Taiyuan's treasure land is full of "little giants"
2024-08-12
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Fengxing Measurement & Control is the country's leading electricity trading technology service provider and virtual power plant operator.
Jinbo Bio is the first A-share company to list recombinant collagen. Photo by Deng Yinming
Shuoke Crystal has developed into a leading domestic enterprise engaged in the production and research and development of third-generation semiconductor material silicon carbide.
Yuanhan Technology is building the world's largest sapphire material production base in Taiyuan. Photo by Zhao Shikai
The largest silicon carbide material industrial base in China with the largest production capacity; the world's first injection-grade recombinant humanized collagen; the country's first virtual power plant operator operating in a market-oriented manner under the spot model... As one of the most innovative business entities, "specialized, refined, and new" enterprises are an indispensable force in improving the industrial ecology. In recent years, Taiyuan has continued to increase its efforts to cultivate "specialized, refined, and new" enterprises. As of now, Taiyuan has a total of 954 "specialized, refined, and new" small and medium-sized enterprises and 55 national-level "little giants" enterprises, ranking first in the province. Under the wave of high-quality development of the real economy, they have grasped the pulse of market demand with independent innovation and technological iteration, and have continuously run out of big scores on small tracks, continuously releasing surging development momentum.
"Little Giant" contains high technology
Rows of more than 3-meter-high silicon carbide single crystal growth equipment are neatly arranged. Inside the equipment, in a high-temperature environment of more than 2000°C, amazing chemical reactions are carried out day and night - silicon carbide ingots grow rapidly one by one. After more than 10 days, the silicon carbide ingots are taken out of the furnace and become small thin sheets after cutting, grinding, polishing, cleaning and other processes. They will become chip substrates in the fields of electric vehicles, 5G base stations, etc.
At Shanxi Shuoke Crystal Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, small thin slices support the company's core technology and enter production and life through processing and application by downstream enterprises. At least half a slice of silicon carbide is consumed for each electric car produced. According to the staff of Shanxi Shuoke Crystal Co., Ltd., silicon carbide has very unique performance advantages. It has a large bandgap width, which allows a single device to carry a higher voltage; a large thermal conductivity, strong working reliability; and a high carrier mobility, which can meet high-frequency operation and save energy.
"Silicon carbide is a key core component supporting 5G infrastructure, ultra-high voltage transmission and transformation, rail transit, electric vehicles, new energy vehicle charging piles and other fields. It is also considered to be the most ideal substrate for 5G communication macro base station chips. It has important application value and broad prospects in many strategic industries." said the technician.
The preparation of silicon carbide single crystals has always been a global problem, and the highly stable crystal growth process is the most core part of it. Shuoke Crystal repeatedly studied and tackled the key problems, and finally fully mastered this key technology and achieved commercial mass production of high-purity silicon carbide single crystals. The company was established in 2018. In just 6 years, from "the 'chain leader' enterprise of the third-generation semiconductor industry chain of Shanxi Province's key industrial chain", to being successfully selected as the fourth batch of national-level specialized and new "little giant" enterprises, this young company has developed into a domestic leader in the production and research and development of third-generation semiconductor materials silicon carbide.
Recently, Shanxi Shuoke Crystal Co., Ltd. was awarded the 2023 "Science and Technology Innovation China" Emerging Enterprise List released by the China Society for Science and Technology.
“Small Giants” Drive Big Innovation
Enterprises are the main body of innovation, and specialized "little giant" enterprises are the new force of innovation. In the No. 7 standardized workshop of Jinbo Bio-Tech Collagen Type A, recombinant type III humanized collagen freeze-dried fibers are being produced at a rapid pace. As a representative terminal product independently developed by the company, it was approved for listing by the National Medical Products Administration in 2021, becoming the world's first injection-grade recombinant humanized collagen.
"This is a Class III medical device, which has high requirements for product quality and safety. For this reason, we have specially introduced automated equipment to achieve standardization and intelligence of the production line," said Bo Bingjin, production supervisor of Jinbo Bio-Innovation Medical Device Development and Production Department.
In July 2023, Jinbo Bio was listed on the Beijing Stock Exchange with a floor price of 49 yuan per share. In March this year, Jinbo Bio released its annual report showing that it achieved operating income of 780 million yuan in 2023, up 99.96% year-on-year; net profit attributable to shareholders of listed companies was 300 million yuan, up 174.60% year-on-year.
Jinbo Bio has built the largest and most professional type A humanized collagen bio-new material manufacturing base in China, the Jinbo Synthetic Biology Industrial Park. Currently, the 10-ton type A humanized collagen raw material production line, the injection-grade recombinant humanized collagen production line and the type A humanized collagen single-ingredient sterile cosmetics production line have all been put into production, forming a full industrial chain business system from upstream functional protein core raw materials to terminal products such as medical devices and functional skin care products. As the "chain leader" enterprise of Shanxi synthetic biology, Jinbo Bio relies on the upstream exclusive raw material advantages to attract well-known domestic and foreign companies to settle in the park, realizing the deep integration of the innovation chain and the industrial chain.
“Little Giants” Create New Vitality
Faced with the development needs of thousands of industries to adapt to new business forms and new scenarios, "little giant" enterprises apply new technologies, new processes, and new models to continuously provide iterative product and service innovations.
Founded in 2003, Shanxi Fengxing Measurement & Control Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Fengxing Measurement & Control") is a leading national power trading technology service provider and virtual power plant operator. It is driven by the construction and operation of virtual power plants under the spot model, and deeply focuses on power trading technology services and virtual power plant technology services. With industry-leading technological innovation capabilities and first-class business development capabilities, it helps users build a more economical and greener full-process energy consumption ecosystem.
As a technology-driven enterprise, Fengxing Measurement & Control has passed the national high-tech enterprise certification for four consecutive times, and has successively built scientific and technological innovation platforms such as municipal and provincial enterprise technology centers, Shanxi Electricity Trading Intelligent Decision-making Technology Innovation Center, and won honorary titles such as specialized and innovative small and medium-sized enterprises and specialized and innovative "little giant" enterprises. It is the only first-level institution for power demand side management services of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in Shanxi Province.
Shanxi Fengxing Measurement & Control, as the country's first "load-type" virtual power plant based on time-sharing price signal transactions in the electric energy market, independently developed a virtual power plant technology platform. At present, it has aggregated resources such as building materials, foundries, industrial and commercial energy storage, distributed photovoltaics, non-metallic mineral products, cold storage, and charging piles, with an annual electricity consumption of 1.5 billion kWh. On August 1, 2023, it will enter the normal operation of the electricity spot market, and participate in the medium- and long-term, spot, and ancillary service market related transactions in the Shanxi Electricity Trading Market every day, with an average monthly income of 15 yuan/MWh for users. At the same time, the Fengxing Virtual Power Plant Research Institute has carried out or coached partners in the peak-shaving and North China ancillary service markets in Shanxi, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Xinjiang, Hubei, Hebei and other provinces to carry out demand response, electric energy, and ancillary services.
Breakthroughs from "0" to "1", mass production from "1" to "100"... numerous specialized and new "little giant" enterprises are constantly injecting new vitality into Taiyuan's economic development with their innovative technologies and high-quality products.
Reporter He Juanfang Taiyuan Daily
The pictures in this article, except those with signatures, are provided by the interviewed units
