas desulfurization, 禧德 (Xide) fixed-bed multi-pollutant removal, VOCG integrated VOC treatment, and SCOR CO/NOx removal. Designed for boiler flue gas, sintering flue gas, and blast furnace flue gas across steel, cement, chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, furniture, automotive, and coating industries.
• COIICO (可徕卡) Carbon Management Technology Carbon management technology platform covering CO harmless treatment using proprietary transition metal-based catalysts for deep purification and catalytic conversion of carbon monoxide, plus CO2 capture and resource utilization technology converting carbon dioxide into methanol and other valuable chemicals through catalytic hydrogenation. Leverages 可徕卡 carbon recovery technology and phosphorus gypsum reuse technology.
• MiHe (装备制造) Environmental Protection Equipment Manufacturing Equipment manufacturing business covering production of power generation equipment (including 赛宝/Saibao distributed waste heat power generation), sludge drying equipment (泥将军 deep dewatering reducing moisture below 40% without lime addition), hydrothermal carbonization equipment (炭大/Tanda converting organic waste into carbon-based adsorbents and fuels), methane catalytic cracking hydrogen production devices using circulating fluidized bed technology, gasification equipment for agricultural residues and livestock manure, oxidation gas generators (Xiduo ion generator for denitration), and CCH CO treatment equipment for metallurgical flue gas.
• Long-Term Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Services (托管运营服务) Managed services for environmental protection assets including long-term operations and maintenance contracts covering 40+ installed environmental protection units across multiple industrial client sites (Qingdao, Huangshi, Cangzhou, Yituo, Taishan Steel, and other heavy industry locations). ESSE deploys field O&M teams on-site at client facilities to ensure continuous compliance and performance of environmental protection assets. Ranked first in domestic non-electric environmental protection operations for three consecutive years.
• Technical Consulting and Engineering Implementation Services Technical consulting, engineering design, and project implementation services delivered to large industrial enterprises for environmental protection solutions, including engineering feasibility studies, solution design, project execution, and integration with client industrial operations.

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• China Steel Industry Association (中国钢铁工业协会)coreOthersActive membership in the China Steel Industry Association, providing strategic access to the steel industry's leading enterprises. The partnership enables participation in industry standards development, access to major steel mill clients, and visibility as a trusted environmental protection solutions provider for the steel sector.
• Dahe Environmental Technology Handan Steel Design Institute (大汉环境邯郸钢铁设计院)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic co-development partnership for environmental protection technology applications in the steel industry. The partnership combines Dahe's steel industry design expertise with ESSE's environmental technology capabilities to deliver integrated solutions for steel mill clients.
• China Nuclear Instruments (中核碳捕集)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCarbon capture technology partnership focused on developing and deploying industrial carbon capture solutions. Leverages China Nuclear Instruments' nuclear and instrumentation expertise combined with ESSE's industrial environmental management platform to address carbon capture challenges in heavy industry.
• Qilu Aviation Radar Station (齐鲁航管雷达站)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with Qilu Aviation Radar Station, potentially related to environmental monitoring services at aviation infrastructure sites or joint participation in environmental protection initiatives.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Sinoma Science & Technology (中材科技): State-affiliated industrial materials and environmental equipment group with filtration media, membranes and gas treatment products for industrial applications. Adjacent to ESSE's MiHe manufacturing platform, especially for filter bags, catalyst supports and gas-treatment equipment.
• Doosan Enerbility (Korea): Provides air quality control systems, electrostatic precipitators, FGD and SCR for thermal power and industrial boilers globally. Directly comparable to ESSE's GoodAir/SIOD denitration and flue gas desulfurization technology stack, particularly for steel and industrial customers.
• Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Environmental & Chemical Engineering: Global supplier of flue gas treatment, dust collection, and industrial emissions control systems for power plants and heavy industry. Comparable to ESSE's GoodAir flue gas treatment scope and MiHe equipment manufacturing approach, though at significantly larger international scale.
• CECEP Tech-industry Environmental Protection (中节能环境保护): State-owned environmental protection arm of China Energy Conservation and Ecological Environment Group, with broad industrial solid waste, water and air pollution control capabilities. Larger and more diversified incumbent covering adjacent segments to ESSE's integrated air, water, solid waste and carbon stack.

Direct peers

• Longking Environmental Protection (龙净环保): China's largest listed flue gas desulfurization and denitration EPC provider, serving coal power, steel and other heavy industries. Closest direct competitor to ESSE's GoodAir flue gas treatment business, with overlapping customers, comparable equipment scope and similar O&M service model.
• Sailhero Environmental Protection (菲达环保): Listed Chinese supplier of air pollution control systems for thermal power and industrial boilers, including electrostatic precipitators, FGD, and SCR/denitration equipment. Directly comparable to ESSE's GoodAir portfolio and MiHe equipment manufacturing scope.
• Anhui Guozhen Environmental Protection Technology (安徽国祯环保): Provides flue gas desulfurization, denitration and dust removal systems for industrial customers including power plants and steel mills. Overlaps with ESSE on industrial emissions control equipment supply and long-term operation services.

Emerging players

• Boway Environmental (博汇科技/博世科环保): Mid-sized Chinese environmental services and equipment provider focused on industrial flue gas treatment, wastewater, and soil remediation. Comparable to ESSE in the multi-segment environmental services model targeting heavy industry.
• Hamon Environmental (Belgium): Specialist in cooling systems and air quality control (FGD, fabric filters, SCR) for power and industrial markets. Comparable to ESSE's GoodAir flue gas treatment portfolio and MiHe equipment manufacturing business.
• Scinor Water (中持水务): China A-share environmental services company focused on industrial park water, wastewater and integrated environmental management. Comparable to ESSE's expansion into integrated air-water-solid waste environmental management for industrial customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors8 records

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M&A

Investments

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