Shanghai Superconductor Technology Co., Ltd.(SST) is a high-tech enterprise engaged in the research, development, application, and sales of high-temperature superconducting materials. The core business of the company includes high-temperature superconducting tapes and related technical services, with products widely applied in cutting-edge scientific and technological fields such as controlled nuclear fusion, superconducting power, and high-field magnets. Committed to becoming a global leader in the superconducting industry, SST has grown into one of the world’s key suppliers capable of mass-producing and selling over a thousand kilometers of the second-generation high-temperature superconducting tapes annually, thanks to its outstanding product performance, cost-effectiveness, and comprehensive technical services.
Verified by domestic authorities, the company’s “second-generation high-temperature superconducting tape has reached the advanced level of similar products in the world as a whole. Among them, the characteristics of low temperature and strong field, superconducting low resistance joints, optical fiber embedded superconducting tapes and monitoring technology have reached the international leading level.” Evaluated by several international authoritative organizations, the performance index of the company's tape products ranks in the top 20% globally and is significantly more cost-effective than other similar enterprises both domestically and internationally.
SST closely aligns with national strategies and targets market demands in the field of superconducting applications, consistently adhering to product research and development as well as technological innovation. The company has successively undertaken a number of national and Shanghai municipal science and technology research projects, such as the “National Key R&D Program”, “Major Project of Shanghai Science and Technology Commission”, and has obtained special support from Shanghai strategic emerging industries, leading to the formation of an integrated full-process business system that encompasses R&D, mass production, quality control, and technical services.The company is recognized as the national specialized and innovative “Little Giant” Enterprise, Shanghai “Small Giant Technology Cultivation Enterprise”, and Shanghai “specialized and innovative” small and medium-sized enterprise. It is accredited as a “Shanghai Center for Enterprise Technology”, the “Shanghai Patent Pilot Enterprise”, and “Pudong New Area Postdoctoral Research Workstation Station”. SST has established the “Shanghai Key Laboratory of High-Temperature Superconductor Materials and Applications” and the “Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Superconductor Material and System”. At the same time, the company is committed to the breakthroughs and innovation in new technologies and has obtained more than 70 independent intellectual property rights authorizations. Besides, the company has participated in the revision of one international standard, being the only institution in China involved in the cyclic comparison experiment, and also taken the lead in the formulation of two national standards, and participated in establishing two other national standards. SST has been honored with several awards, including the first prize of China Non-ferrous Metals Industry Science and Technology Award, the first prize of China Electrotechnical Society Science and Technology Progress Award, and the first prize of the China Electric Power Science and Technology Award.
With its outstanding product performance and high-quality services, Shanghai Superconductor possesses a stable and diversified base of high-quality customers, having provided products or services to over 180 organizations globally. The company has established close cooperative relationships with a range of domestic and international enterprises and research institutions, including China Southern Power Grid, State Grid Corporation of China, ASIPP(Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Institute of Electrical Engineering Chinese Academy of Sciences, MIT, CFS, Germany KIT, UK Tokamak Energy Company, New Zealand RRI Research Institute, Energy Singularity, and Lianovation Superconductor. Adhering to the core concept of technological innovation, Shanghai Superconductor will continue to explore both domestic and international markets, deepen international cooperation, and expand the application fields. The company is committed to further advancing the commercialization of superconducting technology and contributing to the construction of a new era in superconducting science and technology.