Purifier makers see thirst for cleaner water in China
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Domestic">Domestic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="purifier">purifier</span> <span word="suppliers">suppliers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expanding">expanding</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="households">households</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="shortages">shortages</span>.</p><p><span word="Companies">Companies</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="Unilever">Unilever</span>, <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Origin">Origin</span> <span word="Water">Water</span> <span word="Technology">Technology</span> <span word="Co">Co</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="US">US</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="Amway">Amway</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="purifiers">purifiers</span>.</p><p><span word="Unilever">Unilever</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="giant">giant</span>, <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="purifier">purifier</span>, <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Pureit">Pureit</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="July">July</span> 1. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="begun">begun</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nanjing">Nanjing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="expand">expand</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Suzhou">Suzhou</span>, <span word="Wuxi">Wuxi</span>, <span word="Changzhou">Changzhou</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Jiangsu">Jiangsu</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="distributors">distributors</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Pureit">Pureit</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="supermarkets">supermarkets</span>, <span word="electronics">electronics</span> <span word="retailers">retailers</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Suning">Suning</span> <span word="Appliance">Appliance</span> <span word="Co">Co</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="GOME">GOME</span> <span word="Electrical">Electrical</span> <span word="Appliances">Appliances</span>.</p><p><span word="Cooperation">Cooperation</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="developers">developers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="commerce">commerce</span> <span word="retailers">retailers</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="consideration">consideration</span>.</p><p>"<span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="implement">implement</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="sustainable">sustainable</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>, <span word="Pureit">Pureit</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="confident">confident</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Zeng">Zeng</span> <span word="Xiwen">Xiwen</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vice">vice</span>-<span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Unilever">Unilever</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="Zeng">Zeng</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="purifier">purifier</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="regulatory">regulatory</span> <span word="constraints">constraints</span>.</p><p><span word="Pureit">Pureit</span>, <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="to">to</span> 48 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span>. <span word="Unilever">Unilever</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="to">to</span> 500 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2020, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 5 <span word="to">to</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Zeng">Zeng</span>.</p><p><span word="Origin">Origin</span> <span word="Water">Water</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="household">household</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="purification">purification</span> <span word="branch">branch</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2009 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="purifier">purifier</span> <span word="portfolio">portfolio</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 100 <span word="dealers">dealers</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p>
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