Manila / Cebu / Davao · 12-18 days transit · refilling station supply
The Philippines has a water refilling station industry at a scale few other countries match. Thousands of small stations across the islands treat and sell drinking water, and every one of them is a repeat buyer of sediment and carbon cartridges plus, where they run RO, membrane elements. It is a distributor market: the volume is not in supplying one station, it is in supplying the stations.
| Stage | Purpose | Typical cartridge |
|---|---|---|
| Sediment pre-filtration | Removes sand, rust and suspended solids | PP melt blown, 5 micron, 10 or 20 inch |
| Chlorine and taste | Protects the membrane and improves taste | Carbon block, 5 micron, slim or Big Blue |
| RO stage | Removes dissolved solids | 4040 element (8040 for larger stations) |
| Polishing | Final particulate control before bottling | 1 micron absolute pleated or carbon block |
Selling into this market is a distributor business. Stations buy in small quantities on a fixed replacement cycle, so the winner is whoever has stock locally when the cycle comes round. A mixed first container - sediment, carbon and membranes together - is how most of our Philippine distributors start.
| Segment | Cartridge |
|---|---|
| Food and beverage processing | Carbon block, 1-5 micron pleated |
| Semiconductor and electronics (Laguna, Cavite) | PES and PTFE pleated, 0.22 micron |
| Hotels and commercial buildings | PP melt blown, carbon block, pleated |
| Industrial and municipal water | PP melt blown 10-20 micron, wound string |
| Detail | |
|---|---|
| Ports served | Manila, Cebu, Davao |
| Transit time | Typically 12-18 days port to port from China |
| Container loading | 20ft and 40ft FCL; LCL available |
| Documents | Invoice, packing list, certificate of origin, material compliance |
Yes, and it is one of our most common order types there. The standard configuration is 10 or 20 inch PP melt blown at 5 micron for sediment, carbon block for chlorine and taste, and 4040 membranes for the RO stage.
Typically a 5 micron PP sediment cartridge, a carbon block for chlorine and taste, and an RO membrane element where the station runs RO. Most stations buy all three together, so we quote them as a set with matched change intervals.
Our standard minimum is 100 pieces per model, which suits a distributor or small chain rather than one station. If you supply stations, a mixed first container is the usual way to start.
Typically 12-18 days port to port to Manila, Cebu or Davao. Production runs 7-15 days after deposit.
Yes - carbon block and pleated cartridges for bottling, dairy and food processing, with FDA-compliant material documentation available on request.
Send a photo of the cartridge or the housing and we will identify the length, diameter, end cap and micron rating. The matching is free and we ship a free sample to test before you order.
Tell us the cartridge type, micron rating, length and quantity — we reply within 24 hours.
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