The 13th China International Chlor-Alkali Conference was successfully held in Xi'an, Shaanxi, from November 12 to 14, bringing together more than 400 leading industry professionals from over 20 countries. As one of the most influential global forums in the chlor-alkali sector, the event focused on cutting-edge trends, green upgrading, and technological breakthroughs, fostering high-level exchanges across the global value chain. At this year's conference, TANGENT's ceramic membrane technology emerged as a major highlight thanks to its outstanding performance in primary brine purification for caustic soda and chlorine production. With superior separation efficiency, long-term operational stability, and remarkable energy-saving benefits, the solution attracted widespread attention and unanimous praise from participants. It significantly enhances purification processes, efficiently removes Ca+Mg and turbidity, protects electrolyzers, reduces waste discharge, and provides a key technological engine for the industry's move toward sustainability and high efficiency. The conference further reinforced TANGENT's position as a global innovator in membrane technology and laid a strong foundation for expanding international cooperation. TANGENT warmly welcomes chlor-alkali enterprises and technical partners worldwide to connect with us and explore collaborative opportunities to jointly drive technological innovation and sustainable industry development.

Aquatech China 2025 ran from Nov 5-7, 2025 at Shanghai. It gathered over 500 global exhibitors, showcasing the full water treatment chain and hosting forums on applications. TANGENT stood out, displaying ceramic membrane products with excellent performance. Focused on fluid separation innovation, it offers ultrafiltration/microfiltration solutions, with its CRM series widely used in food, petrochemicals, and pharmaceuticals. The exhibition boosted TANGENT’s global recognition; TANGENT will deepen R&D and drive global water treatment development.

The Seminar on Technological Innovation and Industrial Application of High-Performance Separation Membranes was held in Suzhou on September 20, 2025, hosted by Beijing University of Chemical Technology’s New Materials Alumni Association. It brought together membrane sector experts, scholars and executives to discuss cutting-edge tech, applications and industrialization. TANGENT’s CEO Larry gave a speech on ceramic membranes’ chemical industry applications, highlighting their high-temperature/corrosion resistance and separation performance, plus their latest uses in chemical links like catalyst recovery. This showed inorganic membranes’ role in green chemical development. The event boosted TANGENT’s industry cooperation and showcased its strength; TANGENT will further develop ceramic membrane tech to drive the sector and green chemical/environmental progress.

As Europe edges closer to a potential full ban on Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) membranes due to their association with toxic PFAS chemicals, the industrial wastewater treatment sector is on the cusp of a significant transformation. This article explores how ceramic membranes are emerging as a viable and sustainable alternative, highlighting the regulatory push, the environmental and health concerns surrounding PVDF, and the advantages of ceramic membranes.