At the Global Water Awards 2026 in Madrid, four Chinese enterprises took top honours across reverse osmosis, zero liquid discharge and seawater desalination categories, covering AI-based leakage control, industrial wastewater resource recovery, desalination company of the year and a thermal-membrane hybrid desalination project. The jury highlighted RO membranes and ZLD systems as core technical modules across several winning entries. Industry observers read the results as a shift among international buyers from judging Chinese water equipment mainly on price toward assessing validated field performance and long-term service capability.
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