Macao International Environmental Co-operation Forum & Exhibition 2012 (2012MIECF) was satisfactorily concluded yesterday. The event has gathered about 400 enterprises in the environmental field. Most exhibitors feel that there is a huge potential market in Macao and that MIECF, while providing an opportunity for the participants to promote their innovative environment-friendly products, to explore business opportunities and develop new markets, is also an exchange platform for exhibitors to share their experiences and broaden their vision. Energy conservation is a global trend. MIECF displayed a wide range of environmental and energy saving products. Inflector (Asia) Ltd., which is participating for the first time, intends to introduce to the public its insulation curtain, with energy-saving features. Said curtain, which uses the same insulating material that is used by the U. S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in their spacecrafts, can effectively block out about 70% of solar heat, and also prevents cool air from air-conditioning from flowing outdoor, thus reducing domestic air-conditioning expenses. According to its business manager, Mr. Cheong Man Long, during the MIECF, several enterprises from Mainland China and abroad have already expressed their interest in that product, including investors from Egypt, and therefore he believes that there will be further room for cooperation. At the European Pavilion, Envac, from Sweden, exhibited an automatic garbage collection system. Said system uses the vacuum cleaner operation principle and technology to automatically convey garbage through the underground pipe network. This helps to improve the urban environment and reduce manpower and fuel costs required for garbage collection. At present, the system is being used for garbage collection in the Areia Preta District in Macao. Mr. Lei Iat Fai, business manager of Seng Yeong Ltd. said that he intends to use the MIECF to assist in the promotion of the said environmental technology, to increase public awareness and acceptance. Besides, he also hopes to use the MIECF´s professional platform to meet environmental enterprises engaged in the downstream waste disposal processing, and also to identify potential partners to jointly carry out research in garbage classification and recycling. Another exhibitor, Lifa Air Ltd., from the Netherlands, is optimistic about Macao´s market prospects for indoor air treatment technology and is looking for business opportunities at the MIECF. The company´s representative, Mr. Lei Siu Peng said that although the market in Macao is not big, but there are still many opportunities that are still untapped. In fact, he considers that the air treatment technology should be disseminated to the public. He said that there is a need to improve the quality of the air in Macao, and therefore he wishes to strengthen publicity through the MIECF. He also disclosed that that through the business matching arranged by the Host Co-ordinators, he has already contacted ten potential clients, and agrees that the results this year are better than the past editions of the MIECF.
