Zhongqi (Guangdong) Silicon Material & Shandong Zhonglian Chemical: Driving the Global Journey of Silicon-Based Materials with Long-Termism

With Long-Termism as the Pen, Writing the Global Journey of Silicon-Based Materials

In the invisible battlefield of the food industry, food-grade silica acts as a "guardian of quality" — it prevents milk powder from caking, maintains the clarity of beer, and builds a solid safety barrier for countless food products. However, decades ago, the high-end market in this field was long monopolized by international brands, and the road to domestic substitution was fraught with technical barriers and market doubts. The over-a-decade-long dedication of Zhongqi (Guangdong) Silicon Material Co., Ltd. and Shandong Zhonglian Chemical Co., Ltd. is a vivid interpretation of "long-termism": by concentrating on persistence in the right direction, all temporary difficulties will eventually become footnotes to success.

The essence of long-termism lies in the dedication and perseverance of "forging a sword for a decade". The quality upgrading of food-grade silica has never been an achievement that can be accomplished overnight — from the precise screening of silica sand raw materials, to the delicate control of nanoscale particle size, and then to the trace control of heavy metal content, every breakthrough in each link requires overcoming numerous experimental failures. Zhongqi (Guangdong) Silicon Material has given the answer with more than a decade of efforts: since its establishment in 2011, the company has gradually grown from Guangzhou Zhongqi Silicon Industry Co., Ltd. to a national high-tech enterprise, and has established a R&D and manufacturing system synchronized with the global standard. Its independent R&D center has gathered a top-tier team and developed 21 domestic patents. Among them, core achievements such as the preparation method of high-adhesion food-grade silica and porous adsorbent materials loaded with functional groups have significantly improved the adsorption efficiency and selectivity of products for sugars and oils. To ensure pure quality, the company has built production workshops in accordance with GMP standards, equipped with high-standard microbial testing laboratories, and obtained ISO22000 food safety management system certification, realizing full-link quality control from raw materials to finished products. This persistence has won industry recognition: honored with titles such as "Specialized, Refined, Distinctive, and Innovative" Small and Medium-sized Enterprise in Guangdong Province and Guangzhou Innovative Enterprise, its products have successfully entered the supply chains of many Fortune 500 companies, becoming a reliable "invisible cornerstone" of the food industry.

Shandong Zhonglian Chemical has inherited this spirit of long-termism in exploring the global market. As the core of Zhongqi (Guangdong) Silicon Material's overseas operations, it has followed a solid path of "rooting first, then expanding" from local technical accumulation to global layout. To break the quality prejudice against "Made in China" in the international market, the company spent several years tackling problems related to purity and compliance. Its products not only meet the national standard GB 25576-2020, but also have obtained international authoritative certifications such as FDA and EFSA, making it one of the few domestic food-grade silica suppliers that can independently meet international standards. Its continuous investment in green manufacturing also demonstrates its perseverance: the introduction of wastewater recycling and low-energy drying processes has won the trust of global customers with its sustainable development capabilities. Today, its products are exported to the European Union, the United States, Russia, Southeast Asia and other regions, truly breaking the monopoly pattern of international brands in the high-end market.
The growth trajectories of the two companies confirm a simple truth: any cause worthy of achievement requires the patience to resist short-term temptations. During the wave of "expanding low-end production for quick profits" that once prevailed in the silica industry, they always focused on the high-end food-grade field and refused the shortcut of "achieving success in two or three years"; when facing core technology blockades, Zhongqi (Guangdong) Silicon Material spent nearly a decade building an independent R&D system, making breakthroughs from scratch in key technologies such as particle size control and surface modification; when encountering global supply chain fluctuations, they became the most reliable partners for downstream enterprises with their full-industry-chain layout and stable quality control. The confidence to "disregard temporary difficulties" comes precisely from the technical barriers and brand value accumulated through long-termism.

This persistence and breakthrough have also injected strong confidence into our dedication to the food-grade silica field. The successful passing of the company's key audit recently is not only a recognition of our current technical strength and quality system, but also makes us clearly see that by following the long-termism path of Zhongqi and Zhonglian Chemical, we can seize the initiative in the wave of domestic substitution. As practitioners deeply engaged in this field, we know well that the leap from domestic first-class to global first-class is never achieved overnight — it requires us to build a technical moat with 21 patents and safeguard the quality bottom line with GMP standards like Zhongqi (Guangdong) Silicon Material; it requires us to open up global channels with international certifications and adapt to market demands with green manufacturing like Shandong Zhonglian Chemical; more importantly, it requires us to continue to make progress in R&D investment, quality control and service innovation with the perseverance of "forging a sword for a decade".

The global journey of food-grade silica is essentially a race about "persistence". Zhongqi (Guangdong) Silicon Material has grown from a startup 14 years ago to an industry benchmark, and Shandong Zhonglian Chemical has expanded from local sales to global layout. They have proved through practice that the so-called leader is nothing more than persisting a little more and making more progress than others in the right direction. Standing at a new starting point, we will be guided by this spirit of long-termism, disregard short-term challenges, deepen technological innovation, polish product quality, and move forward steadily on the road from a local leader to a global benchmark. Because we firmly believe that every optimization of experimental data, every upgrade of standards, and every breakthrough in the market will eventually converge into a majestic force that drives domestic high-end silicon materials to the world.