Currently, water pollution becomes more and more serious in China. The large amount of living and industrial sewage produced by the increasingly expanding cities and towns is one of the main causes. In recent several years, although the water environment of cities and towns improves somewhat, yet people are not optimistic towards the general situation.

Water Quality Classification of Seven Major Rivers in China, 2005

Data from Ministry of Construction indicate that, among China's over 600 organic cities, 278 cities do not have sewage treatment plants, and at least more than 50 plants in 30 cities operate at load rate of less than 30% or simply without any operations. In the past ten years, sewage treatment plants nationally have increased by 5.6 times, the total sewage treatment capacity has increased by 8 times; yet, the total treated sewage only has grown by 2.7 times. The problem is that there is no matching collecting system. Statistics shows that, the sewage treatment rate of China is currently about 50%, and the operating load rate of sewage treatment plants is estimated to be less than 50%. It is clear that the sewage treatment facilities haven¡¯t been made use of effectively.

China's urbanization will be faster than ever during "Eleventh Five-Year Plan" period (2006-2010), consequently, the pressure on sewage treatment also will be bigger. So, according to the requirement of "The Eleventh Five-Year Plan", the newly added investment in sewage treatment should reach RMB 330 billion or more within the year of 2006-1010. In addition to building-up new sewage treatment plants, 63% of the investment will be used to further improve the pipe networks, so as to give full play to the capacity of existing plants. Meanwhile, along with the development of urban construction and the rebuild of old city zones, RMB 50 billion or more will be invested to replace the old pipe networks. By the end of 2010, the average sewage treatment rate of cities and towns is expected to be over 60%, and the rate in provincial capitals, prefecture-level cities, county-level cities, and water shortage city will be 80%, 60%, 50%, and 20% respectively. The total urban sewage centralized treatment capacity will reach 100 million m3 / d, the treatment volume will be 30 billion m3 / year, and the annual decline of pollutants will amount to COD 6 million tons or more.

During the Eleventh Five-Year Plan period, China plans to enlarge the spending on facilities for urban sewage treatment and speed up its development, and meanwhile, it will spare no efforts to improve efficiency and raise fund for the operation of sewage treatment plants. The government has currently charged fee for sewage treatment only in some cities, but once related laws or policies are implemented, the charge will cover all of cities and towns by the end of 2006 or early 2007.

China's huge sewage treatment market will create considerable investment opportunities for related enterprises both at home and abroad. However, up to now, the investment percentage of foreign capital is still less than 10%.

This report is aimed to serve for sewage treatment enterprises, investors and decision-makers of bank credit. Through a depth analysis of the status quo and development trends of China's sewage treatment industry, it summarizes the latest industry trends and brings forwards some suggestions.

2. External environment analysis of China's sewage treatment industry, 2006
2.1 Macro economic environment analysis
2.1.1 Relationship with macro economy
2.1.2 Impact of macro economy, 2006
2.2 Impact analysis of policy environment
2.2.1 The Eleventh Five-Year Plan
2.2.2 South-to-North water diversion
2.2.3 Increase of pollution discharge fee

3. Supply and demand of China's water supply industry
3.1 Demand of sewage treatment capacity
3.1.1 Current demand
3.1.2 Forecast of future demand
3.2 Supply of sewage treatment capacity
3.2.1Total supply quantity
3.2.2 Supply structure
3.2.3 Factors affecting total supply
3.2.4 Forecast of future supply

4. Competition analysis 
4.1 Industrial development courses
4.2 Domestic development mode
4.2.1 Group mode
4.2.2 Separation of construction from management
4.2.3 BOT and TOT
4.2.4 Multi-channel financing 
4.2.5 Share-holding mode
4.3 Competition development trend of China's sewage treatment enterprises
4.3.1 State-owned enterprises
4.3.2 Private enterprises

5. Financial results
5.1 Analysis of integrative financial results                                                              
5.1.1 Basic financial results
5.1.2 Financial results of enterprises by ownership type
5.2 Industrial benefit 
5.2.1 Profit
5.2.2 Sales revenues 
5.2.3 Losses
5.3 Analysis of financial indicators
5.3.1 Profit earning ability
5.3.2 Operating ability
5.3.3 Liability
5.3.4 Development ability

6. Analysis of major enterprises
6.1 Shenzhen Water (Group) Co., Ltd (SZWG)
6.2 Beijing Drainage Group Ltd (BDC)
6.3 Harbin Water Supply and Discharge Group Co., Ltd
6.4 Sound Group
6.5 Tianjin Capital Environmental Protection Co., Ltd
6.6 Beijing Capital Co., Ltd.
6.7 Shanghai Municipal Raw Water Co., Ltd
6.8 Jiangxi Hongcheng Waterworks Co., Ltd
6.9 Nanhai Development Co., Ltd
6.10 SDIC Resources Development Co., Ltd
6.11 Wuhan Sanzhen Industry Holding Co., Ltd
6.12 Qianjiang Water Resources Development Co., Ltd

7. Suggestions on investment and credit loan 
7.1 Investment opportunities
7.1.1 Investment opportunities created by constructing environmental society
7.1.2 Investment opportunities created by opening up the market
7.1.3 Investment opportunities created by the increase of sewage treatment charge and pollution discharge fee
7.2 Investment risks
7.2.1 Regional economic development and credit rating of enterprises
7.2.2 Government support
7.2.3 Plan of construction projects
7.3 Suggestions for investors
7.3.1 Major investment orientation 
7.3.2 Major investment regions
7.3.3 Risk-preventing measures
7.4 Suggestions for bank credit
7.4.1 Risks from credit loan
7.4.2 Occasion of credit loan
7.4.3 Selection of credit mode