Recently, the list of the fifth batch of specialized and sophisticated "little giants" enterprises in the country has been released. Shanghai Leader Catalyst Co., Ltd. has been awarded due to its professional and independent innovation capabilities in the field of polyolefin catalysts.

National specialized and sophisticated SMEs refer to leading enterprises that focus on segmented markets, have strong innovation capabilities, high market share, master key core technologies, and have excellent quality and efficiency. They are the important guarantee for enhancing the security and resilience of industrial chains, as well as the sturdy support for high-quality economic development.

Optimizing the path of professional development with the goal of prioritizing long-term and specialized work

Shanghai Leader Company was born to break the overseas polyolefin catalysts monopoly, and has always been committed to promoting the localization and application of the entire industry chain. Through independent innovation and external technological cooperation, and continuous improvement of engineering technology level, after 22 years of working on technology, Shanghai Leader Company has developed from 5 types of magnesium titanium dry powder catalysts suitable for gas-phase processes to now having 17 series and 80 kinds of products. The product variety continues to be diverse, starting from a single magnesium titanium dry powder catalyst suitable for gas-phase processes, gradually developing nine production lines including chromium catalysts, magnesium titanium slurry catalysts, magnesium titanium ultra-high catalysts, vanadium titanium catalysts, and metallocene catalysts suitable for gas-phase processes, with a production capacity of 1080 tons per year (dry basis). The company has successively obtained 35 authorized patents, 1 National Science and Technology Progress Award, 4 Shanghai Science and Technology Progress Awards, and 6 Sinopec Science and Technology Progress Awards. The company has participated in the formulation of 2 national standards and 2 industry standards, and has been continuously rated as a "High-tech Enterprise" since 2002, creating a total value of over 5.5 billion yuan for downstream customers. The domestic market share of gas-phase polyethylene catalysts exceeds 70%, and the export sales of products overseas account for more than 60%.

Patience wears out stones, achieving the goal of refined development

Shanghai Leader Company has always led the management of the entire chain and all areas of operation with value creation. The company conducts in-depth technical optimization, formula cost reduction, widely promotes the application of environmental protection formulas and packaging, and vigorously promotes the localization of the entire industry chain; Focusing on the sole source of raw materials, adhering to the principle of open source expansion of raw materials, selecting available domestic resources, and using them to the fullest extent possible; Strengthen the independent use of technology by enterprises, increase efforts to tackle exclusive raw materials, and significantly reduce costs; Optimize product structure, increase efforts in high-end product development, continuously enhance product efficiency, and continuously enhance the cost competitiveness of enterprises. The company attaches great importance to optimizing production and operation, plays the role of "financial baton", strengthen the inventory “three turnover period” management, improve the inventory adaptability on the production and operation changes, and effectively reduce the cost of capital occupancy; the establishment of the ‘perfect’ as the goal of the management model, activate the endogenous impetus, and continue to promote the management of refinement and standardisation. The company actively fulfills the social responsibility as a state-owned enterprise and is committed to promoting the improvement of the green level of the entire industry chain. Its external emission indicators have always been lower than the standards of Sinopec. In 2021, it was awarded the honorary title of "National Green Factory".

Activating specialised development dynamics through site-specific and tailor-made approaches

Shanghai Leader Company always adheres to the customer-centric business philosophy, and continuously creates efficiency for downstream enterprises with distinctive services. The company has a technical service team composed of senior technical experts with rich experience in production and operation management of polyolefin plants. They can intervene early from the project designing stage, fully integrate into engineering design work, provide full-time, whole-process, and all-round "Worry-free" technical services in polyethylene plany original start-up guidance, various types of catalyst applications, customized development of special materials, catalyst feeding system transformation, production diagnosis, production process optimization, and other aspects. In response to the adjustment of the product structure in the end market, we can provide customized services for catalyst products (including additive agents) to users, and carry out targeted research and development of products with "customized" services, laying a foundation for helping downstream customers seize the market. The catalyst feeding system independently developed by the company completely replaces imported equipment, completely solving the bottleneck problem of Sinopec's ST gas-phase polyethylene feeding system, and laying the foundation for promoting the use of chromium catalysts and metallocene catalysts in the production of high-end grade products in gas-phase polyethylene plants.

Taking daily innovation and progress, as well as daily strength, as our own responsibility, we aim to gather innovative development energy

Shanghai Leader Company has always been committed to leveraging the role of the industry chain as a "chip", breaking through professional boundaries, concentrating research, analysis, production processes, equipment development, engineering development, and catalyst application, forming a dedicated R&D team, engineering technology R&D team, and product application technology development team. It coordinates the development of new technologies, engineering amplification, and product promotion and application research, achieving systematic scientific and technological breakthroughs, ensuring that new technologies can achieve industrial transformation at the fastest speed, enter the market, and serve users. After years of efforts, the company has made significant progress in optimizing production processes, improving catalyst performance, and enriching catalyst product sequences, playing a crucial role in continuously strengthening the domestic polyethylene industry chain and ensuring supply chain security and stability. The results of product iteration and upgrading have been widely recognized in the industry. The company's chromium catalyst products have been successfully industrialized and applied to multiple customers at home and abroad. They can operate stably under high load in gas-phase polyethylene condensation and super condensation modes and gradually expand their application areas. They can produce polyethylene product specific materials including high-strength ultra-thin films, medium blowing molding, large blowing molding, and pipe materials. The company has won multiple honorary titles such as "Shanghai Enterprise Technology Center".

This time, Shanghai Leader Company was awarded the title of Specialize and Sophisticated "Little Giant", representing the high recognition of the company in independent innovation, core technology, product quality, business management, market share, and other aspects by the country and industry. In the future, Shanghai Leader Company will closely follow the national science and technology strategy deployment, increase scientific and technological innovation and research and development efforts, fully leverage the leading and demonstration role of Specialize and Sophisticated "Little Giant", and lead the whole industry to accelerate progress.