Under the current new situation at home and abroad, the plastics industry is facing great challenges and is also pregnant with new hopes in the changing situation. Under the changes in the global pattern, how to follow the trend, change in response to the trend, and seize the opportunity is an important topic facing the current development of the industry. Recently, the 7th China (Ningbo) Plastics Industry Technology and Market Summit Forum was held in Ningbo. As a representative of the enterprise, Ningbo Topcentral New Materials Co., Ltd. was interviewed by the Central Radio Network.

Ma Yiming
Founder and CEO of Ningbo Topcentral New Materials Co., Ltd

Q:

Topcentral^® is currently accelerating the process of comprehensive digitalization, it is understood that Topcentral^® has created a more comprehensive digital innovation service platform matrix, how much does the digital economy account for in the output value of enterprises? Where are they innovative?

A：

Topcentral^® digital platform is a comprehensive platform of artificial intelligence combined with big data, which accommodates a wealth of digital-related software functions, through the construction of a full process of traceable digital artificial intelligence of big data, which also includes blockchain technology, can ensure more efficient, more professional has better service to the market, to our users to experience, it can be said that the weight of the digital economy in our enterprise is actually from the original zero, slowly into five into ten, more and more. Digitalization has helped us to significantly improve the efficiency of production and operations throughout the process. In addition, the innovation point embodied in digitalization is not single, it can help us achieve innovation and breakthroughs in the entire industry chain and digital supply chain, including technological innovation in intelligent equipment and R&D, and even help us integrate and innovate on artificial intelligence and supercomputing platform, the entire supplier management system and the marketing digital system of Topcentral^® Mall, as well as other traditional and emerging comprehensive platforms such as MES and ERP within our enterprise, to feedback and serve the entire digital customer and market group.

Q:

It is understood that at the beginning of its establishment, Topcentral^® clearly cultivated the direction of the dual-carbon new material industry, committed to integrating "green technology" into production and operation, what kind of exploration has Topcentral^® made in the development of energy conservation, emission reduction and low-carbon development?

A:

At the beginning of its establishment, Topcentral^® took positioning how the city can carry out low-carbon and green carbon reduction as a focus of enterprise development, taking high-quality, high-quality, high-tech products recycled by physical machinery as the foundation of the company, and carried out relevant exploration and research and development in research and development, innovation, talents, technology, application, market and comprehensive aspects. At the same time, we have also achieved breakthroughs in the PCR industry, covering general plastics, covering TcycleGP^®, TcycleEP^®, TcycleSP^® and TcycleElast^®, including ABS, PP, PET, PC, nylon, as well as specialty plastics PEI, PPS and PSU, and even thermoplastic elastomers and other full range of PCR solution innovations. These products can be applied to modification, injection molding, daily chemicals, consumer electronics, automobiles and other fields, and even some have been used in food contact, aerospace and rail transit. We always focus on the vertical integration of the whole industry chain of technology and innovation with PCR as the core, and then carry out the innovation of serving the market, technology, products and applications, so as to base ourselves in Ningbo, radiate the whole country, and serve the global market and users.

Because our product line is rich and comprehensive, so our customer group is more extensive, like small and medium-sized enterprises featuring Zhejiang economy, may be small and fine, small and beautiful, or specialized and special new direction, there will be different demands and technical requirements, we can provide him with customized solutions in terms of materials and processes; Even many small and medium-sized enterprises will encounter difficulties in the production process, so we export our mature material and technology supply solutions directly to them, helping them to overcome these difficulties in the production process to meet the needs of the market and users. At the same time, we are also strengthening exchanges and cooperation, and domestic leading enterprises or leading enterprises in various industries, including the world‘s top 500 leaders in various industries to carry out technology, strategy, industry resource integration and in-depth cooperation, so our customer base is not only serving small and medium-sized enterprises, based in Ningbo, Zhejiang, but also serving the whole country and exporting to the world, and the world‘s top 500, such as consumer electronics, petrochemical industry, intelligent home appliances, intelligent manufacturing and other cutting-edge partners in various fields to provide innovative material solutions.

Q:

Now with the liberalization of policies, the economy and industry have gradually begun to recover, how can Topcentral^® better base itself on the present and look to the future?

Affected by the epidemic, the economy has always had ups and downs and fluctuations, but if we regard the earth‘s industry as a sea, we are only a drop in the ocean, compared to the general recession, for us as a growing and high-speed enterprise, the opportunities far outweigh the challenges. When there are difficulties, another angle is a good opportunity to help the industry to form technology and industrial rules upgrade, which can better give us the opportunity to achieve curve overtaking and later in many fields, so we regard the industry including the epidemic, industrial changes, changes and fluctuations as a crisis, danger first, opportunity behind, so our latecomers are in a spirit of continuous forward, sustainable to sprint, this field to continue to explore. In fact, in the field of PCR, we have actually entered a more comprehensive and forward area, and there is no specific standard to learn from, so we are also doing continuous exploration and experimentation, and walking out of a development path with strong characteristics.

Q:

At present, the state vigorously supports the development of green recycling enterprises, Topcentral^® chose to settle in Binhai New Area, Fenghua District, Ningbo City, what services and support has the Fenghua District Government given?

A:

We settled in Fenghua has many coincidences, Fenghua has a good policy in terms of investment, including small and micro enterprises, small and beautiful enterprises to provide policy services, guidance, help, supporting various conveniences, as well as industrial resources docking and services, etc., so our enterprise after more than three years of development, in Fenghua this fertile land has also achieved certain achievements. We have formulated three national standards, more than 40 invention patents, more than 120 international and domestic trademarks, and have been rated as national high-tech enterprises, national science and technology small and medium-sized enterprises, provincial and municipal specialized and special new enterprises, and postdoctoral workstations; At the same time, we are working together with young people in this land, and in 2022 won the first China-Europe Carbon Neutral Innovation Demonstration Award, the first Blue Carbon Neutrality Pioneer Award and other various honors, this year we were also included in the list of key cultivation of Ningbo single manufacturing champions, core product sales exceeded 100 million, technology economy and industry are constantly developing, there will be many new opportunities, which is also inseparable from the guidance and support of the government, to create some better industrial resources and environment, with this innovation and service to help the market, Help businesses, especially small businesses like ours, create more opportunities.