The first phase of the Zhonghua New Materials Innovation Platform, with a total investment of 1 billion yuan, has been completed in TEDA

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On April 3, the completion ceremony for the first phase of the Sinochem New Materials Innovation Platform was held in the Nangang Industrial Zone of Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area. As a major scientific and technological innovation project of a central state-owned enterprise that was specifically brought in by the Tianjin Economic Development Zone, upon completion, this project will provide strong support for the innovative development of the new materials industry in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region as well as for the cultivation and strengthening of new forms of productive capacity. ! This project is funded by China National Chemical Research Institute, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sinochem Group. It represents Sinochem’s first physical investment in Tianjin, and it is built and operated by Sinochem (Tianjin) New Materials Technology Co., Ltd. The total investment in the project is 1 billion yuan, with a land area of 183,000 square meters. The project will be constructed in two phases. Of this, the first phase of the project requires an investment of 600 million yuan, which will be used primarily to build infrastructure for innovation platforms, production facilities for organic catalysts and inorganic catalysts, as well as related auxiliary facilities. The base focuses on key areas such as the scaling up of pilot tests and the commercialization of advanced chemical products, striving to create a flexible, multi-functional, and standardized pilot-test innovation platform in order to overcome the \"last mile\" challenge in the transformation of scientific and technological achievements. A responsible official from the China National Chemical Research Institute said that the China National Chemical New Materials Innovation Platform is a key component of China National Chemical’s strategy to integrate into the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. Once the project is put into operation, it will leverage the independent intellectual property rights and technological expertise of the Chinese Institute of Chemical Research to focus on three main areas: high-end specialty catalysts, modified materials, and pilot-scale production services. This will enable the creation of a positive feedback loop consisting of technology research and development, conversion of research results into practical applications, generation of revenue from products, and reinvestment in further research, thereby providing solid support for the industrialization of key technologies such as high-end polyolefins, special catalysts, and high-performance resins. In the future, this base will serve as a key location for the pilot testing and industrialization of China’s chemical science and technology achievements, as well as a solid foundation for connecting with the market, serving customers, and fostering the development of the regional new materials industry. The completion of the first phase of the China Chemical New Materials Innovation Platform base is a vivid example of the deep collaboration between government and enterprises in Tianjin’s Economic Development Zone, as well as their joint efforts to drive innovation and development. During the project construction phase, Tianjin Economic Development Zone provided comprehensive support throughout the process, including policy assistance, accelerated approval procedures, necessary resources, and dedicated teams to oversee progress, thereby removing various obstacles and ensuring that the project could be put into operation on schedule. Next, Tianjin Economic Development Zone will continue to monitor the progress of the project, providing full-cycle and comprehensive service support to help it become operational as soon as possible and to unleash its innovative potential. At the same time, it will further deepen its strategic cooperation with Sinochem, using technological innovation to drive the upgrading of the new materials industry and promote the development of clustered and high-end industries. This will help strengthen the foundation of the new materials industry in the region and create a new hub for scientific and technological innovation as well as integrated industrial development in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei area.