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ORIX, Toray, and China Water Affairs to Establish Drinking Water Treatment Facility Production and Sales Company in China

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Feb. 25, 2019

ORIX Corporation
Toray Industries, Inc.
China Water Affairs Group Ltd.

TOKYO, Japan – February 22, 2019 – ORIX Corporation (“ORIX”), Toray Industries, Inc. (“Toray”), and China Water Affairs Group Ltd. (“China Water Affairs”), which is engaged in water and sewage operation businesses in China, announced today that they will establish a joint venture corporation to manufacture and sell drinking water treatment facilities in China.

ORIX, Toray, and China Water Affairs formed a strategic partnership in June 2018 with the aim of working together in a wide range of water business activities in China*1. Through the establishment of the joint venture as one of the partnership’s concrete initiatives, it will incorporate Toray’s membrane filtration technologies to manufacture and sell drinking water treatment facilities capable of supplying water that is suitable for drinking straight from the tap. After obtaining a water products production and sales license from the Chinese government, the joint venture intends to utilize China Water Affairs’ water business know-how and networks in China to install facilities in public buildings such as schools and hospitals, as well as private buildings including hotels, office buildings, and apartment buildings.

Due to issues with supply water management at water purification plants and the deterioration of water supply facilities such as piping, tap water is not drunk directly in China. Instead, consumers customarily use water servers and household water purifiers, or bring tap water to the boil before drinking. In recent years, however, there has been rising demand for water that can be suitable for drinking straight from the tap.

China Water Affairs is a comprehensive water treatment company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. In addition to the operation and management of water supply and sewage facilities in regional cities across China, it also handles peripheral projects including infrastructure maintenance. China Water Affairs is primarily active in the south-eastern and central regions of China, including Jiangxi, Henan, and Guangdong Provinces, with operations in more than 60 regional cities in 13 provinces and 3 municipalities. The company provides comprehensive water purification and supply services ranging from the production of water treatment facilities to piping work, water supply, and maintenance.

ORIX established China’s first leasing company in 1981. Since then, it has utilized the experience and know-how cultivated in Japan and overseas to expand its financial service business in China. Toray established a water treatment membrane business in China in the 1980s, and launched its TORAYVINO series of household water purifiers in 2007. The company is currently in the process of expanding its lineup, focusing on faucet mount products.

Going forward, ORIX, Toray, and China Water Affairs will continue to engage in collaborations that maximize the resources, expertise, and superiority of all three companies.

Image of installed facilities

Example of drinking water straight from the tap

■ Overview of the joint venture
Description of business Production and sales of drinking water facilities
Location Xinyu City, Jiangxi Province, China
Scheduled date of
establishment
March 2019 (Planned)
Representative Feng Tian hua
Stated capital RMB 50 million
Major shareholders and their shareholding percentages China Water Affairs 55%, ORIX 20%*2, Toray 15%, Xinyu Yinlong Water Equipment Co., Ltd. 10%
*2 ORIX will hold the shares of the joint venture through its wholly owned Chinese headquarters, ORIX (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
■ Overview of ORIX
Description of business Diversified financial services
Location Minato-ku, Tokyo
Establishment April 1964
Representative President and CEO Makoto Inoue
Revenue 2,862.8 billion yen (consolidated, for the year ended March 31, 2018)
https://www.orix.co.jp/grp/en/

 
■Overview of Toray
Description of business Manufacturing, processing, and sales of the following products: fibers and textiles, performance chemicals, carbon fiber composite materials, environment and engineering, life science, and others
Location Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Establishment January 1926
Representative President Akihiro Nikkaku
Revenue 2,204.9 billion yen (for the year ended March 31, 2018)
https://www.toray.com/

 
■ Overview of China Water Affairs
Description of business Water supply, water sewage, and other water-related businesses across China
Location Hong Kong
Establishment July 2003
Representative Duan Chuan Liang
Revenue RMB 6,074 million (as of March 31, 2018)
Major shareholders and their shareholding percentages Duan Chuan Liang 29.16%, ORIX 18.10%*3
*3 ORIX has been a shareholder of China Water Affairs since 2011
http://www.chinawatergroup.com/index_eng.asp