Name

GREENTECH ENVIRONMENTAL CO LTD

Legal name

金科环境股份有限公司 (GreenTech Environmental Co., Ltd.)

Website

https://greentech.com.cn

Company type

Public

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Water Treatment Systems

NAICS

Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (22131), Sewage Treatment Facilities (221320)

SIC

Water Supply (4941), Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

Water & Wastewater Treatment Plant Equipment (Clarifiers, Aeration, Membrane Systems) (IMAHAEAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Advanced Treatment & Purification Utilities (MF/UF, RO, AOP, UV) (EUANAGAD), Industrial Water Reuse Utilities (ZLD/MLD & Process Water Recycling) (EUANAGAG), Water Reuse & Reclamation Infrastructure Construction (Recycled Water Systems) (IMAFAGAH), Water & Wastewater Utility IoT (SCADA, Leak/Quality Monitoring) (EUADAPAK)

Keywords

• Water treatment systems
• Membrane filtration technology
• AI water operations
• Industrial water reclamation
• Modular water treatment robots

Headquarters

HQ city

Chaoyang

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Water Treatment Robot Sales (Newater House®): Sale of standardized modular water treatment robots (Newater House®) covering capacities from 1,000 to 50,000 m³/d, targeting industrial enterprises, industrial parks, and urban municipalities.
2. Unmanned Water Plant Operations Services: WateRobot® AI Agent-powered unmanned operation services providing full lifecycle water treatment solutions, including AI-driven process optimization, predictive maintenance, and 4S professional services.
3. Water Treatment Equipment Leasing: Flexible leasing model for water treatment equipment as part of five-in-one business model (investment, sales, leasing, operations, services).
4. Industrial Reclaimed Water Supply: Supply of high-quality reclaimed water to industrial users in sectors including photovoltaic, PCB, chemical fiber, printing/dyeing, and steel, achieving wastewater resource commercialization.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

GreenTech Environmental develops, manufactures, and operates modular water treatment robots (Newater House) and AI-driven autonomous operation systems (WateRobot AI Agent). The company sells standardized 40ft-module water treatment units across industrial, park, and urban series with capacities from 1,000 to 50,000 m³/day, and provides full-lifecycle solutions including investment, sales, leasing, operations, and 4S professional services for industrial enterprises, industrial parks, and municipal water utilities.

Product overview

GREENTECH ENVIRONMENTAL CO LTD (金科环境) is a developer and operator of large-scale robotic water treatment systems listed on the SSE STAR Market (688466.SH). The company's portfolio centers on two core products: the Newater House (新水岛) modular water treatment robot and the WateRobot AI Agent (水萝卜AI智能体) autonomous operations system. The Newater House is the hardware platform — a standardized, modular, factory-produced water treatment system that replaces traditional engineering-based water plants, reducing land footprint by 90%, delivery time by 90%, and operating personnel by 90% while cutting lifecycle costs by 50%. It is offered across industrial, industrial park, and urban series with capacities from 1,000 to 50,000 m³/day. The WateRobot AI Agent serves as the intelligent operations software layer — an AI-driven autonomous management system that replaces human tasks through multimodal sensing (visual, auditory, infrared), large language reasoning models, and RAG knowledge retrieval. Supporting technology packages include the GTMOST Membrane Universal Interchange Platform (awarded global invention patents), MemDual dual-membrane integration system, DFRO bidirectional flushing reverse osmosis, Gulf Membrane (NSF-certified), HEZLD zero liquid discharge technology, COBF concentrated brine treatment, SlightPol micro-pollutant treatment, BioSecure biosafety, BWD brackish water desalination, and Uniform High-Quality Water Supply Network technology. The company also offers the WateRobot Edge device (水萝卜一体机) as a compact edge computing companion. Through its Singapore subsidiary BlueNexus Technologies, the company is expanding globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 新水岛 (Newater House®): Modular water treatment robot product line featuring standardized, industrialized production and AI-powered autonomous operation for industrial, park, and municipal water users. Capacity range 1,000–50,000 m³/day.
• 水萝卜®AI智能体 (WateRobot® AI Agent)
• 海湾膜® (Haiwan Membrane®)

Products and services

• WateRobot AI Agent AI-driven unmanned operation management system that replaces human tasks in water plant management. Integrates self-developed process optimization models with multimodal (visual, auditory, infrared) sensing, large language reasoning models, and RAG knowledge base to achieve 24/7 autonomous operations with predictive maintenance, anomaly detection, smart work orders, and asset management. Released as WateRobot AI Agent 1.0 in 2025.
• Newater House Modular water treatment robot that redefines traditional water plant construction using an industrial product development approach. Features modular design, industrialized production, AI-powered autonomous operation via WateRobot AI Agent, and 4S professional service. Achieves 90% land footprint reduction, 90% delivery time reduction, 90% operating personnel reduction, and 50% lifecycle cost reduction. Covers water production capacities from 2,000 to 50,000 m³/day.
• Newater House 2.0 Second generation and fourth iteration of the Newater House product line, achieving leapfrog improvements in hardware and software functionality. Fully implements modular standard design, convenient on-site assembly, and unmanned intelligent operation for rapid deployment across industrial parks, enterprises, and cities.
• Newater House Industrial Series NWHUR2.0-RO-J Industrial-grade modular water treatment robot in the Newater House family. Models include NWHUR2.0-RO-J-X40 (1,000 m³/d), X100 (2,500 m³/d), X200 (5,000 m³/d), X300 (7,500 m³/d), X400 (10,000 m³/d). Uses ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis (RO) spiral-wound membrane elements for industrial water supply, brackish water desalination, and seawater desalination.
• Newater House Park Series Newater House configured for industrial park-level water supply and resource recovery. Uses treated wastewater from within or outside the park as water source to provide high-quality reclaimed water for park enterprises.
• Newater House Urban Series Newater House configured for municipal/urban water supply. Provides high-quality drinking water and industrial supply using urban treated wastewater or other water sources. Suitable for urban water supply, industrial supply, and water source replenishment.
• WateRobot Edge Device Compact plug-and-play edge computing device (水萝卜一体机) for water treatment facilities. Features independent local computing module with multimodal sensing for real-time equipment monitoring and automated inspection. Connects to enterprise systems via standardized API for SCADA, cloud platforms, and comprehensive management system integration.
• GTMOST Membrane Universal Interchange Platform Globally patented membrane universal interchange technology that enables standardized membrane element replacement across different system generations, reducing construction investment and operational costs of membrane treatment systems. Awarded global invention patents in 2017.
• Haiwan Membrane (Gulf Membrane) Proprietary membrane product line with NSF certification (received June 2026), featuring optimized structural design with larger effective membrane area, efficient backwashing support, and universal platform design enabling interchangeable membrane elements.
• Unmanned Water Plant Operations Services WateRobot AI Agent-powered unmanned operation services providing full lifecycle water treatment solutions, including AI-driven process optimization, predictive maintenance, and 4S professional services. Delivered as part of the five-in-one business model.
• Industrial Reclaimed Water Supply Supply of high-quality reclaimed water to industrial users in sectors including photovoltaic, PCB, chemical fiber, printing/dyeing, and steel, achieving wastewater resource commercialization. Largest deployment: 87,000 m³/d at Tangshan Nanpu project.
• Water Treatment Equipment Leasing Flexible leasing model for water treatment equipment as part of five-in-one business model (investment, sales, leasing, operations, services). Enables customers to deploy water treatment capacity without upfront capital expenditure.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% reduction in land footprint vs conventional plants
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability8 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Hebei Academy of Sciences / Jing-Jin-Ji National Innovation Center Hebei BranchcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 June 2026Strategic cooperation on salt-alkali land governance, brackish water resource utilization, seawater desalination, and AI distributed smart water utilities. 金科环境 will leverage its Newater House® and WateRobot® AI Agent technologies to accelerate deployment of advanced water environment technologies in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. The center will provide technology, capital, and policy support for project implementation.
• Saudi Arabian Water AuthoritycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 September 2024Deputy Minister of Saudi Arabian Water Authority visited 金科环境 headquarters to explore cooperation in Newater House 2.0 and AI smart operations platform. Saudi Arabia expressed interest in bringing 金科环境's water treatment experience to improve their water sector.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Kurita Water Industries: Japan-headquartered water treatment specialist offering industrial water chemicals, equipment, and ultrapure water systems to semiconductor, electronics, and industrial customers. Highly comparable to GreenTech in industrial water reuse, electronics/PV customer segments, and Asian geographic footprint.
• Pentair: Water treatment and filtration equipment company serving residential, commercial, and industrial markets with membrane systems, pumps, and digital monitoring. Comparable to GreenTech's Newater House hardware-plus-services model in industrial and commercial segments, though Pentair skews more toward residential/small commercial.
• Xylem: Global water technology leader offering pumps, filtration, treatment equipment, and digital solutions for industrial, municipal, and commercial water applications. Closely comparable to GreenTech in membrane treatment equipment, smart water solutions, and industrial/municipal customer base, though at materially greater scale and breadth.
• Origin Water: Chinese water treatment technology company specializing in membrane products and integrated water treatment solutions for industrial and municipal applications. Direct domestic peer to GreenTech, competing in membrane-based water reuse, industrial water supply, and zero liquid discharge.

Broad incumbents

• Ecolab: Global provider of water, hygiene, and energy technologies serving industrial customers including heavy industry and data centers. Comparable in industrial water treatment services and chemical/process optimization, though Ecolab's primary focus is chemicals and outsourced services rather than modular water plants.
• Veolia: Global environmental services and water utility giant operating water treatment infrastructure worldwide, including industrial water reuse and desalination. Overlaps with GreenTech on industrial water reuse and membrane-based advanced treatment, but with a far broader services and concession portfolio.
• Beijing Enterprises Water Group: Major Chinese water utility and treatment platform with extensive municipal concessions and industrial water projects. Directly comparable as a domestic Chinese water player with industrial and municipal exposure, and is also a strategic shareholder of GreenTech, blurring customer/competitor positioning.
• Suez: Global water and waste management group operating municipal and industrial water treatment, including membrane and reuse technologies. Comparable to GreenTech in advanced treatment and industrial water reuse but with much larger incumbency in European and global utility concessions.
• Acciona Agua: Spanish water treatment business within Acciona, focusing on desalination, water reuse, and industrial/municipal treatment EPC and concessions. Comparable to GreenTech on advanced membrane treatment and industrial reuse, particularly relevant given Abengoa's prior investment in GreenTech.

Emerging players

• Toray Industries: Japanese materials company producing reverse osmosis, nanofiltration, and ultrafiltration membrane elements globally. Comparable to GreenTech's Haiwan Membrane as a membrane technology supplier, but Toray supplies components across many OEMs rather than delivering integrated treatment plants.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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