2020 — Under the leadership of Dr. Wang Li, the company completed the improvement of residue hydrotreating catalysts, as well as the R&D and evaluation of hydrorefining/hydrocracking catalysts. Annual sales reached RMB 20 million.
2021 — In collaboration with the Sinopec Research Institute of Petroleum Processing (RIPP), the company developed Methanol-to-Propylene (MTP) catalysts. For the first time, 155 tons of MTP catalysts were successfully applied at Datang Duolun Coal Chemical Project. Annual sales exceeded RMB 30 million. In the same year, the company was recognized as a National High-Tech Enterprise.
2022 — Phase II of the project (120 mu / approximately 80,000 square meters) commenced construction. The standard production line for MTP catalysts was completed and put into operation. Zhongnai's R&D Center was officially designated as the Henan Provincial Engineering Technology R&D Center for Process Catalysts.