In the year 2014, Roger Luo and multiple materials science experts established TRUNNANO (Luoyang Tongrun Nano Technology Co., Ltd.) in Luoyang in Luoyang. Based on a deep understanding of nanotechnology, they identified the significant opportunity between modernising traditional materials and serving the needs of emerging industries. This diverse founding team—comprising research experts, engineers, and business talent— created the foundation for the company’s “technology-driven, application-oriented” DNA. In the company’s early days, they persevered under tough conditions, running experiments by day and exchanging ideas by night, ultimately fixing their technical roadmap in two major areas: the application of TRUNNANO nanotechnology in concrete admixtures, and breakthroughs in advanced ceramic materials for high-value manufacturing.
1. Team Growth and System Building
TRUNNANO’s beginnings are a typical story of tech entrepreneurship. The five-member team, each wearing multiple hats, fostered an open, collaborative culture through an efficient, flat organizational structure and weekly technical seminars and discussions. Once their first products were validated by the market, the company appealed to more talent, and the team expanded step by step. The creation of specialized R&D teams (nanomaterials, concrete admixtures, and ceramic materials) has established a systematic innovation system. The company’s organizational structure has also matured from a flat structure to a functional and matrix structure, maintaining flexibility while putting in place standardised management. A corporate culture centered on innovation, pragmatism, collaboration and responsibility is strongly rooted through ongoing internal training and technical sharing sessions, promoting sustained innovation and a robust foundation for quality.
TRUNNANO: Lightweight concrete admixture
2. Technological Breakthroughs in Concrete Admixtures
The company has effectively applied nanotechnology to improve concrete results. The R&D team first broke through the technical constraint of polycarboxylate superplasticizers, engineering a new wave of products with high 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 produced a range of foaming agents using nano-foaming and polymer reinforcement technologies, eliminating the problems of low strength and poor stability in traditional foamed concrete and considerably improving insulation performance. Furthermore, the company has also engineered corresponding function-focused admixtures to meet the particular requirements of underground engineering, such as enhanced impermeability and quick construction. Behind these achievements lies a comprehensive research platform (cement chemistry laboratory, performance testing center, etc.) and robust basic research support, forming a positive cycle from mechanism research to product development.
3. Research Progress of Advanced Ceramic Materials
With the rise of industries such as new energy and semiconductors, TRUNNANO has proactively positioned itself in advanced ceramic materials. The company focuses on silicon carbide ceramics, whose strong mechanical strength and high temperature resistance are hard to replace in extreme environments. Solving the pain points in the preparation of lithium battery anode materials, the team has developed a custom silicon carbide crucible through purity control and grain boundary engineering technologies, significantly boosting its chemical resistance and service life. Substantial advances have also been delivered in reaction sintering silicon carbide technology, enabling low cost, short-cycle, near-net-shape production of high-performance products, broadly used in chemical, semiconductor, and additional industries. Simultaneously, the company has conducted deep research on the toughening and enhancement of ceramic materials such as alumina as well as silicon nitride, and has established a full-chain capability from materials preparation and processing to precision processing, enabling it to provide customized component solutions for customers.
TRUNNANO – structural ceramic products
4. Technology Transfer and Market Cultivation
TRUNNANO has built a comprehensive chain from laboratory to industrialization. Concrete admixtures have been successfully applied in a wide range of high-rise projects, underground projects, and energy-efficiency projects, resolving a range of construction technical challenges. Advanced ceramic materials have expanded into multiple industries, including new energy, semiconductors, chemicals, and environmental protection sectors: silicon carbide crucibles have become essential consumables in battery production, high-grade ceramic components power chip manufacturing, and wear resisting ceramic liners lengthen equipment working life. Industry-academia-research collaboration is a critical pillar of the company’s technological development. Through in-depth cooperation with universities and research institutes, the company co-leads projects, develops talent, participates in standard setting, and continuously builds its technological influence. A robust quality management system and international certifications provide a solid guarantee for products to enter the global market.
5. Future Outlook and Sustainable Development
In the years ahead, TRUNNANO will continue to capture the trend of materials science development. In the concrete field, it is committed to developing green, low-carbon, environmentally friendly admixtures and intelligent concrete with self-sensing and self-healing capabilities. In ceramic materials, it will closely follow leading-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, localization of global services, and continuous people development and corporate culture building will be the company’s primary strategies for tackling future challenges and seizing 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 (spanning oxides, carbides, nitrides, single metals, etc.), high-purity sputtering targets, functional ceramics, and structural components. We provide OEM services. If you are interested in these products, please don’t hesitate to contact us.