Scientific and technological innovation, to take off for plant extract industry

Scientific and technological innovation, to add wings to the development of plant extract industry Starting from the acquisition of a small pigment factory on the verge of bankruptcy, Chenguang has grown into a leader in the natural pigment industry; from the single product of capsicum red to the series products of plant effective ingredient extraction, lutein and red rice red pigment, Chenguang has created several world first; from the following and running to the leading, Chenguang will be at the forefront of new industries Along the way, Lu Qingguo, chairman of morninglight, deeply felt: "without technological innovation, there will be no morninglight today Only by adhering to technological innovation, can we run out of the" acceleration "of innovation The report on the work of the government talks about scientific and technological innovation in great length, reflecting the importance attached to scientific and technological innovation As one of the main bodies of the innovation tide, I am fully encouraged and encouraged by it " Strive to add one of the world's first products every year 20 years ago, Lu Qingguo, then director of Quzhou hardware factory in Handan City, was ordered to accept a small pigment factory in the county that was on the verge of bankruptcy There are no resources, no transportation, no market, no talent, no technology, no capital and other advantages, which are not good business opportunities for outsiders However, Lu Qingguo has made a head start in extracting red pigment from pepper, starting with a single product, and gradually turning to natural pigment extraction "Pigment extraction is highly technology dependent Although a layman, I believe that as long as we make full use of technological innovation as a means, we can seize market dominance " Lu Qingguo said that with an unyielding momentum, they first improved the technology, technology and equipment of the existing products, repeatedly developed and tested them, conquered the worldwide problems such as extraction of pepper extract with handle, built the world's first continuous and large-scale production line of simultaneous extraction and efficient separation of pepper, and solved the core technology that has plagued the industry for many years Technical problems, etc Chenguang has tasted the sweetness brought by scientific and technological innovation The annual output of paprika red pigment has increased from the initial annual output of three or four tons to more than 4000 tons now, which has increased China's paprika red pigment's international market share from less than 2% to more than 80%, Chenguang's share of 50%, becoming the "leading leader" of paprika red pigment and creating the first world number one Subsequently, the output of Capsicum essence is also the first in the world "If we want to go far, we must continue to develop new products and find new economic growth points." Lu Qingguo said that Chenguang also focused on the field of natural plant extracts, from single capsicum red to the research and development of dozens of varieties in four categories, including natural pigment, spice extract, nutritional and medicinal extract In 2015, lutein renewed its innovative achievements and its total production ranked first in the world Today, lycopene has become a new profit growth point of morninglight, and its production can achieve zero cost It is the next product targeted by morninglight biology to become one of the world's first products "New technologies bring new opportunities We should strive to add one of the world's top products every year and achieve an annual output value of over 10 billion yuan as soon as possible." Lu said Breaking the limitation of region and talents, and allocating global superior resources to stand at the top of the industry, Lu Qingguo has a broader vision Breaking the limitation of region and talents, he plans the development plan and industrial layout of the enterprise at a global height Local pepper raw materials can not meet the production needs Lu Qingguo built a factory in Xinjiang, driving the local pepper planting area from 50000 Mu to 600000 mu, forming a processing capacity of 100000 tons of pepper, 100000 tons of chrysanthemum and 200000 tons of cottonseed One belt, one road, one of 2000 subsidiaries of India, is produced in the two cities of the world The annual output of pepper is 3000 tons, and the production of rice wine is also a contribution to the "one belt and one road" This year, it is planned to build a raw material base in Zambia to process lutein locally In addition to allocating production resources globally, Lu plans to allocate human resources "Talent is the key to enhance the core competitiveness of enterprises." Lu Qingguo said that in order to attract more experts, especially returnees, Chenguang is planning to create the world's highest level R & D center, the most authoritative testing center and the most advanced and complete pilot test center in the plant extraction industry Through the construction of these "three centers", domestic and foreign experts will be attracted to the platform, relying on which to gather and integrate human resources around the world "We can help experts from all over the world to apply for patents, science and technology projects, science and technology awards, etc As far as possible, these top professionals can concentrate on scientific research without worrying about trifles " Lu Qingguo said that the annual international plant extraction seminar will be held to provide experts with services such as product research and development pilot test, industrialization and sales "Quzhou County has no superior living conditions and convenient transportation, but it has attracted more than 70 doctors, masters and other high-level talents." Lu Qingguo is proud to say that this is inseparable from morninglight's building a good platform for employees' growth They give out millions of yuan of innovation incentive fund every year to reward employees' scientific and technological innovation projects, technological progress achievements, etc In the morning light, every researcher has room for continuous improvement, and everyone's value can be brought into full play An important part of supporting the establishment of the pilot test center and building a "bridge" for the integration of production, learning and research is the development of new products In the research and development process of new products, Chenguang has adopted the laboratory economic model to explore the "three-step" model of laboratory, pilot test and mass production For products with long process chain, on the basis of "three steps", it is subdivided into "five steps" mode of laboratory small test, small and medium-sized test, large and medium-sized test, mass production and large-scale production to ensure the success rate of product development In the "three-step" and "five step" process R & D mode, the pilot test is the key to the implementation and transformation of R & D results "At present, the conversion rate of domestic scientific and technological achievements is not high, and the main problem lies in the lack of pilot test conditions." Lu Qingguo said that enterprises need technological achievements and rely on innovation to drive sustainable development; scientific research institutes or institutions of higher learning hope that achievements can be transformed, but there are problems in the connection between them, which seriously restrict the integration of production, learning and research and the transformation of achievements After years of scientific and technological innovation practice, Chenguang has accumulated a set of innovation mode of combining production, learning and research, and has also made many scientific research achievements The capsanthin and lycopene projects have won two national science and technology progress awards, more than one hundred national invention patents, four foreign PCT patents, national certified enterprise technology center, national local joint engineering laboratory and Ministry of agriculture Key laboratory Hebei natural pigment engineering technology center and other scientific research platforms have participated in and undertaken major national science and technology innovation projects during the 12th and 13th Five Year Plan period, presided over national international cooperation projects, etc., and have been listed as the only pilot unit of normal higher engineering evaluation for private enterprises by Hebei Provincial Department of human resources and social security Lu Qingguo specially suggested that "the state should attach importance to the role of the pilot test center in the process of industrialization of scientific and technological achievements, make great efforts to support enterprises to set up a number of high-level pilot test centers, build a" bridge "for the integration of production, learning and research, and break the road of transformation and industrialization of production, learning and research achievements." "Build the commanding point of plant extraction industry and make China's plant extraction industry a world leader." For the future development, Lu Qingguo firmly believes: to achieve high-quality development, unswervingly take the road of innovation.