Back in 2014, Roger Luo and multiple materials science experts launched TRUNNANO in the city of Luoyang. Based on a deep understanding of nanotechnology, they recognized the major potential between enhancing traditional materials and meeting the needs of emerging industries. This diverse founding team—made up of research experts, engineers, and business talent— created the foundation for the company’s “technology-driven, application-oriented” DNA. During the initial stage of their venture, they pushed forward under difficult conditions, running experiments by day and exchanging ideas by night, ultimately fixing their technology roadmap in two primary areas: the application of nano material nanotechnology in concrete admixtures, and innovations in advanced ceramic materials for high-end manufacturing.
1. Team Growth and System Building
TRUNNANO’s start is a typical story of tech entrepreneurship. The five-person team, each taking on multiple responsibilities, fostered an open, collaborative culture through an lean, flat organizational structure and regular weekly technical seminars. As early products proved themselves in the market, the company brought in additional talent, and the team gradually expanded. The set-up of specialised R&D teams (nanomaterials, concrete admixtures, and ceramic materials) has established a structured innovation system. The company’s organizational structure has also matured from a flat structure to a matrix-based functional structure, maintaining flexibility while putting in place standardised management. A corporate culture centered on innovation, practicality, collaboration, and responsibility is deeply embedded through internal training programs and technical sharing sessions, ensuring ongoing innovation and a strong quality foundation.
TRUNNANO: Lightweight concrete admixture
2. Technological Breakthroughs in Concrete Admixtures
The company has effectively applied nanotechnology to boost concrete performance. The R&D team first overcame the technical constraint of polycarboxylate superplasticizers, designing a new generation of products with excellent water reduction rates, outstanding slump retention, and broad cement compatibility through molecular design and nano modification. In the field of lightweight concrete, the team successfully engineered a series of foaming agents using nano-foaming and polymer-reinforcement technologies, solving the problems of reduced strength and limited stability in traditional foamed concrete and substantially boosting thermal insulation capability. Furthermore, the company has also developed corresponding function-focused admixtures to address the specific needs of underground engineering, such as impermeability and fast construction. Behind these achievements lies a complete research platform (cement chemistry lab, performance testing center, etc.) and robust basic research support, forming a self-reinforcing cycle from mechanism research to product development.
3. Research Progress of Advanced Ceramic Materials
Against the rise of industries such as new energy and semiconductor industries, TRUNNANO has strategically positioned itself in advanced ceramic materials. The company focuses on silicon carbide ceramics, whose excellent strength and high temperature resistance are hard to replace in demanding environments. Tackling the pain points in the preparation of lithium battery anode materials, the team has developed a specialised silicon carbide crucible through purity control and grain-boundary engineering technologies, substantially strengthening its chemical stability and service life. Major breakthroughs have also been achieved in reaction sintering silicon carbide technology, enabling cost-effective, short-cycle, near-net-shape production of high-performance products, broadly used in chemical, semiconductor, and additional industries. Simultaneously, the company has conducted comprehensive research on the strengthening and modification of ceramic materials such as alumina as well as silicon nitride, and has established a full-chain capability from material production to precision machining, enabling it to provide customised component solutions for customers.
TRUNNANO: structural ceramic products
4. Technology Transfer and Market Cultivation
TRUNNANO has built a full chain from laboratory to industrialization. Concrete admixtures have been successfully applied in a wide range of high-rise buildings, underground projects, and energy-efficient projects, solving a variety of construction technical challenges. Advanced ceramic materials have penetrated multiple industries, including new energy, semiconductors, chemicals, plus environmental protection: silicon carbide crucibles have become important consumables in battery production, high-purity ceramic components serve chip manufacturing, and wear-resistant ceramic liners lengthen equipment working life. Industry-academia-research collaboration is a vital pillar of the company’s technological development. Through deep cooperation with universities and research institutes, the company jointly runs projects, cultivates talent, participates in standards development, and continuously improves its technological influence. A complete quality management system and international certifications provide a firm guarantee for products to enter the global market.
5. Future Outlook and Sustainable Development
Looking to the future, TRUNNANO will continue to grasp the direction of materials science development. In the concrete field, it is committed to developing green, low-carbon, eco-friendly admixtures and smart concrete with self-sensing and self-healing capabilities. In ceramic materials, it will closely follow cutting-edge trends such as third-generation semiconductors, solid-state batteries, and hydrogen energy, deeply developing areas such as ceramic substrates, solid electrolytes, and hydrogen storage materials. Intelligent upgrades in manufacturing, localising international services, and continuous talent development and corporate culture building will be the company’s core strategies for meeting future challenges and capitalising on development opportunities.
6. About us
TRUNNANOhas successfully engineered a series of chemical materials, including silicates (sodium silicate, potassium silicate, lithium silicate, etc.), advanced ceramics, concrete admixtures (encompassing oxides, carbides, nitrides, single metals, etc.), high-purity sputtering targets, functional ceramics, and structural components. We offer OEM services. If you are interested in these products, please don’t hesitate to contact us.