China Broadcasting Network, Beijing, October 18 (Reporter Feng Ganyong) With the sustained high-speed economic growth and the continuous improvement of industrial technology and equipment in China, in line with the basic national policy of energy conservation and emission reduction, the demand for filtration technology and equipment in mining, nonferrous metal smelting, chemical industry, pharmacy and food processing has been strong year after year, creating huge business opportunities. International filtration technology giants, represented by Finland’s Larox Company, have rushed to China, actively laid out their China strategy and devoted themselves to expanding the market share of medium and high-end filtration technology equipment.

　　Opening Ceremony of LaRox (Suzhou)

　　Larox filtration technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., the world’s largest supplier of solid-liquid separation and filtration technology and equipment, invested 30 million yuan by Finnish Larox Company, quietly opened in Suzhou Industrial Park on October 16. This enterprise will assemble high-end filtration technology equipment such as vertical filter press, horizontal filter press and horizontal belt filter press sold in China and surrounding markets, and build a spare parts warehouse to serve customers in China in time. All expenses can be settled in RMB. In an exclusive interview, Su Xugui, general manager of LaRox Filter Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. said that it has always been an important part of LaRox’s development strategy to pay attention to the needs of major national infrastructure projects, seize the business opportunities brought by China’s economic development in time, and explore the rapidly growing China filter technology and equipment market. "The rapid economic growth in China will inevitably lead to the expansion of the mining, metallurgy, pharmaceutical and chemical processing industries, and the demand for high-quality filtration product solutions will also increase accordingly. Larox’s filtration technology solutions are often the first choice for large and medium-sized enterprises in these industries because of their characteristics of energy saving, emission reduction, environmental protection and high efficiency. Establishing an assembly plant in Suzhou is only the first step of our China strategy. We have confidence in the quality of our products and the China market. "

　　Larox filtration technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., located in Suzhou Industrial Park, China.

　　Founded in 1977 and headquartered in La Plata, Finland, LaRox is an innovator and leader in the international filtration technology industry, especially in the research and development and production of automatic pressure filtration and vacuum filtration for solid-liquid separation. There are more than 600 employees and more than 20 branches around the world, with annual sales exceeding 2.5 billion yuan. LaRox Company has always attached great importance to the China market, and Jinchuan Company in Gansu Province began to order its filtration equipment in 1986. The existing Suzhou assembly plant and Shanghai office provide a whole solution for solid-liquid separation and filtration and top-notch filtering equipment to a large number of leading enterprises in the industry, including Nestle, Datong Coal Mine, Jiangxi Copper, Zhuzhou Smelter Group and Yuntianhua, which has won market trust.

　　According to experts from China Separation Technology and Equipment Association, filtration technology is a key link in the production and processing of many industries. Filters are widely used, from air conditioners to small electrical appliances, which have penetrated into all aspects of our lives. American authorities predict that the global filter market will exceed 50 billion dollars in 2009, and China has become a veritable filter demand country. Limited by domestic production technology and technology, high-end special filtration equipment, which accounts for about half of the total domestic market every year, depends on imports, and there is a trend of increasing year by year. Take solid-liquid separation and filtration equipment as an example, the annual market demand for high-end equipment in China is as high as 3 billion yuan, and the annual growth rate is at least 20%.