Best Advanced Materials Companies in China
The 71 best Advanced Materials companies in China in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Shanghai B&C Pharmaceutical.
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Ranked: Best Advanced Materials companies in China
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shanghai B&C Pharmaceutical 🦄 Manufacturer of photoresists and related raw materials | $131M | 38 mo ago | Series C | Zhiwei Fu Founder & Chairman | 2010 | — | 3,516 patents Therapeutic antibodies and small‑molecule kinase inhibitors for oncology and immune disorders | — |
| 2 | Sugar Energy Technology Producer of bio-based polymer materials 65Funding top 32%Talent top 35%Global bottom 25% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 32% Talenttop 35% Globalbottom 25% Funding: Raised $28.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: 3 named leaders on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 65/100 | $28M | 8 mo ago | Series B | Jin Haitao Co-Founder & CEO | 2017 | — | — | — |
| 3 | Jiangsu Qina New Material Technology Provider of superalloy materials | $28M | 27 mo ago | Series C | — | 2012 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Cnano Technology Manufactures carbon nanotubes | $21M | 134 mo ago | Public | — | 1968 | GSAPVue.jsjQuery UI+4 | 8 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 5 | Morui Technology Manufacturer of graphene nanostructures 16Funding top 43%Market bottom 35%Global bottom 29% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 43% Marketbottom 35% Globalbottom 29% Funding: Raised $15.7M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 6 yrs (0.2/yr) Market: 40 employees rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 16/100 | $16M | 52 mo ago | Series B | — | 2015 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Kingwills Manufacturer of eco-friendly wraps, protective apparel, and healthcare sterilization packaging materials 32Funding top 33%Global bottom 48%Talent bottom 45%Tech bottom 21% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 33% Globalbottom 48% Talentbottom 45% Techbottom 21% Funding: Raised $14.8M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 4 yrs (0.2/yr) Global: Investors from 1 country beyond China rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $15M | 4 mo ago | Series C | Chen Boyi Founder & CEO | 2014 | PHPApache HTTP ServerSwiper+4 | — | — |
| 7 | Shenzhen Huake Chuangzhi Technology Developer of silver nanowire technology and products | $14M | 77 mo ago | Series C | Wen Weijia Co-Founder | 2014 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Blue Ocean Blackstone Manufacturer of advanced polymer chemicals, adhesives, binders, and release coatings | $5M | 55 mo ago | Series A | Beyond Luo Founder & CEO | 2007 | — | — | — |
| 9 | Chazence Developer of tea-compound construction materials | $2M | 33 mo ago | Seed | Calvin Sio Co-Founder | 2017 | — | — | 2 partnerships · 1 award |
Top 12 Advanced Materials companies in China
#1
Series C · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2014$14.8Mraised▾
Manufacturer of eco-friendly wraps, protective apparel, and healthcare sterilization packaging materials
- Feb 2026Series C—
- May 2023Series B—
- Jun 2022Series A$14.8M
#2
Series B · Ningbo, Zhejiang · founded 2017$28Mraised▾
Producer of bio-based polymer materials. Its offerings include bio-based furan-derived chemicals and polymers and related monomers and intermediates used to produce biopolymers and green materials. It uses biomass feedstocks and chemical/biocatalytic processes to convert renewable resources into high-value bio-based materials. It also develops downstream products derived from the furan-based platform which can serve as alternatives to fossil-derived polymers and materials
- Oct 2025Series B$28M
- Oct 2025Conventional Debt—
#3
Series C · Xuzhou, Jiangsu · founded 2010 · 260 employees$130.5Mraised▾
Manufacturer of photoresists and related raw materials. It provides users with a platform for manufacturing photoresists for the semiconductor industry. Its product portfolio includes photoresists, photoresist monomers, photoresist resins, and other chemicals for industrial clients.
- Apr 2023Series C$87M
- 2022Series C—
- 2022Series C—
- 2022Series C—
#4
Series C · Suqian, Jiangsu · founded 2012 · 80 employees$27.8Mraised▾
Provider of superalloy materials. It designs and develops specialized metal materials, such as superalloys, medical alloys, 3D printing alloys, and their wires. It has applications in the development of medical equipment, transportation systems, military products, and industrial instruments.
- Mar 2024Series C$27.8M
- Apr 2022Series B—
#5
Series B · Dongguan, Guangdong Province · founded 2015 · 40 employees$15.7Mraised▾
Manufacturer of graphene nanostructures. It develops graphene raw materials and application products. Its product portfolio includes graphene powder, chemical graphene oxides, copper-based graphene films, graphene thermal films and grease, heat dissipation coatings, graphene reinforced composites, and graphene lithium-ion-based conductive agents.
- Feb 2022Series B$15.7M
- Oct 2020Series A—
- Jun 2020Series A—
- Mar 2020Series A—
#6
Seed · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2017$2.5Mraised▾
Developer of tea-compound construction materials. It offers a variety of boards that retain the aroma and color of tea leaves widely used in green and environmentally friendly decorations. offerings include hot stamping, UV printing, screen printing, and crystal labels.
- Aug 2023Seed$2.5M
#7
Public · Zhenjiang, Jiangsu · founded 1968 · 587 employees$21Mraised▾
Cnano Technology is the branch of the Cnano Company. Cnano devotes itself to the production of carbon nano-tubes and the application of advanced energy, especially the application of lithium battery, conductive plastics and mechanical structures. Cnano has developed the large-batch production technology of carbon nano-tubes.
- Apr 2015Series C$15M
- Jul 2007Series A$6M
#8
Series C · Shenzhen, Guangdong Province · founded 2014 · 500 employees$14.4Mraised▾
Shenzhen Huake Chuangzhi Technology is a developer of silver nanowire technology and products. It offers silver nanowire with wire diameter: 20nm and length: ≥20μm. The nanowire has wide application in multiple industries including smartphones, smart education, conferences, display, car display, smart wear, home, unmanned catering, and Retail, etc
- Jan 2020Series C$14.4M
- Dec 2018Series B—
- May 2017Series B—
- Jun 2016Series A—
#9
Series A · Zhangzhou, Fujian · founded 2007$5.5Mraised▾
Manufacturer of advanced polymer chemicals, adhesives, binders, and release coatings. The company designs, manufactures, and sells aqueous adhesives, binders, and release coatings. These are for electronics, lithium-ion batteries, paper, tapes, and labels. The company also maintains an application laboratory. This lab is equipped with analytical equipment to evaluate emulsion polymers.
- Nov 2021Series A$5.5M
#10
Seed · Pudong, Shanghai · founded 2022—raised▾
Developer of synthetic biomaterials. It provides users with a company focused on developing next-generation sustainable biomaterials using synthetic biology methods. It also offers bio-based leather material with biological texture and plasticity.
- Apr 2024Seed—
- Apr 2023Angel—
#11
Series A · Zhejiang · founded 2019 · 30 employees—raised▾
Manufacturer of advanced polymer material. It provides users with a platform that develops polyimide materials that can be used in electronic solutions. It can also be used in packaging solutions, folding mobile phones, and automotive industries.
- Mar 2024Series A—
- May 2023Series A—
#12
Series D · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2015 · 7 employees—raised▾
Developer of nanopowders, slurries and nanoceramic coatings. Its offerings include nanopowder preparations, dispersions and wet granulations, as well as nano-sized slurries embedded into resin carriers for masterbatches. It allows customisation for resins, coatings and plastics.
- Nov 2023Series D—
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How research on Advanced Materials is moving in China
A read on the academic research around Advanced Materials — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 2,429 China-affiliated papers.
- Chinese Academy of Sciences200
- Harbin Institute of Technology132
- Sichuan University101
- Tsinghua University82
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences75
- Smart material52→285
- Actuator21→152
- Nanotechnology25→146
- Self-healing hydrogels10→93
- Elastomer7→90
- Smart material95→164
- Nanotechnology24→79
- Self-healing hydrogels4→41
- Composite number12→33
- Composite material31→50
- Smart material13→40
- Nanotechnology8→20
- Shape-memory alloy2→6
- Field (mathematics)2→6
- Self-healing hydrogels1→5
Where advanced materials is researched across China
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Who's filing advanced materials patents in China
China advanced materials patent filing is accelerating — 20,968 filings from 8,000 assignees (2016–2025), led by Baoshan IRON & Steel, UNIV Tsinghua, HON HAI PREC IND; annual filings 923→2789.
- Baoshan IRON & Steel2080
- UNIV Tsinghua1483
- HON HAI PREC IND1278
- BOE Technology Group502
- BYD376
- Huawei TECH336
- FAN Shou-shan262
- Nanjing IRON & Steel246
Common questions
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.