Pan-China Chemical and Pan-Energy Reach Intellectual Property Cooperation

April 11, Jiangsu Panhua Chemical Technology Co., Ltdannounced that the company has officially concluded a high-end intellectual property cooperation with Venator (Pan-Neng) Pigments UK LtdPanhua Chemical Co., China Chairman Ni Xiaoguang said, this is China's titanium dioxide industry enterprises and international large companies intellectual property cooperation an important example, but also China's titanium dioxide industry with the world's largest companies mutual recognition of intellectual property rightsThe two sides will work together to protect intellectual property rights, thereby promoting the healthy development of China and the world's titanium dioxide industryAt the same time, it shows that China's titanium white powder enterprises, scientific and technological innovation and technology research and development capabilities continue to strengthen, high-end products began to take to the international stage, access to international recognitionJiangsu Panhua Chemical Technology Co., Ltdand Panhua Testing Office Building, according to the introduction, Panhua Chemical Research Team through technology, in 2013 independent research and development of high-end products with international advanced level - near-infrared reflection titanium dioxide, with a Chinese invention patent, and the use of the patented technology and Shandong Dongjia Group Co., Ltdjointly manufactured "energy-saving and consumption-reducing IR-1000 near-infrared reflected titanium dioxide" productsAfter the product was launched, with Venator (Pan-Energy) PigmentUK Limited (formerly Huntsman Company Titanium Dioxide and High Performance Additives Division) infrared reflective pigment Altiris series of products formed a market relationship, each of them have a Chinese invention patent, the two sides therefore discussed intellectual property rights, after understanding each other's intellectual property rights, the two sides decided: mutual respect for intellectual property rights, active cooperation, reached a cross-licensing agreementThe two sides signed an agreement on April 10, 2019 to cooperate on the issue of granting each other free general license for patents within ChinaPan-China Chemical Research and Development TeamNi Xiaoguang told reporters that the cooperation is in line with the globalization process focus on intellectual property protection trend, is conducive to the two sides of the near-infrared reflection titanium dioxide products technology development and market development, but also directly clarified the industry's speculation that Pan-China Chemical IR-1000 products may infringe the intellectual property rights of other parties, please understand users and potential usersPanhua Chemical is an innovative enterprise group focused on titanium dioxide new materials products, the company has been active in research and development of titanium industry chain high-tech products for 18 yearsEnterprises each year from the sales profits out of more than 40% of the funds, as research and development funds into new product development, the technical research and development team has declared all kinds of technology invention patent applications 38, the state authorized technology invention patents 9In recent years, the company specializes in titanium new materialresearch research and development, the successful development of lithium titanate, titanium ion exchange, titanium color pigments and other productsVenator has 28 production facilities worldwide (down to 27 in 2017) with a total production capacity of approximately 1.3 million t/a, with a market segment of 42% for the European market, 26% in the United States and Canada, 19% in the Asia-Pacific region and 13% in other regionsVenator will become the world's third largest producer of titanium dioxide (after Comau and Theno after the merger of Cristal), with a production capacity of about 782,000 t/a, or about 11% of the world's total titanium dioxide production