The technology sector serves as a vital pillar for Risun's implementation of an innovation-driven development strategy. Risun boasts 17 national high-tech enterprises, a team of over 1,000 R&D engineers (including 100 Ph.D. holders and 556 master's degree holders), 17 Group-level research institutes, and a comprehensive infrastructure comprising 20,000 square meters of specialized R&D laboratories, 130,000 square meters of pilot testing bases, 3 provincial-level engineering technology research centers, 3 provincial-level technology innovation centers, 1 provincial-level key laboratory, 8 provincial-level enterprise technology centers, 7 provincial-level industrial enterprise R&D institutions (Grade A), 6 national-level testing centers, as well as research and innovation platforms such as academician and expert workstations, postdoctoral research stations, and postdoctoral innovation practice bases.
Centered around the dual objectives of "serving profitability" and "serving development", we adhere to the overarching positioning of "upgrading and transforming the industrial chain through technological services to enhance the quality and efficiency of the Group's existing industries, while developing new products, processes, and technologies to lead the Group's new industrial development". We also focus on renewable energy sectors such as hydrogen, SNG (Synthetic Natural Gas), wind, solar, and biomass energy, aiming to develop energy-saving, emission-reduction, green, and low-carbon technologies. In addition, we explore new materials, including high-end carbon materials, cathode materials, anode materials, high-performance fiber materials, silicon materials, and new chemical materials, along with their technological advancements and market development. We pay close attention to digital industries, engaging in research and development of technologies such as industrial internet platforms, big data, artificial intelligence, digital twins, and robotics, as well as offering smart factory and smart water management hardware and software products and solutions. Furthermore, we prioritize advanced chemicals, focusing on the development of processes and equipment for styrene-polyolefin, benzene-cyclohexanone-caprolactam-nylon, hydrogen-ammonia-nitric acid-adipic acid-nylon 66, and high-end functional chemicals. To support these endeavors, we have established a three-tiered R&D and innovation system, spanning from the Group's Chief Engineer and Production Technology Department, through the Engineering Technology Research Centers/Technology Innovation Centers/Enterprise Technology Centers in each base, to the Production Technology Departments of individual production companies, as well as Beijing Risun Science and Technology Limited and its affiliated technology engineering companies and technical departments. This structure enables us to build two major R&D and innovation systems: "From Scratch" (new product, process, and technology development) and "Technological Transformation and Improvement Measures" (continuous optimization and upgrading of existing facilities). Consequently, we have formed a comprehensive R&D industrial chain encompassing idea generation, laboratory testing, pilot testing, industrialization, and engineering design. Moreover, we have cultivated a comprehensive and multi-faceted innovation model and methodology that emphasizes "Innovation by All, Comprehensive Innovation, Systematic Innovation, and Collaborative Innovation", as well as "Originality, Uniqueness, Competitiveness, and Holistic Systems".
We adhere to a balanced approach of independent R&D and the acquisition and introduction of technological achievements. Both internally developed and externally sourced technologies are market-oriented, demand-driven, and customer-centric, forming a closed-loop profit model. As a result, we have achieved 1,311 technological innovations (including 592 patented technologies, 525 proprietary technologies, and 194 software copyrights), broken through a series of key technologies, and embarked on a unique path of R&D and innovation development for Risun, laying a solid technological foundation for our nationwide layout and global expansion.