Constant technology innovation- the way to be the No.1 in the industry.
In the big technology innovation system structure, let’s take chemicals for textiles for instance. It carries out the applying-technology-guided strategy and developed order-based R&D ability and complete product lines, including 200 plus products in 8 series: pre-processing agent, various dyeing assistants, finishing auxiliaries, water repellents, oil solutions for chemical fibers, whitening agents for textile dyeing, assistants for leather processing and fabric coating agents.
What is the source of the powerful technology innovation ability? The answer is integrating external technology resources, introducing in and absorbing technology and independent R$D. Transfar has 100 plus R&D staff members who have doctor’s or master’s degrees. Transfar invests over 20 million yuan in R&D. In recent years, the amount has increased to over 40 million yuan. Transfar has created stable cooperative relation with famous universities and research institutes at home and abroad including Tsing-hua University, Beijing Institute of Technology, Zhejiang University, China Academy of Science, and Daikin Industries Ltd. of Japan. Independent innovation makes Transfar to be more specialized, in-depth and refined in the chemical industry. Meanwhile, we have found during the process of being specialized, in-depth and refined, Transfar formed innovative expansion in the industrial areas, from chemicals for textile dyeing and printing to daily chemicals, chemicals for papermaking, chemicals for plastic, assistants for leather processing and paint, which is a continuous extension depending on technology and product innovation. Such practical innovative expansion followed the “bamboo grove principle”. For example, daily chemicals are extended from dyeing and printing assistant 901. Paper whitening agent has technical relativity with daily chemicals. The marketing experience of chemicals for textile dyeing and printing is related with the technical service for chemicals for papermaking and plastic. A new product would be introduced into the chemical sector of Transfar due to various relativities. Then, the product extends and forms another “bamboo grove” effect. Thus, Transfar formed fine chemical sector covering dyeing and printing, daily chemicals, chemicals for paper making and plastic, and paint in ten years and founded companies including Zhejiang Transfar, Transfar Whyyon, Kao Transfar, Transfar Paint and Transfar Trade. It is horizontal extension of products and technology.
Being specialized, in-depth and refined is not just limited to the above mentioned. In terms of vertical expansion, Transfar took over Xin’an, which was a result of searching from product chain to find upper-reaches products. The acquisition of Xin’an Chemical makes Transfar become the second biggest manufacturer of organic silicon monomer in China and the biggest glyphosate manufacturer.