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Organization and business (Details)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Dec. 31, 2018

Euro Tech (Far East) Limited

Percentage of equity ownership

100.00%

100.00%

Euro Tech (China) Limited

Percentage of equity ownership

100.00%

^[1]

100.00%

Euro Tech Trading (Shanghai) Limited

Percentage of equity ownership

100.00%

100.00%

Shanghai Euro Tech Limited

Percentage of equity ownership

100.00%

100.00%

Shanghai Euro Tech Environmental Engineering Company Limited

Percentage of equity ownership

100.00%

100.00%

Chongqing Euro Tech Rizhi Technology Co., Ltd

Percentage of equity ownership

^[2]

100.00%

Rizhi Euro Tech Instrument (Shaanxi) Co., Ltd

Percentage of equity ownership

^[3]

100.00%

Guangzhou Euro Tech Environmental Equipment Co., Ltd

Percentage of equity ownership

^[4]

100.00%

Yixing Pact Environmental Technology Co., Ltd

Percentage of equity ownership

58.00%

58.00%

Pact Asia Pacific Limited

Percentage of equity ownership

58.00%

58.00%

Zhejiang Tianlan Environmental Protection Technology Co. Ltd.

Percentage of equity ownership

^[5]

19.40%

19.40%

Hangzhou Tianlan Environmental Protection Equipments Company Limited | ZHEJIANG TIANLAN

Percentage of equity ownership

51.00%

51.00%

Hangzhou Tianlan Pure Environmental Protection Technology Company Limited | ZHEJIANG TIANLAN

Percentage of equity ownership

40.80%

51.00%

Hangzhou Tiancan Environmental Technology Company Limited | ZHEJIANG TIANLAN

Percentage of equity ownership

100.00%

100.00%

[1]	This company was deregistered on April 3, 2020.
[2]	This company was dissolved on December 12, 2019.
[3]	This company was dissolved on December 24, 2019.
[4]	This company was dissolved on March 18, 2019.
[5]	The Group's interest in Blue Sky has been counted for as an affiliate using the equity method as the Group has representation on both the Board and Executive Committee of Blue Sky, and the ability to participate in the decision-making process and exercise significant influence.

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