On December 16, the Department of Industry and Information Technology of Shandong Province issued the "Notice on Announcement of Shandong Province Gazelle and Unicorn Enterprises in 2020" (Lu Gongxin Chuang [2020] No. 222), which announced the 2020 Shandong Province Unicorn Animal and gazelle enterprises, and manufacturers of calcium propionate, sodium propionate, sodium benzoate and benzoic acid, Shandong Tongtai Weirun Food Technology Co., Ltd. were selected as the 2020 Shandong Gazelle Enterprise for its outstanding achievements in corporate innovation and development. The achievement of this honor indicates that Tongtai Weirun is recognized as a high-tech enterprise with good growth potential and a leap-forward development trend.

       "Gazelle" is a kind of antelope that is good at jumping and running. "Gazelle Enterprise" refers to an enterprise that has entered a high-growth stage, with the characteristics of fast growth, strong innovation ability, new professional fields and great development potential. In the field of enterprise technology innovation, Tongtaiweirun has established an enterprise technology center, vigorously implements the intellectual property strategy, and increases the research and development of calcium propionate, sodium propionate, sodium benzoate and benzoic acid. Through the combination of production, education and research, Independent innovation, implement the strategy of strengthening the enterprise with science and technology and revitalizing the enterprise with talents, continuously increase investment in scientific research and technological innovation, accelerate the realization of the transformation of new products and new technologies, and continuously improve the company's research and development capabilities and technological innovation.

Tongtai Weirun has been rated as a national high-tech enterprise, a national intellectual property advantage enterprise, a Chinese product quality assurance enterprise, a major project library enterprise "Made in China 2025" by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the first batch of "hidden champion enterprises" in Shandong Province, and an industry in Shandong Province Internet platform demonstration enterprise, Shandong Province integration of industrialization and industrialization innovation demonstration enterprise, Shandong Province "One Enterprise One Technology" R&D Center, Shandong Province Enterprise Technology Center, Shandong Province Engineering Laboratory, etc. The company currently has 2 PCT international patents and domestic inventions It has 6 patents, 18 utility model patents, 6 design patents, 5 computer software copyrights, 2 national registered trademarks, drafted and established 5 product standards, and has strong comprehensive strength in product production, research and development, and innovation.

      The award of the 2020 Shandong Gazelle Enterprise this time indicates that Tongtai Weirun has become a fast-growing innovative enterprise and a leader in the industry. This is a high affirmation of our achievements. We will use this as an opportunity to accelerate the improvement of independent innovation capabilities, steadily expand the scale of operations, improve operational efficiency, continue to grow and progress, and continue to grow!