蘇州申賽和Zotefoams結成全球聯盟

2024 年 5 月 7 日- 蘇州申賽新材料有限公司(“蘇州申賽”)宣布其與位于英國克羅伊登的一家**發泡材料公司Zotefoams簽署全球聯盟協議。

蘇州申賽和 Zotefoams 是兩家業內**的物理發泡技術公司，他們在技術和市場上相互補益。這一全球聯盟將 Zotefoams 在氮氣發泡的百年歷史與蘇州申賽在發泡技術上的***創新相結合。

Zotefoams plc，總部位于英國克羅伊登，是一家**的的高分子發泡材料制造商，自1921年成立以來，一直在**發泡材料技術領域扮演著重要角色。產品被廣泛應用于航空航天、汽車、醫療、高性能鞋底材料等行業。其是NIKE ZoomX系列跑鞋中底材料的全球***供應商。

蘇州申賽總部位于中國蘇州，由擁有20多年物理發泡研究和技術積累的姜修磊博士于2019年創立。蘇州申賽是一家致力于開發可持續發泡技術和制造清潔、環保的輕質發泡材料的公司。公司利用空氣中常見的氮氣和二氧化碳氣體使塑料發生膨脹，在其內部形成大量微納米氣泡，是一種純物理發泡過程。

該聯盟包括蘇州申賽向 Zotefoams 的授權技術許可、市場開發和合作協議，以及產品的區域分銷協議，其中 蘇州申賽獨特技術的某些產品將與 Zotefoams 現有和未來的產品系列一起銷售。兩家公司還將在產品開發方面進行合作，相信這一聯盟是發泡行業向前邁出的重要一步。兩家公司攜手共進，共同致力于可持續發展和創新。

Zotefoams將在協議的5年內向蘇州申賽支付8000萬元人民幣的技術許可費，這將支持蘇州申賽進一步的技術開發和業務發展。

蘇州申賽CEO姜博士表示：“此次聯盟是將前列發泡技術與全球營銷專業知識相結合的一個很好的例子，不僅將提高創新效率，而且將環保意識推向更高的水平。我們非常樂觀地期待與 Zotefoams 的合作將結出更可持續的成果。”

Zotefoams 集團CEO David Stirling 表示：“姜博士和他的申賽公司開發的技術給我留下了深刻的印象。他們使用物理發泡劑實現環保發泡的目標與 Zotefoams 的愿景和市場完美契合。這一聯盟創造了一個令人激動的機會，即通過可持續的解決方案來增強我們在特種發泡材料業務上的增長潛力。”

Zotefoams and Shincell Global Alliance

7th. May 2024 – Suzhou Shincell New Materials Co., Ltd (“Shincell”) announces its Global Alliance Agreement with Zotefoams plc. (“Zotefoams”), a well-known enterprise in cellular materials, of Cryoden, United Kingdom.

Zotefoams and Shincell are two industry-leading technological companies that complement each other in  technology and the marketplace. This global alliance combines the great strength of Zotefoams' 100-year history supercritical N2 foaming with Shincell's latest innovations in supercritical foaming. Zotefoams plc, headquartered in Croydon, UK, is a well-known manufacturer of polymer foams and has been a key player in high-end foams technology since its inception in 1921. Products are widely used in aerospace, automotive, medical, high-performance sole materials and other industries. It is the exclusive global supplier of NIKE in its ZoomX series running shoe midsole materials.

Shincell, based in Suzhou, China, was founded in 2019 by Dr Xiulei Jiang, who has over 20 years’ experience in supercritical foaming research and technology. Shincell is a company dedicated to developing sustainable foaming technologies and manufacturing clean, environmentally friendly lightweight foam materials. The company uses nitrogen and carbon dioxide gases commonly found in the air to expand plastics and form a large number of micro and nano bubbles inside, a purely physical foaming process.

The alliance consists of agreements on technology licensing from Shincell to Zotefoams, market development and co-operation, and regional product distribution agreements, where certain products made of Shincell’s unique technology will be marketed alongside with Zotefoams’ existing and future product range. The companies will also co-operate on product R&D.  We are confident that this strong alliance means a significant milstone for the physical foaming industry. The two companies will work hand in hand with a shared commitment to sustainability and innovation.

Zotefoams will pay technology licensing fees of RMB 80million over the 5-year term of the agreement, which will support further the technological and business development of Shincell.

Dr. Jiang, CEO of Shincell, comments, “This alliance is a great example of combining cutting edge foaming technology and global marketing expertise, which not only enhance innovation efficiency but also improve environmental awareness to a higher level. We are very optimistic that our collaboration with Zotefoams will yield more sustainable results.”

David Stirling, CEO of Zotefoams Group , comments, “I am very impressed with the technology developed by Dr. Jiang and his Shincell team. Their goal of environmentally friendly foaming using physical foaming agents aligns perfectly with Zotefoams’ vision and markets. This alliance is an exciting opportunity to enhance the growth potential of our specialist foams business with sustainable solutions.”