Industry Insight | China Environmental Protection Market in July 2025

01 Overall situation 

In July 2025, Hejun Eco-environmental Protection Division monitored 3,192 eco-environmental related projects, up 23% from the previous month and 13% from the same period last year. Among them, there were 1293 water sectors, an increase of 23% from the previous month and an increase of 30% from the same period last year; 639 solid waste plates, an increase of 35% from the previous month and a decrease of 14% year-on-year; There are 1017 atmospheric plates, an increase of 32% from the previous month; There were 243 ecological sectors, a decrease of 2% from the previous month and a decrease of 2% from the same period last year. The total bid amount was 105.9 billion yuan, up 17% from the previous month and down 9% from the same period last year. Among them, the water sector was 61.3 billion yuan, up 0% month-on-month and down 27% year-on-year; The solid waste sector was 18.3 billion yuan, an increase of 8% from the previous month and a decrease of 1% year-on-year; The atmospheric plate was 4.6 billion yuan, an increase of 10% from the previous month; The ecological sector was 21.7 billion yuan, up 18% from the previous month and down 6% from the same period last year.

In July 2025, there were 25 investment projects related to monitoring the ecological environment nationwide, a decrease of 42% from the previous month and 11% from the same period last year; 1560 engineering projects, an increase of 19% from the previous month and an increase of 8% year-on-year; 15 EPC+O projects, an increase of 88% from the previous month and 25% from the same period last year; 904 service projects, an increase of 14% from the previous month and a decrease of 3% from the same period last year; There were 688 equipment projects, an increase of 56% from the previous month and 65% from the same period last year. In terms of the total bid amount, the total bid amount of investment projects was 9.6 billion yuan, a decrease of 25% from the previous month and a decrease of 28% from the same period last year. Engineering projects amounted to 71.4 billion yuan, up 25% from the previous month and down 14% from the same period last year. EPC+O projects were 5.1 billion yuan, up 182% from the previous month and 238% from the same period last year. Service projects were 14.7 billion yuan, a decrease of 0% from the previous month and a year-on-year increase of 3%; Equipment projects amounted to 5 billion yuan, up 21% from the previous month and 23% from the same period last year.

According to the types of successful bidders, in July 2025, central enterprises won 277 projects, an increase of 37% from the previous month and 25% from the same period last year. There were 563 local state-owned enterprises, an increase of 9% from the previous month and a decrease of 1% from the same period last year; 2,318 private enterprises, an increase of 27% from the previous month and 16% from the same period last year; There were 34 other enterprises, a decrease of 28% from the previous month and a decrease of 32% from the same period last year. The total bid amount of central enterprises was 26.8 billion yuan, up 12% from the previous month and down 1% from the same period last year. Local state-owned enterprises were 44.2 billion yuan, an increase of 28% from the previous month and a decrease of 12% from the same period last year; Private enterprises reached 34.8 billion yuan, up 9% from the previous month and down 10% from the same period last year. Other enterprises reached 100 million yuan, a decrease of 77% from the previous month and 82% from the same period last year.

In July, 2025, the top three provinces in the number of eco-environmental projects were Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shandong. The top three provinces with the total bid amount are Shandong, Guangdong and Hubei.

02 Subdivision field

Water sector

876 projects in the field of municipal water affairs, an increase of 6% from the previous month and an increase of 6% from the same period last year; The total bid amount was 57.4 billion yuan, up 16% from the previous month and down 13% from the same period last year.

417 projects in the field of industrial water, an increase of 51% from the previous month and an increase of 150% from the same period last year; The total bid amount was 3.9 billion yuan, up 120% from the previous month and 64% from the same period last year.

Solid waste plate

93 projects in the field of garbage disposal, an increase of 1% from the previous month and a decrease of 18% from the same period last year; The total bid amount was 1.5 billion yuan, a decrease of 56% from the previous month and 62% from the same period last year.

546 projects in the field of sanitation and cleaning, an increase of 43% from the previous month and a decrease of 13% from the same period last year; The total contract value was 16.8 billion yuan, up 24% from the previous month and 16% from the same period last year. The total annualized contract value was 5.3 billion yuan, up 33% from the previous month and down 19% from the same period last year.

Ecological plate

52 projects in the field of water environment management, an increase of 11% from the previous month and a decrease of 0% year-on-year; The total bid amount was 13.7 billion yuan, up 76% from the previous month and down 31% year-on-year.

191 projects in the field of ecological restoration, a decrease of 5% from the previous month and a decrease of 3% from the same period last year; The total bid amount was 8 billion yuan, a decrease of 24% from the previous month and a year-on-year increase of 144%.

Source: Beijing H&J Consulting Co.,Ltd.