"plastic" to Create Strength: Liu Guangzhi in Ky: Unremitting Pursuit on the Road to Become Stronger and More Refined

On November 13, 2020, 4 companies in China's injection molding machine industry were on the list of the second batch of specialized and new "little giant" companies announced by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. In fact, as early as 1995, 25 years ago, an injection molding machine company was reported specially by the central media that "there is a little giant in Nanjing." Today, when the company is mentioned in the industry, people still often think of the good story of "Little Giant", which is the leading company in the industry of twin screw extruder machines - Nanjing KY.

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1. The launch of the new SK40 Plus twin screw extruder machine

At the China International Plastics Exhibition held in Nanjing on November 3 to 5, Nanjing KY launched a new SK40 Plus twin screw extruder machine for the production of high-quality master batch, which attracted great attention from the industry. During the same period of the exhibition, KY also successfully held the "Science and Technology Open Day" activity, and more than 200 participants visited the company's factory area for visits and exchanges. Taking this opportunity to visit, the special report group of Jufeng Plastics Media called "Shaping Power: Salute to the Industry Leader" conducted an exclusive interview with Mr. Liu Guangzhi, Chairman of Nanjing KY Chemical Machinery Co., Ltd.

The remarks shared by Mr.Liu in the interview made the reporter deeply touched: "Limited by the market capacity of the twin screw extruder machine industry in which he was in, the little giant KY at the time has not become as strong as what some people have expected, but we have been making unremitting pursuit on the road of becoming stronger and more refined."

2. The glorious history of KY twin screw extruder machine

In 1986, Liu Guangzhi presided over the successful development of China's first co-rotating twin screw compounding extruder machine, which marked the realization of China's first commercial twin screw extruder machine for localization, which also laid a solid foundation for his subsequent career development. In 1993, Liu Guangzhi founded Nanjing KY Chemical Machinery Co., Ltd., gathering high-end technical talents in China in the field of twin screw extruder machines, whose capacity in the research, design and manufacturing has been in a leading position in China.

From the beginning of 1993 to 2003, KY started from scratch, from small to large, and maintained its No. 1 position in the industry for five consecutive years in terms of production and sales. It is the first brand in the field of screw extruder machines.

In September 2004, KY and Coperion of Germany joined forces to form Coperion KY (Nanjing) Company, with Liu Guangzhi as the first CEO. This collaboration has opened up development space for Chinese companies to enter the international market. Five years later, KY and Coperion ended their cooperative relationship.

Originating from a dream in his heart, Liu Guangzhi led his team to start a business for the second time in 2010 to reshape KY. In 2016, Nanjing KY Chemical Machinery Co., Ltd. was established, and so far has 6 distinctive subsidiaries.

For nearly 30 years from 1993 to the present, KY has naturally experienced many ups and downs. Facing reporters, Mr.Liu said frankly that, limited by the characteristics of the talent structure of the company and the market capacity of the industry, KY has not been as large as some people have expected. As a technology-based enterprise, KY does not blindly pursue to be big and develop at a fast pace, but operates steadily. For decades, it has determined to be the best manufacturer of twin screw extruder machine in China, focusing on its unremitting pursuit on the road to become stronger and more refined.