Established in 1964, the Zhuzhou Rubber Research & Design Institute Co., Ltd. of ChemChina. (originally the Zhuzhou Research & Design Institute of Rubber & Plastic, the Ministry of Chemical Industry) is one of the first of 242 transformed research institutes in China. It was converted into an enterprise in 1999 and now is a member company of the China Chemical Rubbers Corporation. Located at 818 East Xinhua Road, Zhuzhou, Hunan Province, it covers a floor area of 4,0000 square meters. Its assets total over 130 million yuan, with annual revenue of over 80 million yuan.
公司创建于1964年，原名“化学工业部乳胶工业研究所”， 现隶属于中国昊华化工集团股份有限公司，占地面积3.85万平方米，注册资本3198万元，资产总额1.7亿元。
As the sole professional institute of the rubber and plastics industry in China, we are the unit responsible for developing, manufacturing and producing military support products in the Chinese latex industry and new high-tech industry. We are also the centralized department authorized by the Chemical Industry Latex Products Quality Supervision and Testing Center, Technical Information Center and Standardization Technologies. In addition we are the designated research and manufacturing enterprise for meteorological balloons authorized by the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) and Meteorological and Hydrographic Department of General Staff Headquarters. We are also one of two meteorological balloon manufacturers in China. Our facilities also house the Chemical Industry Latex Products Quality Supervision and Testing Center, the Authorization Station of Hunan Rubber and Rubber Products Quality Supervision and Inspection, and the Hunan Quality Inspection Station for Medical Rubber Packaging Materials.
公司是全国胶乳行业唯一专业研究机构、全国胶乳制品军工配套产品开发研制生产单位、国家火炬计划重点高新技术企业、国家乳胶制品质量监督检验中心、全国工业（乳胶制品）产品质量控制和技术评价实验室、湖南省高新技术企业、临近空间探空气球材料与技术湖南省重点实验室、世界气象组织（WMO）供应商、世界水文气象设备行业协会（HMEI）会员、中国气象局探空气球定点研制生产企业，也是中国仅有的两家探空气球生产企业之一。同时，公司担任中国橡胶工业协会乳胶分会副理事长、全国橡胶与橡胶制品标准化技术委员会副主任委员和全国橡胶与橡胶制品标准化技术委员会胶乳分技术委员会主任委员。湖南省橡胶与橡胶制品质量监督检验授权站、株洲市特种橡胶工程技术中心均设在公司内。
Our company specializes in research, development, production and testing of meteorological balloons complemented with latex products, polymer-based composites and synthetic rubber products. The products mainly include meteorological balloons of all specifications, tooling kits, rubber hoses, synthetic rubber products, advertising inflatable products and polymer-based composites. Our services include consigned and arbitration inspection of rubbers and rubber products, accreditation and testing of research and development achievements of products, technical services, system accreditation, mandatory accreditation, consultation of product authentication, and research and development of rubber condom related inspection plants. Our scientific research and manufacturing license covers weapons and military supplies and have therefore received secondary secrecy qualification certificates for weapons and military supplies. Our meteorological balloons have got the ISO9001 Quality System Qualification, Certificate of Conformity of Quality System, and the Military Product Supplier Certificate. Our products have been exported to Eastern Europe, West Asia, Southeast Asia, North America and other regions.
公司主要从事以探空气球为主的乳胶制品、特种橡胶制品、高分子复合新材料的研制、生产与检测。主要产品和服务包括：探空气球、特种橡胶制品、高分子复合新材料；乳胶制品、橡胶与橡胶制品、油漆涂料、农药等化学品的委托检验、仲裁检验、鉴定检验；体系认证、强制认证、产品认证咨询等技术服务及乳胶制品检验设备的研制和开发。已经取得气象专用技术装备使用许可证、安全生产标准化三级达标企业等资质。主导产品探空气球通过了质量体系认证，占据国内市场份额80%，同时远销俄罗斯、法国、美国、德国、英国等40多个国家和地区。
Our four institutes mainly focused on latex products, synthetic rubber products, synthetic materials and engineering design, and we have over 180 technicians, including more than 100 midlevel and senior technicians and eight experts receiving government subsidies from the State Council. Since its establishment, we have followed the principle of “industry positioning to strengthen services and technologies for benefits and wealth.” In total, we have completed more than 300 scientific research projects. Among them, over 60 projects were awarded at the state and provincial level, playing a very significant role in the development of the latex industry and national defense. For example, our model 75 radar target balloons were granted the Great Contribution Award by the National Scientific Congress; our 750g natural latex sounding balloons were honored with the National Excellent New Products award; a certain model of our military support products is utilized in the “Shenzhou V” inhabited spacecraft and was rewarded by the PLA General Armament Department; and our self-developed “New Sounding Balloon” fulfills domestic deficiencies and has been granted the Second Prize for Scientific Development by the China Meteorological Administration.
公司设乳胶研究所、特种橡胶制品研究所、新材料研究所、国家乳胶制品质量监督检验中心和行业标准中心等研发机构。共有科技人员60余人，其中，教授级高级工程师10余人，株洲市领军人才1人，高层次人才3人。迄今，公司共完成各种科研课题300多项，获国家级和省部级奖励的项目有60多项。共主持起草1项国际标准、20多项国家标准和30多项化工行业标准和10项国家军用标准。共获得30多项专利授权，其中发明专利近20项。
经过50年的发展和积淀，公司形成了“使资产增值，为社会创效，让员工幸福”的企业理念、“精益求精”的企业精神和“做事先做人”的行为理念。曾获“中国企业文化建设优秀单位”“省级园林式单位”“株洲市文明单位”和“湖南省文明单位”等荣誉称号。