R&D Innovation
Company Overview
Leadership
History
Production Base
R&D Innovation
Culture
R&D Innovation
R&D Personnel
700+
< People >
Proportion of R&D Personnel
15%
< % >
Annual R&D Investment
6.57
< Million RMB >
*Data as of 2024
"Innovative Technologies for The Future" stands as one of our fundamental management principles. With PV encapsulation materials as our core business and polymer materials at our technological center, we have successively developed and commercialized new materials for electronic circuits, lithium battery encapsulation, water purification, and applications in automotive/5G/display fields. Every technological breakthrough we have achieved through over twenty years of industrial exploration stems from persistent research and innovation, which has firmly established us as a technology-driven enterprise with profound R&D heritage.
The Zhejiang FIRST New Materials Research Institute primarily focuses on researching cutting-edge projects in PV encapsulation technology, addressing critical technical challenges in key encapsulation materials for the new energy industry chain, guiding industry development trends, and promoting the advancement of the new energy sector.
Zhejiang FIRST New Materials Research Institute
As of December 31, , we employed R&D technical personnel, with approximately % holding master's degrees or higher. R&D technical personnel accounted for about % of the total workforce. We maintains strong commitment to R&D investment, with cumulative annual R&D expenditures reaching RMB million in , RMB million in , and RMB million in , maintaining industry leadership.
The Electronic Materials R&D Center concentrates on electronic chemical materials as a major category of emerging industrial materials, conducting research and development on photosensitive dry films, FCCL, and photosensitive solder resist. It actively implements strategic plans for optoelectronic new materials, strengthens the company's R&D capabilities in advanced materials, and ensures sustainable growth.
Electronic Materials R&D Center Building
Materials R&D
“Focus on the main PV business, and vigorously develop other new material industries.”
We are a platform-type material enterprise. Since the successful development of EVA film in 2003, we have been deeply rooted in the PV material field for over 20 years, carrying out thorough research on the formula, process, and equipment of PV films and backsheets.
In recent years, building on a key common technology platform, we have continuously researched and developed new material products such as electronic materials and functional materials, possessing strong internal growth momentum. In the future, we will steadfastly implement the development strategy of "Focus on the main PV business, and vigorously develop other new material industries," driven by technological innovation to achieve the domestication of more key new materials.
Equipment Development
Strong Equipment Team
200+
< People >
We have always independently developed and constructed film production equipment, mastered core design and manufacturing technologies, with a strong team of over people, and a systematic professional talent training system to meet the equipment construction needs of production bases globally.
Upholding the business tenet of "innovative technology for the future," we continuously provide technological breakthroughs for various products in terms of R&D, quality, and efficiency, serving the differentiated requirements of customers and markets.
Focusing on the innovative development of equipment automation and digitization, we have deepened applications in production, storage, energy, and other aspects, adapting to the trends of industry development. With sustained investment and cultivation in equipment technology, coupled with the dual advantages of equipment and product technology, we remain our core competitiveness.
Software Development
We have established a professional digital team, and have developed ERP, MES, WMS, EAM systems covering the main products of each subsidiary in the group, obtaining five software copyrights. We have also acquired professional software such as OA, SRM, TMS, and our software developers have linked various systems together. Through a combination of software procurement and self-development, these systems play a significant role in the company's production and operations. Our software personnel apply IoT, digital twin technology, edge gateway computing technology, etc., to actively enhance management efficiency and increase production capacity.
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