# BWT Haier smart water treatment plant opens in Qingdao

BWT Haier Drinking Water Technology Co., Ltd. officially opened its new smart plant in Qingdao International Economic Cooperation Zone on June 9, 2023. The joint venture between Haier Group and BWT Group invested 60 million Euro in the project, which will produce household water purification products and create over 650 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-06-09
- Where: Qingdao International Economic Cooperation Zone, Shandong, China
- Value: $66.0M (60.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 650
- Starts operating: 9 Jun 2023
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 2 million units per year (when fully finished in 2025)
- Products: pre-filters, central water softeners, central water purifiers, under-kitchen water purifiers
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [BWT Haier Drinking Water Technology Co., Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/73921.md)
- [Haier](https://endata.com/companies/5126.md) (partner)
- [BWT](https://endata.com/companies/72491.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [iecz.cn](http://iecz.cn/detail.action?columnId=100&id=2c28df888bd7376a018bf1823d390006&parentId=148), 2023-11-21: "The opening ceremony was attended by Dr. Andreas Riecken, Austrian Ambassador to China..."

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