Founded in 1891, Vogel Business Media is a globally renowned professional media company based in Germany, with a focus on various industries, including petrochemicals, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals. During the ACHEMA exhibition in Frankfurt, DODGEN was interviewed by Germany's PROCESS media, which is under the Vogel Business Media umbrella. Recently, PROCESS reported on DODGEN's development and innovation, publishing the coverage on both its website and in its magazine with text and images. Alongside globally recognized process industry companies such as GIG Karasek, HARTER GmbH, Italvacuum, and LAUDA, DODGEN was featured in the ACHEMA annual special edition, showcasing itself as one of the exhibition's highlight companies to the world.
What intrigued Dominik, the editor-in-chief of PROCESS, is why DODGEN has been recognized as one of China’s "Little Giants." The answer lies in its "latent power and potential for explosive growth." Becoming a leading global enterprise requires a combination of profound strength and favorable market opportunities. In the interview, Yan Chen, Director of the International Business Department, and Fang Li, Head of the Marketing Department, detailed DODGEN's ambitious plans for technological innovation, business capabilities, and future market development.
Dominik: What kind of company is DODGEN? What supports your ability to provide value to your customers?
Yan Chen/Fang Li: DODGEN is a technical service provider that offers integrated solutions for process technology and equipment manufacturing. Our clients span a wide range of fields, including petroleum, coal chemicals, bio-based materials, biodegradable plastics, electronic chemicals, and high-performance chemicals. Currently, we have nearly 200 experienced and skilled engineers at DODGEN who have accumulated extensive engineering experience and experimental data in the field of chemical reactions and separations. This allows us to offer innovative and sustainable solutions to the industry.
DODGEN has established a modern R&D center equipped with advanced laboratories, chemical analysis instruments, and specialized reaction and separation equipment. We also have a dedicated process system center focusing on the optimization of high-value products, the development of hydrogen cyanide derivatives, bio-based new materials, and green chemicals. In addition, DODGEN owns its own manufacturing plant, which specializes in the production of core equipment. These resources enable DODGEN to consistently deliver high-quality technical solutions and efficient, reliable process and equipment products to our customers in the industry.
Dominik: We know that fossil resources are non-renewable, and the low-carbon industry is a hot topic worldwide. Technological breakthroughs are key to achieving growth. In which specific low-carbon industries are DODGEN's technologies applied?
Yan Chen/Fang Li: Since its inception, DODGEN has focused on low-carbon areas such as biodegradable plastics, new energy materials, bio-based chemicals, and resource recycling. We possess numerous unit technologies and complete process solutions aimed at enhancing industry efficiency and sustainability while shaping a sustainable future.
Take new energy materials as an example. The surge in demand for new energy vehicles has driven the development of new energy materials. Our patented melt crystallizer can be used for the purification of lithium battery electrolytes, characterized by low energy consumption. It not only produces ultra-high purity electrolyte products but also aligns with the current industrial trend of reducing carbon footprints during production.
Furthermore, as we enter the era of the "bioeconomy," the market for bio-based materials is vast. DODGEN has developed and industrialized a variety of advanced process technologies for bio-based chemicals. For instance, our isosorbide is a dehydration product of sorbitol, which is abundant and cost-effective. As a bio-based alternative to bisphenol A, the polyester formed exhibits superior mechanical strength and optical performance compared to traditional products.
With the promotion of sustainable development, the circular economy of resources is permeating various industries. Plastic recycling and battery recycling are key to achieving a closed-loop industry, and breakthroughs in certain critical technologies drive industry progress. In chemical recycling, DODGEN provides coupled separation technologies that remove key impurities from copolymers, thus offering high-purity monomers required for plastic repolymerization. This key technology significantly enhances the economic feasibility of plastic chemical recycling.
In battery recycling, DODGEN offers efficient and low-pollution solutions, such as the application of disc extraction in electrolyte recovery, extracting reusable metals from retired batteries to produce more cost-effective and better-performing battery products, thereby supporting the battery industry in completing the commercial closed-loop.
Dominik: DODGEN has achieved multiple honors, including China's "Invisible Champion." What are the key factors that allow DODGEN to stand out in the industry?
Yan Chen/Fang Li: We have always valued the awards established by national institutions, such as being recognized as a National Specialized and New "Little Giant" Enterprise, a High-Tech Enterprise, and a Shanghai High-Tech Achievement Transformation Unit. These accolades not only enhance DODGEN's brand image and market competitiveness but also strengthen our clients' trust and confidence in us.
DODGEN consistently wins by leveraging its innovative capabilities and expertise in process technology, whether through tailor-made solutions for diverse clients or the development of advanced process technologies. This includes advanced R&D instruments, equipment, and systems such as extraction, molecular distillation, falling film evaporation, and melt crystallization instruments and equipment.
Reflecting on DODGEN's development history, our success is not only reliant on excellent product quality but also on outstanding customer service. We continuously increase our R&D investment to ensure that the company remains at the forefront of the industry. Our research and development plans not only address current demands but also focus on future growth.
Moreover, we are committed to providing excellent customer service, with engineers who can quickly respond to customer needs and offer solutions that exceed expectations. These solutions are widely used in the petrochemical, biological, and fine chemical industries, providing efficient and innovative approaches to complex chemical processes.
DODGEN has gained the trust of numerous clients, helping them achieve their goals in product quality and cost competitiveness. Through these efforts, we not only stand out domestically but also have a global outlook, contributing to the realization of global sustainable development goals.
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About PROCESS
PROCESS is an integrated industrial media brand under Vogel Business Media, a German media group, providing technology, product information, and industry news for the chemical and pharmaceutical sectors. It offers coverage in German, Chinese, and English, reporting on the global process industry, including petrochemicals, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, metallurgy, papermaking, and power. PROCESS features classic case analyses of new processes, technologies, equipment information, and comprehensive solutions in these fields.
