From China to UAE: Oil Filter Cutting Machines Exported to Tackle Automotive Waste Problem

On March 28, 2025, three portable intelligent cutting machines for waste oil filters developed by Henan Kaidi Machinery Equipment Co., Ltd. were ready to be shipped to the UAE. With the core advantage of "minimal operation and efficient sorting", the equipment only requires one person to complete the precise cutting of iron shells and the separation of impurities. It occupies less than 5 square meters and provides a lightweight solution for the recycling of waste materials in the automotive aftermarket in the Middle East, helping to upgrade the local circular economy industry.

1. Technological breakthrough: physical cutting to achieve efficient resource recovery

The oil filter cutting machine adopts innovative physical cutting technology. It fixes the waste oil filter through a lathe-like mechanical structure, and uses a high-precision cutter to cut along the axial direction to quickly separate the metal shell from the internal filter paper. Compared with traditional incineration or landfill methods, this technology avoids secondary pollution, while increasing the recovery rate of materials such as iron and paper to more than 95%, significantly reducing resource waste.

2. Environmental protection cooperation: Assisting the UAE's green transformation

The three devices exported to the UAE will be used in the country's automotive aftermarket waste treatment center. As one of the regions with the highest number of cars in the world, the UAE produces more than one million used oil filters every year. Traditional treatment methods are difficult to meet its environmental protection upgrade needs. The introduction of Chinese technology is expected to promote the construction of a "recycling-disassembly-regeneration" circular industry chain in the local area.

3. Market prospects: Environmental protection technology exports become a new growth point

In recent years, my country's environmental protection equipment manufacturing industry has developed rapidly, and the export volume of related products in 2024 increased by 34% year-on-year. The successful export of the oil filter cutting machine not only fills the technical gap in the subdivision field in the Middle East, but also provides a new example for China's high-end equipment manufacturing to open up the "Belt and Road" market.

From technical breakthroughs to international cooperation, China's environmental protection technology is winning the world's trust with its innovative strength. The export of the oil filter cutting machine to the UAE is not only another breakthrough in "China's smart manufacturing", but also contributes practical wisdom to the global green and low-carbon transformation.