The article appeared on the front page of China Chemical Industry News on May 17

What can once small nitrogenous fertilizer enterprises be transformed into? How did a grass-root enterprise that started with small nitrogen fertilizer become the world's largest producer of sweeteners acesulfame, sucralose and flavor-based maltol, and occupy an important position in the basic chemical industry in East China? March 15, China Chemical Industry News Yangtze River Economic Belt chemical industry development research group with these problems, into Anhui Jinhe Industry Co., LTD.

"Integration of the industrial chain is our characteristic. Taking the route of the whole industrial chain can maximize the linkage between the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain, which is conducive to giving full play to the advantages of industrial integration and maximizing product benefits." Jinhe Industry chairman Yang Le told the research group.

From the product tree diagram given by the company, we can see that Jinhe Industry takes synthetic ammonia, urea and other products as the starting point, and gradually expands the product line to the downstream to the field of fine chemical industry. Highlight the synergistic advantages of basic chemical business and fine chemical business, reduce the procurement cost of intermediate products by extending the industrial chain, and then reduce the production cost of the whole industrial chain, and establish the leading position in the subdivision field.

Now almost all enterprises are upgrading, but some of the transformation has been successful, and some have been forced to stop on the way. What does the successful transformation of Jinhe Industry depend on? How to become brokers mouth food additive industry invisible champion?

In the opinion of the research team, the core technology advantage, advanced management concept, excellent product quality, especially the vertical integration of the industrial chain and the development mode of circular economy, are the main reasons that Jinhe Industry can be recognized by the society, and the leading products of sweeteners acesulfamil, sucralose and maltol can take up half of the global market.

Through sorting out the industrial chain, in the field of advantages, is the choice of Jinhe Industry. As a national high-tech enterprise dedicated to serving healthy life and advanced manufacturing, specializing in the research and development, production and sales of chemical, biological and new material products, reducing the cost of factors of the whole industrial chain has become the core direction of Jinhe Industry.

With two production bases in Lai 'an and Dingyuan Salt and Chemical Industry Park in Anhui Province, and research institutes, application R&D and operation centers in Hefei, Nanjing and Shanghai respectively, Jinhe Industry has made the greatest effort to reduce the cost of factors of the whole industrial chain is to innovate.

Yang Le told the research group that the company has always adhered to the development concept of "independent research and development, technological innovation", paid attention to scientific research innovation, deepened the cooperation between production, university and research, and carried out various forms of cooperation with many universities, and achieved gratifying results. For example, in 2019, the DMAC project of sucralose acid DMF wastewater recovery jointly declared with colleges and universities was approved by the expert review organized by Anhui Provincial Department of Science and Technology. In addition, Acelhoney production process optimization key technology development and application project won the 2019 Anhui Province Science and Technology Progress first prize, maltol, ethyl malt powder production process and technology innovation project won the 2013 Anhui Province science and Technology Progress second prize.

Jinhe Industry is also an innovative enterprise in Anhui Province, Anhui Province technology innovation demonstration enterprise, at the same time has the provincial enterprise technology center, synthetic sweetener cleaner production engineering technology research center and provincial postdoctoral research station. In addition, the company has also obtained 147 core patents and a series of non-patented technologies, and has made remarkable achievements in independent innovation, patent application and scientific and technological achievements transformation.

"In order to do a good job of front-end research and development, Jinhe Industrial set up Anhui Jinhe Chemical Research Institute, on the one hand around the company's existing product production process optimization and improvement, in order to reduce production costs, further consolidate the core competitiveness of products; On the other hand, focusing on the industrial development direction of the company, in the field of food additives, flavors, high-performance materials, degradable materials and high-end intermediates, do a good job of new product technology research and development and project reserve, strive to achieve a major breakthrough in the field of food additives and flavors, and rapid industrialization, in order to promote the expansion of the company's new business." Yang Le said.

"In order to achieve continuous innovation, focusing on the horizontal expansion and vertical extension of the industrial chain, the company has set up a scientific and technological innovation work leading group headed by the general manager, and established the provincial enterprise technology center, engineering technology research center, engineering research center, postdoctoral research workstation. In order to provide necessary hardware and software facilities for research and development, a research and development laboratory building has been built. The Institute has purchased more than 130 sets of various high-end experimental devices and analytical instruments, as well as network systems, software and data books, which can accommodate more than 40 technical personnel to carry out experimental research at the same time. Jinhe Industry headquarters R & D center has built 3000 square meters of multi-functional R & D workshop, R & D team closely around the company's main business development direction and strategic planning, closely focused on the relevant industry technology forefront dynamic, to carry out targeted, difficult, more complex technology research and development work, has achieved obvious results in the existing industry chain. Jinhe Industry vice chairman, general manager Xia Jiaxin said.

Hard work pays off, a large number of scientific research investment, in return for the company's three flagship products acesulfame, sucralose, maltol have been segmented industry individual champion. Sucralose, for example, used to be imported and expensive, with the highest price reaching 3 million yuan per ton. "After the company entered the sucralose industry, its price still maintained at about 500,000 yuan/ton. The company achieved core technology breakthrough through scientific and technological research and development, which greatly reduced the production cost of the product. The current market price is maintained at 190,000 ~ 220,000 yuan/ton, which greatly improved the cost performance ratio of sucralose and the domestic use of the product. We have enhanced the export capacity of domestic sucralose products and significantly increased the export volume, making up for the weakness of dependence on imports and high prices, and creating value for society." Xia Jiaxin said.