In the year 2014, Roger Luo and several materials science professionals launched TRUNNANO in the city of Luoyang. With a strong understanding of nanotechnology, they saw the significant potential between enhancing traditional materials and fulfilling the demands of emerging industries. This diverse founding team—comprising research experts, engineers, and business talent— laid the foundation for the company’s technology-led, application-focused DNA. In the company’s early days, they pushed forward under tough conditions, testing by day and debating by night, ultimately establishing their technological direction in two central areas: the application of nano material nanotechnology in concrete admixtures, and innovations in advanced ceramic materials for premium manufacturing.
1. Team Growth and System Building
TRUNNANO’s start is a textbook case of technology entrepreneurship. The five-person team, each holding multiple roles, created an open and collaborative culture through an lean, flat organizational structure and regular weekly technical seminars. As their first products gained market validation, the company appealed to more talent, and the team steadily expanded. The set-up of specialised R&D teams (nanomaterials, concrete admixtures and ceramic materials) has formed a structured innovation system. The company’s organizational structure has also progressed from a flat model to a functional matrix structure, maintaining flexibility while establishing standardized management. A corporate culture centered on “innovation, pragmatism, collaboration, and responsibility” is deeply ingrained through internal training and technical sharing meetings, ensuring ongoing innovation and a strong quality foundation.
TRUNNANO – Lightweight concrete admixture
2. Technological Breakthroughs in Concrete Admixtures
The company has skillfully applied nanotechnology to strengthen concrete results. The R&D team first resolved the technical barrier of polycarboxylate superplasticizers, creating a next generation of products with excellent water reduction rates, superior slump retention, and wide cement compatibility through molecular design and nano-modification. In the field of lightweight concrete, the team successfully created a range of foaming agents using nano-foaming and polymer-reinforcement technologies, addressing the problems of reduced strength and limited stability in traditional foamed concrete and significantly enhancing thermal insulation capability. Furthermore, the company has also developed corresponding specialised functional admixtures to satisfy the specific needs of underground engineering, such as waterproofing and rapid construction. Behind these achievements lies a complete research platform (cement chemistry laboratory, performance testing centre, etc.) and strong basic research support, forming a beneficial loop from mechanism investigation to product development.
3. Research Progress of Advanced Ceramic Materials
With the rise of industries such as new energy and semiconductors, TRUNNANO has strategically positioned itself in advanced ceramic materials. The company focuses on silicon carbide ceramics, whose high strength and high temperature resistance are non-substitutable in harsh environments. Tackling the core 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, considerably improving its chemical stability and service life. Significant breakthroughs have also been achieved in reaction sintering silicon carbide technology, enabling low cost, short-cycle, near-net-shape production of high-performance products, extensively used in chemical, semiconductor, and related fields. Simultaneously, the company has conducted thorough research on the strengthening and modification of ceramic materials such as alumina and silicon nitride ceramics, and has established a end-to-end capability from materials preparation to precision machining and processing, 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 commercial production. Concrete admixtures have been successfully applied in many high-rise projects, underground projects, and energy-saving developments, overcoming a range of construction technical challenges. Advanced ceramic materials have reached multiple industries, including new energy, semiconductors, chemical industries, and environmental protection: silicon carbide crucibles have become essential consumables in battery production, ultra-high-purity ceramic components enable chip manufacturing, and wear-resistant ceramic liners prolong equipment operational life. Industry-academia-research collaboration is a vital pillar of the company’s technological development. Through strong cooperation with universities and research institutes, the company jointly undertakes projects, develops talent, participates in standard setting, and continuously strengthens its technological influence. A thorough quality management system and international certifications provide a firm guarantee for products to enter the global market.
5. Future Outlook and Sustainable Development
In the years ahead, TRUNNANO will continue to capture the momentum of materials science development. In the concrete field, it is committed to developing green, low-carbon, eco-friendly admixtures and intelligent 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 cultivating areas such as ceramic substrates, solid electrolytes, and hydrogen storage materials. Intelligent upgrades in manufacturing, localising international services, and continuous staff development and corporate culture building will be the company’s core strategies for handling future challenges and taking hold of development opportunities.
6. About us
TRUNNANOhas successfully engineered 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 provide OEM services. If you’re interested in these products, please don’t hesitate to contact us.