I. Project Overview
This project is a new high-end intelligent manufacturing venture invested by Hebei ASUS Energy Equipment Co., Ltd. Located in the Industrial Aggregation Zone of Gaocheng District, Shijiazhuang City, it occupies a planned industrial site of 30 mu (19,999.8 m²). Established in 2024 with a registered capital of RMB 9.8 million, the company specializes in the R&D and manufacturing of new energy equipment, complete sets of environmental protection equipment, and specialized intelligent equipment for the chemical industry. It possesses comprehensive capabilities in equipment design, precision machining, system integration, and market operations.

With a total investment of RMB 120 million and a 24-month construction period, the project is funded primarily through the company's own capital, supplemented by bank project financing. Leveraging core patented technologies from the research team of Associate Professor Gao Ruichang (School of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University), the project focuses on domestic substitution of high-end precision separation intelligent equipment. It aligns with key support areas for national strategic emerging industries, high-end equipment manufacturing, and green, low-carbon industries, while fully complying with Gaocheng District’s territorial spatial planning, industrial entry standards, and the park's overall development layout.

II. Technical Basis and Innovation Advantages

The project's core technology is exclusively provided by the team led by Dr. Gao Ruichang from Tianjin University. Associate Professor Gao has dedicated nearly forty years to the fields of separation engineering, biochemical separation, natural product purification, and the precise fractionation of biological macromolecules. His background includes postdoctoral research in South Korea and a visiting scholar position in the United States. He has led numerous projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation and key provincial/ministerial programs, published over 30 high-level SCI/EI papers, obtained five national invention patents, and co-authored three industry monographs. His technical achievements are highly mature, backed by extensive experience in industrial implementation.

The project focuses on commercializing original patented technologies—such as energy-efficient rectification separation, low-temperature natural product extraction, precise electrophoretic fractionation of biological macromolecules, and multi-field coupled intelligent separation. These technologies overcome industry bottlenecks associated with traditional equipment, such as high energy consumption, low purity, poor yields, and insufficient intelligence. The resulting products achieve domestic leadership and are capable of replacing imports, demonstrating high technological sophistication and significant barriers to entry for competitors.

III. Key Construction Components

The 30-mu project site is planned with an integrated layout comprising four functional zones—intelligent production, industry-academia R&D and testing, warehousing and logistics, and comprehensive supporting facilities—ensuring intensive land use and high operational efficiency:
1. Intelligent Manufacturing & Production Zone (18 mu)
Construction of three standardized heavy-duty industrial factory buildings, featuring production lines for high-end precision separation intelligent equipment, new energy environmental protection equipment, and precision CNC machining. The zone will facilitate the large-scale production of energy-saving rectification equipment, intelligent natural medicine extraction systems, complete sets of precision separation equipment for biological macromolecules, and supporting equipment for energy storage and environmental protection.
2. Industry-Academia Joint R&D and Testing Center (5 mu)
Construction of an R&D complex, pilot-scale laboratories, and a product performance testing center. Serving as a permanent base for the Tianjin University technical team to translate research findings into practice, the center will continuously drive process iteration, prototype development, product testing, and technological upgrades, creating a regional innovation platform integrating industry, academia, and research.
3. Smart Warehousing and Logistics Zone (4 mu)
Construction of standardized raw material warehouses, finished product storage areas, and heavy-load freight corridors to meet the storage, assembly, and transportation requirements for large-scale equipment sets.
4. Comprehensive Supporting Facilities Zone (3 mu)

Construction of office space, logistics support, power distribution, fire safety systems, landscaping, and environmental protection facilities to ensure the site's operational infrastructure is complete.

IV. Necessity of the Project

1. Alignment with National, Provincial, and Municipal Industrial Policies
The project focuses on key sectors such as upgrading new energy equipment, localizing high-end separation equipment, and enhancing the quality of supporting equipment for the biopharmaceutical industry. It falls within the priority development areas for high-end equipment manufacturing and strategic emerging industries in Hebei Province, enjoying strong policy support.
2. Filling a Gap in the Regional High-End Equipment Industry
Domestic demand for high-precision biochemical separation and fine purification intelligent equipment currently relies heavily on imports, with a lack of large-scale production bases in North China. Implementing this project will address supply chain deficiencies, enabling the localization and domestic substitution of key equipment.
3. Urgent Need for Production Expansion and Technology Commercialization
The enterprise faces insufficient production capacity and limited R&D space amidst continuously growing market orders. By leveraging Tianjin University's cutting-edge technology to establish a dedicated industrial park, the company can achieve mass production of research outcomes and rapidly capture market share in high-end fine chemicals, biopharmaceuticals, and new energy equipment. 4. Driving Regional Industrial Cluster Development

The project effectively links local industries—including steel structure processing, precision manufacturing, automatic control systems, and logistics support—thereby strengthening the high-end equipment manufacturing supply chain in Gaocheng District and enhancing the region's core industrial competitiveness.

V. Construction Conditions and Location Advantages

Located within the Gaocheng District Industrial Cluster, the project enjoys a prime location with excellent transportation links; it is adjacent to major expressways and national highways, ensuring efficient and convenient logistics. The industrial park is fully equipped with essential utilities—including water, electricity, gas, drainage, and telecommunications. The site is leveled and possesses favorable geological conditions, fully meeting the construction standards for heavy-duty factory buildings, intelligent production lines, and R&D laboratories. Conditions for project implementation—including site selection, planning, environmental impact assessment, and energy consumption compliance—are fully mature.

VI. Economic Benefits

Upon completion and commencement of operations, the project is projected to achieve an annual output of 3,500 units (or sets) of various high-end intelligent complete equipment sets within five years, generating annual operating revenue of RMB 200 million and annual tax contributions exceeding RMB 8 million. The project offers a stable return on investment; key metrics—such as investment intensity per mu, output value per mu, and tax revenue per mu—exceed regional control standards for industrial land. The total investment can be recouped within five years of operation, while the project continues to contribute "above-scale" industrial output value and stable fiscal revenue to the local area.

VII. Social Benefits

1. The project will directly create over 160 high-quality jobs and indirectly support employment for more than 300 people across the upstream and downstream supply chains, enabling local technical workers, R&D personnel, and industry professionals to find employment close to home.
2. It establishes a regional demonstration base for industry-academia-research collaboration, facilitating the local implementation of cutting-edge scientific and technological achievements from universities in Shijiazhuang and elevating the region's level of innovation in intelligent manufacturing.

3. The production process is eco-friendly, with controllable energy consumption and emissions that meet compliance standards; it aligns with requirements for green manufacturing and "dual-carbon" (carbon peak and carbon neutrality) goals, offering both industrial and ecological value.

VIII. Land Use Application Statement

The layout for the project's 40 mu of industrial land is scientifically designed, intensive, and efficient. All construction indicators strictly adhere to the "standardized land" management requirements for industrial land in Hebei Province and Shijiazhuang City; metrics regarding investment intensity, plot ratio, building density, green space ratio, and tax revenue per mu fully comply with the standards.
We hereby apply to include this project in Gaocheng District’s annual industrial land supply plan and request approval for project filing, planning permits, and land listing procedures, aiming to realize the project's implementation, production, and efficiency enhancement at the earliest possible date. Hebei Huashuo Energy Equipment Co., Ltd.

Gao Ruichang (Professor, Tianjin University) – Basic Information

I. Personal Profile
Gender: Male; Ethnicity: Han
Date of Birth: December 1965; Place of Birth: Hengshui, Hebei
Current Position: Associate Professor and Master’s Supervisor, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University
II. Educational and Professional Background
1. 1986: Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University
2. 1989: Master’s degree, Tianjin University
3. 1992: Ph.D. in Engineering, Tianjin University; appointed to the faculty
4. 1995–1996: Postdoctoral researcher in South Korea (state-sponsored program)
5. Subsequent visiting scholar in the USA; promoted to Associate Research Fellow in 1996
6. 2001: Transferred to the Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering at Tianjin University; currently serving in this position
III. Research Interests
Primary focus: Distillation separation, biochemical separation engineering, protein electrophoretic separation, and pharmaceutical separation technologies; specific emphasis on the extraction of natural medicines and the separation/resolution of biological macromolecules.
IV. Academic Achievements
• Published over 30 papers in core academic journals; many indexed by SCI/EI
• Holds 5 national invention patents; co-authored 3 professional books
• Presided over or participated in multiple projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation and provincial/ministerial-level key research programs