Editor's Note: As a senior enterprise in the extract industry for 17 years, Tianjin Jianfeng Natural Products Research and Development Company has devoted more time, energy and funds to R & D and innovation while doing a good job in business management. It has always been an important direction for them to achieve self breakthrough by turning waste into treasure and technological innovation. Therefore, it has achieved the improvement of market popularity at home and abroad and the rapid growth of sales volume, and has become a key science and technology enterprise in Tianjin Binhai New Area. 7# June 9 , "Bohai Morning Post" "TEDA Technology Little Giant Tour" column published an exclusive interview, telling the growth experience and a series of achievements of Tianjin Jianfeng Natural Products Company. This article will be reproduced in this newspaper for readers.

"Little Grape Seed" Grows into a Little Giant of Science and Technology Solves the Problem of Pesticide Residues in Plant Extracts

Technological Innovation Brings Enterprises to the International Stage

Based on Independent Innovation and Development, Starting from the Initial Grape Seed Extraction Process, it has gradually grown into China's largest professional fruit extract manufacturer with dozens of plant extract products that meet international stringent standards and an annual productivity of ,000 tons. Tianjin Jianfeng Natural Products Research and Development Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Tianjin Jianfeng"), a development zone enterprise, has gone through ten years of rapid development. As a supplier of raw materials in health food, beverages, cosmetics, baked goods and many other fields, the concept of "truth and safety" advocated by Tianjin Jianfeng has run through all aspects of R & D and production. Its products are not only well-known in China, but also exported to Europe and the United States. Become a new business card of TEDA.

Technological innovation and international standards

"In people's lives, the beverages they drink, the health foods they eat, and the cosmetics they use all contain plant extracts. For example, grape seed extract is rich in proanthocyanidins, which are natural antioxidants. Therefore, the development of safe and high-quality extract products while reducing waste is the direction of our Tianjin Peak." Liu Dan, general manager of Tianjin Jianfeng, told reporters that after continuous technological innovation, the company has started from grape seed extraction and developed dozens of plant extract products such as apple polyphenols, ginsenosides, anthocyanins, resveratrol, soybean isoflavones, etc. In 2015 , the "JF-NATURAL " brand pure natural pesticide-free dietary supplement developed by the company was recognized as Tianjin's "killer product".

Why can it take the lead in the competition with domestic similar enterprises? Tianjin Jianfeng relies on continuous technological innovation and integration with international standards. "Our products are first and foremost international-oriented, and to be exported we have to meet international standards, so what is the difference between international standards and domestic standards? Simply put, most of the types of pesticide residues in imported products from Europe and the United States are times more than the national standard, which requires us to keep up with the international pace in terms of production processes and quality control." Liu Dan introduced.

In order to create its own brand internationally, it must also be outstanding. Removal of pesticide residues in extracts has always been a technical problem in the plant extraction industry. After years of efforts, Tianjin Jianfeng has invented a method that can not only remove pesticide residues in plant extracts but also retain their active ingredients, which meets the standards for pesticide residues in Europe and the United States, and has applied for a national invention patent. The technology has been successfully applied to the production of apple extract and ginseng extract, and the products are exported to the United States, Europe, Japan and other countries and regions.

Integrates Upstream and Downstream Industrial Resources

In 2015 , Tianjin Peak realized an output value of over 100 million yuan, double that of 5 years ago. Behind the figures are the changes in the two major international and domestic markets. "5 years ago, the international and domestic sales situation was 64, but now it is 46, indicating that the domestic market still has great potential."

While paying attention to expanding cooperation with dozens of domestic industry leaders, Tianjin Jianfeng integrates upstream and downstream industrial resources based on Binhai New Area and continuously expands the development space of enterprises. "in terms of geographical advantages, Binhai New area is rich in grapes, which is not far from the traditional producing areas such as apples and ginseng. At the same time, many of our customer enterprises are also located in Beijing and Tianjin, and there is Tianjin Port, which is convenient for import and export trade. it greatly facilitates the external relations of enterprises." Liu Dan said that the food processing and biomedical industries in Binhai New area are developing very fast, and the agglomeration effect of large enterprises is very conducive to the market expansion and large-scale operation of Tianjin Peak.

In Tianjin Peak, located in Huanghai 3rd Street, Development Zone, Liu Dan pointed to a large open area and said: "Next year, we will use this 30 mu of land to start the second phase of construction, focusing on the reuse of waste after plant extraction. For example, after the production of extracts in the past, grape seeds, grape skins, grapevines and other raw materials have been discarded, but now after years of technological accumulation, the technological level can fully meet the reuse of these wastes and promote the development of related industries. Not only grape series products, all our products must work hard in the direction of turning waste into treasure, and with the help of Binhai New Area, we can better revitalize the upstream and downstream industrial resources. We are confident that we will use another five years to achieve the goal of doubling the output value."

"real money and silver" helps enterprises to engage in research and development

Since entering the development zone in 2004 , Tianjin Jianfeng has gone through 12 years in TEDA. When it comes to the support of the development zone government to enterprises, Liu Dan summarizes it as "real money and silver"; 2005 5 , tianjin Jianfeng has established the first post-doctoral mobile workstation in the plant extraction industry, which has received strong support from the development zone government. Up to now, it has trained 4 post-doctoral talents. In 2008 , with the support of the development zone's policy to promote the development of high-tech industries, Jianfeng Company established an internal research and development organization and won a reward of 100 yuan from the development zone. 2010 , in cooperation with Tianjin Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Nankai University School of Pharmacy and Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, the "Tianjin Plant Waste Reuse Technology Engineering Center" was established. In 2015 , Jianfeng Company passed the accreditation of Tianjin Enterprise Technology Center and won the award of Yuan from the Development Zone. 2016 , tianjin Jianfeng Company was listed in the "Development Zone Science and Technology Innovation 20 Enterprises".

Liu Dan recalled, "Over the years, through policy fulfillment, tax incentives, patent and trademark applications, national and municipal science and technology plan projects, fixed asset upgrades and many other fields, we have received millions of yuan in the development zone. Financial support, which greatly reduces the cost of enterprise process technology research and development. Therefore, in the future, we will be based on TEDA, do a good job in the construction of the second phase of the plant, and contribute to TEDA's economic construction." (Bohai Morning Post reporter Xu Xin)