JIiuwu Hi-Tech Annual Review 2024

2024 is a year of striving and progress! A year of constantly breaking through oneself and creating miracles! This year, the domestically produced large aircraft C929 soared through the skies, the Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship was successfully launched; Chinese athletes fought hard on the Olympic stage, and the economy, under the guidance of new productivity, reached a new stage of high-quality development.

As the leading company in the Chinese membrane industry in the field of ceramic membranes, Jiuwu Hi-Tech has taken every step firmly, each progress embodying the wisdom and sweat of the team! In 2024, we presented an impressive report card, showcasing the infinite potential and fearless attitude of the enterprise!

Focusing on New Productivity

Comprehensive Business Breakthroughs with Remarkable Achievements

In 2024, "new productivity" became a hot topic. This year, Jiuwu Hi-Tech adhered to the path of innovation and development and strived to open up new horizons! Keeping pace with the times, we achieved comprehensive breakthroughs in technology research and market expansion.

Technology Research and Development: Three New Materials for Quality and Efficiency Improvement

Progress in Ceramic Membrane Research

Our tubular ceramic membrane quality and performance have further improved. The new high-density ceramic membranes with greater loading capacity have been successfully applied in drinking water and mine water projects, earning extensive market recognition. The customers' praise is the best acknowledgment of our efforts!

Enhanced Strength of Organic Membranes

The successful development of high-strength sintered tubular membranes has increased membrane strength by 50%, providing customers with more efficient and durable solutions.

Upgraded Adsorbent Materials

The successful development of the fourth generation of strip and spheroidal aluminum-based lithium adsorbents has shown that their adsorption capacity in various brine systems is more than 30%-50% higher than the third generation adsorbents.

Market Expansion: Four Major Solutions Covering the Globe

New Energy Sector Winning the Largest Planned Project

"Relying on technology to thrive, winning projects based on skills", we competed with many rivals at the customer sites, not only leading in the industrial tests of lithium adsorbent performance but also winning bids for the largest domestic Qinghai Salt Lake lithium adsorbent project, the MMG Salt Lake lithium adsorbent project, and subsequent bids for MMG membrane segments, Rokal membrane elements, and operational segments. The Qinghai Salt Lake project, upon completion, will produce 40,000 tons of lithium carbonate annually, making it the largest current salt lake lithium extraction project in the country, showcasing Jiuwu Hi-Tech's leading position in this field once again.

Industrial Fluid Separation Sector Overseas Business Achievements

Sales performance continued to grow steadily with projects materializing at a good pace, winning bids for multiple international projects including India's brine purification, Indonesia's CAA chlor-alkali brine purification, and Kazakhstan's chlor-alkali brine purification. We also expanded membrane separation applications in fields like photovoltaic auxiliary materials and inorganic powders with significant results.

Water Treatment Sector Expanded Application Scenarios

In recent years, Jiuwu Hi-Tech's newly developed high-loading ceramic membranes have demonstrated success in drinking water and mine water fields. This year, we successfully applied high-loading ceramic membranes to industrial wastewater recycling, signing water treatment projects in Nantong, Chongqing, and Hebei chemical industries. We also promoted it in industrial park sewage, new energy industry, and distributed chemical enterprises' water recycling, signing high-salinity water treatment projects in Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang industrial parks, effectively advancing municipal high-salinity wastewater treatment.

Industrial Waste Gypsum Sector New Technology Development

The titanium gypsum recycling process technology continued to iterate and develop in new fields, successfully developing aluminum gypsum recycling technology in the electrolytic foil industry, solving the problem of aluminum gypsum only being landfillable and not having high added value, signing gypsum recycling projects in Guangdong Dongyangguang Electrolytic Foil and Shanghai Pengbo Titanium White fields, contributing technical strength for the industry's sustainable development.

Innovation Driven: Jiuwu Institute Sets Sail

Innovation is the eternal driving force of Jiuwu Hi-Tech! In 2024, we injected innovation into every detail, establishing the Jiuwu Institute to integrate internal innovation resources and create the core platform for enterprise innovation and development. This is fertile ground for the future and the source of innovation!

The Jiuwu Institute steadfastly adheres to the principle of taking the enterprise as the mainstay, supported by industry-academia-research cooperation, focusing on building the enterprise's R&D system, enhancing independent innovation capability, and core competitiveness, serving the enterprise and the upstream and downstream industrial chain.

Strong Alliances Creating the Future

Jiuwu Hi-Tech, as the leading entity, combined with Nanjing University of Technology, and the Institute of Membrane Applied Technology of Nanjing Tech, successfully formed the Nanjing High-Performance Membrane Material Research and Application Innovation Consortium and was listed in the 2024 annual record list. This innovation consortium focuses on high-performance membrane material research, overcoming critical technologies of core membrane materials, and improving the manufacturing level of the membrane industry.

Shining Brilliance: Leading Industry Technology Development

We participated in the Shanghai IE Expo, International Solar Photovoltaic and Smart Energy Exhibition, China Western International Natural Exhibition, International Bio-fermentation Products and Technology Equipment Exhibition, displaying our latest products and solutions, hosting a series of activities to convey forward-looking trends, cutting-edge technology, and innovative thinking models.

Going Global: Exploring Opportunities Worldwide

This year, we inspected markets in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, South America, and Russia, showcasing Jiuwu Hi-Tech's latest achievements in membrane technology at the International Water Treatment Exhibition. We strengthened exchanges and cooperation with global water treatment professionals, enhancing the company's reputation and influence in the global water treatment industry, showcasing the power of "Made in China" to the world.

Inviting In: Showcasing Strength at Home

This year, the Abu Dhabi Environment Agency, China-Arab Capacity Cooperation (Jiangsu) Development Management Co., Ltd., Founder of Moroccan Clean Tech Business Club, CEO of COREAS High-Tech, and many Russian enterprise representatives visited Jiuwu Hi-Tech, conducting in-depth exchanges on seawater desalination, salt lake lithium extraction, and other businesses, laying a solid foundation for "going global" business. Currently, Jiuwu Hi-Tech has secured multiple international ceramic membrane equipment contracts.

Honors and Accolades: Jiuwu Hi-Tech Continues to Shine

Selected as a National Green Factory

Organized by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology since 2017, this nationwide selection recognizes enterprises that meet the criteria for "green development", highlighting Jiuwu Hi-Tech's construction and development in the green manufacturing system.

National "Green Factory" refers to advanced factories that achieve intensive land use, harmless raw materials, clean production, waste resource utilization, and low-carbon energy, serving as industry models for achieving high-quality green development. Applying for the national "Green Factory" is an important way to promote industry structure optimization, transformation, upgrades, and quality efficiency improvements.

Awarded 2024 Industrial Digital Transformation Top Ten Cases

This competitive selection, sieved by industry experts, saw Jiuwu Hi-Tech's "High-end Intelligent Ceramic Membrane Production Line Project" stand out. This honor highlights our achievements and leading role in industrial digital transformation and provides an excellent reference model for the digital transformation of traditional industries.

Selected as a Nanjing 2023 Annual Dual Integration Development Demonstration Enterprise

This recognition provided substantial support and incentives for our integrated development of advanced manufacturing and modern services, further strengthening the company’s competitiveness and market influence.

Listed in the 2024 Top 500 Private Enterprise Patent Inventions

Once again, Jiuwu Hi-Tech confirmed its leading position in the industry and will continue to lead the industry development trends in the future!

Awarded Chinese Membrane Industry Patent Gold Award

"A method for extracting lithium from salt lake brine using adsorption" won the Chinese Membrane Industry Patent Gold Award, solidifying Jiuwu Hi-Tech's important position in the salt lake lithium extraction field.

Rapid Growth of Tibet Jiuwu, Receiving Multiple Recognitions

Jiuwu Hi-Tech's wholly-owned subsidiary, Tibet Jiuwu New Material Technology Co., Ltd., was successfully recognized as a High-tech Enterprise in Tibet Autonomous Region, becoming the second company in the Qingzang Industrial Park to receive this honor. It also received the title of Specialized and New Small and Medium-sized Enterprise in Tibet Autonomous Region, marking a solid and important step in Tibet Jiuwu's journey of technological innovation and enterprise development.

Building Enterprise Culture And Gathering Strength for Development

Jiuwu Hi-Tech not only pursues excellent technological innovation but also never forgets its social responsibilities! This year, we made great efforts in giving back to society, caring for employees, and shaping corporate culture!

Social Responsibility Obliged Mission

Witnessed by the leadership of the Jiangsu Aid Tibet Command, we donated RMB 200,000 worth of water purification equipment to Lhasa Jiangsu Experimental Middle School to ensure all teachers and students have access to high-quality drinking water, contributing our strength to society. This is the responsibility and mission of the enterprise!

Inheriting Excellence, Innovating the Future

We successfully hosted a company cultural festival themed "Innovative and Efficient", stimulating employees’ recognition and cohesion towards the company culture and promoting the realization of company strategic goals.

The culture of "continuously striving and breaking through oneself" has been integrated into the company's genes. In this year's winter running event, both executives and grassroots employees set new records. This upward spirit forms the foundation for the company’s vigorous development.

Party Leadership Driving Nurturing Talent

In 2024, with "Party leadership, innovation-driven" at its core, we deepened party character education and anti-corruption education, ensuring the company’s party organization played its role as a fighting fortress, injecting continuous momentum into the enterprise development.

Perseverance Yields Great Results

In 2024, Jiuwu Hi-Tech witnessed abundant harvests. Every breakthrough embodied our relentless efforts, every achievement was the result of the joint efforts of all our employees. Looking forward, we will continue to strengthen our faith and forge ahead boldly!

2025 marks the start of a new journey. We will undoubtedly move towards new glories with an even more high-spirited attitude!

In the new year, let us stand at the forefront and strive with determination

Fireworks toward the stars, may all wishes come true!