It has established close cooperation 
with Tianjin University, Hebei University, 
Hefei University of Technology and other 
universities.  At  present, the company's 
R&D personnel  account for  33% of the 
total workforce; Employees with bachelor               
degree or above account for 40% of the 
total number of employees; Spending on 
research and development accounted for 
11 per cent of annual sales.

