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Shanghai International Exhibition on Heat Pump Distillation
December 9–11, 2026 | Shanghai New International Expo Centre
Exhibition Introduction
The Global Hub for Energy-Efficient Distillation Technology
The global market for heat pump distillation systems stands at $142 million and is projected to reach $235 million by 2032. China accounts for over 60% of global demand, while Europe and the Americas focus primarily on large-scale refining and high-end projects, and incremental growth in Southeast Asia and the Middle East is gradually being unlocked. The global market is expanding at an annual growth rate of 35%, leveraging a hundred-billion-level market space. Overall, China's heat pump industry market size shows an upward trend. Guidelines focusing on the promotion and application of heat pumps, industrial quality upgrades, and the improvement of supporting systems have charted the course for the healthy and sustainable development of the heat pump industry.
With the theme "Smart Leading the Future, Green Empowering Growth" this year's exhibition brings together global top-tier technologies, equipment, and solutions. It fully promotes the leap of heat pump distillation into a new generation characterized by high efficiency, intelligence, and green development, establishing an international platform that integrates technology display and business matchmaking for the industry.
| Event Name | Shanghai International Exhibition on Heat Pump Distillation |
| Theme | "Smart Leading the Future, Green Empowering Growth" |
| Dates | December 9–11, 2026 |
| Venue | Shanghai New International Expo Centre, Pudong, Shanghai |
| Exhibition Area | 10,000 sqm |
| Exhibitors | 300+ leading enterprises |
| Professional Visitors | 10,000+ industry professionals |
(I) Heat Pump Hosts & System Integration
Industrial Heat Pump Hosts: High-temperature steam compression heat pumps, absorption heat pumps, magnetic levitation centrifugal heat pumps, air-source, ground-source, and water-source industrial heat pump units.
Integrated Heat Pump Distillation Systems: Mechanical Vapor Recompression (MVR) distillation systems, heat pump-multi-effect distillation coupling units, azeotropic distillation heat pump energy-saving systems, and skid-mounted complete sets of heat pump distillation equipment.
(II) Heat Exchange Equipment
High-Efficiency Heat Exchange Equipment: Plate/shell-and-tube/spiral plate heat exchangers, microchannel heat exchangers, corrosion-resistant heat exchangers made of graphite, titanium, and zirconium, falling film evaporators, reboilers, and condensers.
Evaporation & Crystallization Systems: MVR mechanical compression evaporation and crystallization systems, external heating/forced circulation evaporators, vacuum crystallizers/OSLO crystallizers, and zero-liquid-discharge (ZLD) evaporation systems for high-salt wastewater.
(III) Components & Special Materials
Core Heat Pump Components: High-pressure-ratio centrifugal compressors, screw compressors, high-temperature electronic expansion valves, corrosion-resistant valves, high-efficiency heat exchange tubes, corrugated tubes, and threaded tubes.
Special Materials & Support: Titanium, Hastelloy, duplex stainless steel materials, fluoroplastic-lined anti-corrosion equipment, high-performance sealing, and insulation materials.
(IV) Manufacturing, Testing, & Intelligent Control
Manufacturing & Processing Equipment: Laser welding equipment, automatic tube expanding machines, tube end forming machines, pipe bending machines, and automated production lines for heat exchangers.
Testing & Monitoring Systems: Online performance monitors (real-time COP monitoring), PHM (Prognostics and Health Management) fault prediction systems, and sealing performance test benches.
Intelligent Control Systems: AI energy-saving controllers for heat pump distillation, multivariable predictive control algorithm modules, and cloud-edge collaborative energy efficiency management platforms.
(V) Energy-Saving Auxiliary Systems
Waste Heat Recovery Systems: Low-grade waste heat upgrading heat pump systems, deep recovery units for flue gas and wastewater waste heat, phase-change energy storage tanks, and high-temperature thermal storage systems.
Environmental Protection Equipment: Sewage treatment and reuse devices, falling-film condensate recovery systems, and online carbon emission monitoring systems.
Engineering Service Solutions: Thermal energy system optimization and design services, energy-saving retrofits, Contract Energy Management (CEM), and full-lifecycle operation and maintenance (O&M) support.
Who Should Attend
The event attracts a diverse cross-section of industry professionals spanning the entire upstream and downstream value chain:
- Pharmaceutical & Bio-pharmaceutical manufacturers
- Fine chemical & petrochemical producers and large refining groups
- Food & beverage processing industries
- Environmental protection & hazardous waste treatment facilities
- Nuclear industry operators
- Lithium battery & energy storage sectors (NMP recovery, waste organic solvent distillation)
- High-salt organic wastewater treatment facilities
- Industrial park facility managers and engineering procurement teams
Why Exhibit?
Outstanding Economic Advantages, Inspiring Proactive Transformation by Enterprises: Energy saving margin: Compared with traditional steam distillation, energy consumption is reduced by 50%–70%, significantly lowering operational and auxiliary costs.
Continuous Release of a Hundred-Billion-Level Downstream Retrofit Market: The annual growth rate of equipment related to heat pump distillation exceeds 35%. By 2026, the penetration rate of heat pumps in the chemical industry will rise to 28%, leaving a massive market space for penetration over the next five years.
Breakthroughs in Domestic Technology, Breaking Foreign Monopolies: Achieved domestic manufacturing of high-pressure-ratio magnetic levitation compressors, titanium/duplex steel heat exchangers, and high-temperature working fluid closed-loop heat pumps, reducing equipment prices by 30%–50% and significantly shortening delivery cycles
Target Audience Groups: Pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, fine chemical, petrochemical, and large refining groups, food brewing industries, environmental protection, nuclear industry, industrial park supporting users, lithium battery energy storage NMP recovery, lithium battery waste organic solvent distillation, and high-salt organic wastewater desolventization.
Omni-Media Matrix Promotion: More than 100 domestic and international mainstream and professional media outlets—including Xinhua News Agency, Economic Daily, China Consumer Journal, China Economic Weekly, Dahe Daily, Orient Today, Henan Business Daily, Zhengzhou Evening News, Chutian Metropolis Daily, Huashang Daily, Yangtze Evening Post, Internet Weekly, Sina, Sohu, Evaporation & Crystallization Network, Process Industrial, Science and Technology Daily, Haichuan Chemical, China Chemical Instruments, and Guidechem—will report on the exhibition throughout the process, helping exhibitors promote their corporate brands and enhance corporate visibility.
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