On the afternoon of June 29, NINGKE Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “NINGKE”) and the China Textile Science Research Institute Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “CTSI”) held a signing ceremony at CTSI’s headquarters in Beijing for the “Industry–University–Research Cooperation Agreement on High-Performance Long-Chain Nylon Materials.” Representing NINGKE were Director Liu Xirong, Deputy General Managers Li Zhongfu, Qu Xiaochun, and Liu Anjian; representing CTSI were Director, Party Secretary, and General Manager Ma Yongmei, Chief Expert on Advanced Materials and Executive Deputy Director of the All‑Weight Laboratory Xu Jigang, along with other key technical personnel. Invited government officials—including Wang Zhenxing, Deputy District Mayor of Huinong District, Shizuishan City; Ding Yong, Director of the Economic Development Bureau of the Municipal Economic Development Zone; and Li Bo, Director of the Huinong District Science and Technology Bureau—attended the ceremony to witness the signing.

Attending leaders

This collaboration represents both NINGKE’s proactive exploration into the downstream segment of the long-chain dicarboxylic acid industry chain and a two-way synergy between technology and industry. NINGKE has been deeply engaged in the industrialization of biomanufacturing; dodecanedioic acid has already achieved commercial sales, and its Shizuishan production base boasts integrated advantages in cogeneration and regional supply chains, providing robust industrial support for entering the field of high-performance polyamide new materials. Under the cooperation agreement, the two parties will center on high-end imported nylon grades to build a complete R&D value chain spanning “dicarboxylic acid raw materials—nylon precursor raw materials—polymerization—modification—applications.” Leveraging the China Textile Academy’s Tianjin Wuqing industrial-scale pilot base, they will conduct R&D and pilot-scale production of general-purpose, transparent, and high-temperature long-chain nylons, advancing industrialization‑related technology development, process package formulation, and domestic equipment localization. Product applications will focus on key sectors such as automotive, electronics, textiles, and healthcare. Meanwhile, the two sides plan to jointly establish a national-level innovation center for high-performance nylon new materials, collaboratively develop a product carbon footprint system and life-cycle carbon emission standards, systematically promote standard-setting, intellectual property strategy, and brand building, and strive to fundamentally resolve China’s bottleneck in high-end nylon materials.

NINGKE will, with the utmost sincerity, optimal resources, and highest efficiency, ensure the successful implementation of collaborative projects. Working side by side with the China Textile Academy, NINGKE will strive for excellence in technological breakthroughs, act decisively in industrial deployment, and advance hand in hand in market development, jointly writing a new chapter for China’s high-performance nylon新材料 industry!

China National Textile and Apparel Research Institute Co., Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of China General Technology (Group) Holding Co., Ltd. It is a leading, comprehensive research institute and a high‑tech textile industry base in China, boasting the National Key Laboratory for Bio‑based Fiber Materials, the National Engineering Research Center for Synthetic Fibers, and the National Engineering Research Center for Fiber‑Reinforced Composites. The company also operates national-level innovation platforms, including the Wuqing Pilot‑Scale Test Base of China National Textile and Apparel Research Institute (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. and the Zhejiang Technical Research Institute of China National Textile and Apparel Research Institute Co., Ltd. Over the years, the institute has undertaken numerous national “973,” “863,” and other major science and technology programs, accumulating a portfolio of technologically innovative achievements with independent intellectual property rights that have reached world‑class standards. To date, it has received more than twenty National Science and Technology Progress Awards. The institute has established a complete innovation chain for fiber materials and has long been dedicated to their research and development, particularly in the areas of polymerization, spinning, and application of bio‑based fiber materials, where it possesses strong technical capabilities.