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- Suntar Environmental Technology Co., Ltd. (688101.SS) develops and applies membrane technology for industrial liquid separation, product separation, wastewater treatment, and water reuse solutions primarily in China and internationally. Founded in 2005 and headquartered at No. 66, Xinglin Jinting North Road, Jimei District, Xiamen City, Fujian Province, China, the company operates through two main segments: membrane technology applications, encompassing industrial membrane water treatment systems for sectors including chemical engineering, biopharmaceuticals, food and beverage, petrochemicals, metallurgy, municipal utilities, oil and gas, and leachate treatment; and water investment operations, providing build-operate-transfer services for municipal sewage facilities with over 15 years of experience managing more than 27 plants. Core products and services feature advanced membrane materials and modules such as ceramic membranes, hollow fiber membranes for MBR and UF applications, spiral wound membranes for NF and RO systems, graphene membranes, black gold membranes, and related equipment including industrial separation systems, membrane water treatment equipment, environmental engineering solutions, spare parts, and civil water purifiers; the company maintains a full membrane industry chain from materials and components to system integration and software. Suntar serves diverse applications like process separation, water reclamation, zero liquid discharge, direct lithium extraction, data center water solutions, and clean production for traditional industries, with annual production capacity exceeding 3 million square meters of hollow fiber membranes and 10,000 spiral wound elements across multiple facilities. Recent developments include the inauguration of the Suntar-CAMS Sustainability Research Laboratory at Xiamen University Malaysia in October 2024 to advance collaborative research; a distribution agreement with Cleantech Engineering in June 2024 to expand into the Vietnamese market; the opening of a Mumbai, India office in January 2024 to strengthen regional presence; and a February 2025 project enhancing wastewater management for Indonesia's oil and gas sector using advanced membrane systems. The company, which listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange's STAR Market in November 2019 after prior Singapore listing and privatization, employs approximately 1,155 people and continues to innovate through R&D investments exceeding 4-5% of revenue, holding hundreds of proprietary membrane processes and intellectual property.