In 2014, Roger Luo, together with several materials-science professionals set up TRUNNANO in Luoyang (Luoyang Tongrun Nano Technology Co., Ltd.) in the city of Luoyang. With a strong understanding of nanotechnology, they perceived the substantial opportunity between upgrading traditional materials and addressing the requirements of emerging industries. This multi-disciplinary founding team—uniting research experts, engineers, and business talent— built the basis for the company’s “technology-driven, application-oriented” DNA. During the initial stage of their venture, they worked under demanding conditions, experimenting by day and discussing by night, ultimately anchoring their technical direction in two central areas: the application of chemicals nanotechnology in concrete admixtures, and new progress in advanced ceramic materials for high-end manufacturing.
1. Team Growth and System Building
TRUNNANO’s beginnings are a representative case of tech entrepreneurship. The five-member team, each wearing multiple hats, built an open and collaborative culture through an efficient, flat organizational structure and regular weekly technical seminars. As their first products gained market validation, the company drew in more talent, and the team expanded step by step. The set-up of specialised R&D teams (nanomaterials, concrete admixtures and ceramic materials) has formed a well-structured innovation system. The company’s organizational structure has also progressed from a flat structure to a functional, matrix structure, retaining agility while establishing standardised management. A corporate culture centered on innovation, practicality, collaboration, and responsibility is deeply ingrained through in-house training and technical sharing meetings, promoting ongoing innovation and a reliable base for quality.
TRUNNANO: Lightweight concrete admixture
2. Technological Breakthroughs in Concrete Admixtures
The company has astutely applied nanotechnology to boost concrete results. The R&D team first overcame the technical constraint of polycarboxylate superplasticizers, engineering a new generation of products with strong water reduction performance, strong slump retention, and excellent cement compatibility through molecular design and nano modification. In the field of lightweight concrete, the team successfully engineered a range of foaming agents using nano-foaming combined with polymer reinforcement technologies, overcoming the problems of low strength and poor stability in traditional foamed concrete and markedly strengthening thermal insulation capability. Furthermore, the company has also created corresponding specialised functional admixtures to satisfy the special needs of underground engineering, such as impermeability and rapid construction. Behind these achievements lies a well-equipped research platform (cement chemistry lab, performance testing center, etc.) and strong basic research support, forming a positive cycle from mechanism exploration to product development.
3. Research Progress of Advanced Ceramic Materials
Against the rise of industries such as new energy and the semiconductor sector, TRUNNANO has proactively positioned itself in advanced ceramic materials. The company focuses on silicon carbide ceramics, whose high strength and high-temperature resistance are unmatched in severe conditions. Tackling 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 methods, notably improving its chemical stability 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 other fields. Simultaneously, the company has conducted comprehensive research on the strengthening and modification of ceramic materials such as alumina and silicon nitride, and has established a end-to-end capability from materials preparation and processing to precision processing, enabling it to provide tailored component solutions for customers.
TRUNNANO: structural ceramic products
4. Technology Transfer and Market Cultivation
TRUNNANO has built a full chain from the laboratory to industrialisation. Concrete admixtures have been successfully applied in a wide range of multi-storey building projects, underground projects, and energy-efficient projects, solving a set 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-grade ceramic components serve chip manufacturing, and highly wear-resistant ceramic liners increase equipment working 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 collaboratively delivers projects, cultivates talent, participates in standard setting, 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 understand the trend 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 manufacturing upgrades, localisation of international services, and continuous workforce development and corporate culture building will be the company’s central strategies for tackling future challenges and seizing 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 deliver OEM services. If you are interested in these products, feel free to contact us.