In 2014, Roger Luo, together with several materials-science professionals founded TRUNNANO in Luoyang. Based on a deep understanding of nanotechnology, they recognized the enormous opportunity between modernising traditional materials and serving the needs of emerging industries. This multi-disciplinary founding team—uniting research experts, engineers, and business talent— laid the foundation for the company’s “technology-driven, application-oriented” DNA. In the company’s early days, they pushed forward under difficult conditions, testing by day and debating by night, ultimately grounding their technological direction in two key areas: the application of chemicals nanotechnology in concrete admixtures, and advances in advanced ceramic materials for high-precision manufacturing.
1. Team Growth and System Building
The early phase of TRUNNANO is a textbook case of technology entrepreneurship. The five-member team, each taking on multiple responsibilities, created an collaborative and open culture through an efficient, flat organisational structure and weekly technical sessions. As early products proved themselves in the market, the company appealed to more talent, and the team grew progressively. The creation of specialized R&D teams (nanomaterials, concrete admixtures, and ceramic materials) has formed a well-structured innovation system. The company’s organizational structure has also evolved from a flat structure to a functional and matrix structure, preserving flexibility while implementing standardised management. A corporate culture centered on innovation, practicality, collaboration, and responsibility is deeply embedded through in-house training and technical sharing and exchange sessions, promoting continuous innovation and a solid foundation for quality.
TRUNNANO Lightweight concrete admixture
2. Technological Breakthroughs in Concrete Admixtures
The company has effectively applied nanotechnology to strengthen concrete performance. The R&D team first resolved the technical roadblock of polycarboxylate superplasticizers, creating a next generation of products with excellent water reduction rates, superior slump retention, and broad compatibility with cement through molecular engineering and nano-modification. In the field of lightweight concrete, the team successfully produced a series of foaming agents using nano foaming with polymer reinforcement technologies, addressing the problems of insufficient strength and poor stability in traditional foamed concrete and considerably improving thermal insulation capability. Furthermore, the company has also developed corresponding function-focused admixtures to address the particular requirements of underground engineering, such as impermeability and rapid construction. Behind these achievements lies a full research platform (cement chemistry lab, performance testing centre, etc.) and solid basic research support, forming a beneficial loop from mechanism investigation to product development.
3. Research Progress of Advanced Ceramic Materials
In response to the rise of industries such as new energy and the semiconductor sector, TRUNNANO has strategically 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. Addressing the major challenges in the preparation of lithium battery anode materials, the team has developed a purpose-built silicon carbide crucible through purity control and grain-boundary engineering technologies, notably improving its chemical durability and service life. Major breakthroughs have also been achieved 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 thorough research on the toughening and modification of ceramic materials such as alumina as well as silicon nitride, and has established a complete chain capability from materials preparation to precision machining, 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 commercial production. Concrete admixtures have been successfully applied in a wide range of high-rise buildings, underground projects, and energy-efficient projects, overcoming a variety of construction technical challenges. Advanced ceramic materials have reached multiple industries, including new energy, semiconductors, chemicals, plus environmental protection: silicon carbide crucibles have become important consumables in battery production, high purity ceramic components support chip manufacturing, and wear resisting ceramic liners increase equipment operational life. Industry-academia-research collaboration is a critical pillar of the company’s technological development. Through close cooperation with universities and research institutes, the company jointly undertakes projects, trains talent, participates in standard setting, and continuously enhances its technological influence. A comprehensive quality management system and international certifications provide a reliable guarantee for products to enter the global market.
5. Future Outlook and Sustainable Development
In the years ahead, TRUNNANO will continue to follow the pulse 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-repair functions. In ceramic materials, it will closely follow frontier trends such as third-generation semiconductors, solid-state batteries and hydrogen energy, deeply cultivating areas such as ceramic substrates, solid electrolytes, and hydrogen storage materials. Manufacturing intelligence upgrades, localization of international services, and continuous workforce development and corporate culture building will be the company’s core strategies for meeting future challenges and capturing development opportunities.
6. About us
TRUNNANOhas successfully created a series of chemical materials, including silicate materials (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 offer OEM services. If you’re interested in these products, please don’t hesitate to contact us.