Picture is for illustration purpose. The new Xylem Water InnoSpacen is aimed at driving innovation across the water sector with a focus on digitalisation and intelligent development, said Lyu Shuping, president of Xylem China and North Asia. — Reuters
SHANGHAI: Water technology provider Xylem has launched a new innovation centre in its Chinese headquarters in Shanghai to enhance its smart water services.
The new Xylem Water InnoSpace, which includes a digital product laboratory, is aimed at driving innovation across the water sector with a focus on digitalisation and intelligent development, said Lyu Shuping, president of Xylem China and North Asia, during the centre’s launch ceremony on March 6.
“Digital technologies can create powerful water, energy and cost efficiencies, and make water systems more resilient and sustainable,” said Lyu.
Xylem specialises in water and wastewater technologies such as treatment systems, analytical instruments, pumps and hydro turbines. The company, which was a subsidiary of ITT Corp before 2011, has been operating in China for more than three decades.
Driven by China’s commitment to pursue sustainable development, Xylem China has developed rapidly over the past decade, experiencing a five-fold increase in sales between 2011 and 2021, according to Lyu.
“During the country’s 12th and 13rd five-year plans, China had paid great attention to sewage collection, sewage treatment, and clean drinking water safety, all of which are areas that Xylem specialises in,” she said.
With the opening of the country’s 14th Five-Year Plan, in which sustainable development and the dual carbon goals are major goals, Xylem is confident that it will continue to achieve two-digit annual growth in the coming years.
“Despite the pandemic, we invested tens of millions of dollars to establish a new research and development centre in Shanghai, which is also a demonstration of Xylem’s optimism about the prospects of the Chinese market,” she said.
Lyu pointed out that the water and wastewater industry now has a greater focus on energy-saving solutions, asset optimisation and intelligent, data-driven solutions. This trend had become more pronounced during the Covid-19 pandemic years when customers’ expectations for water services to be smart and intelligent grew. — China Daily/ANN
