The Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality released a list of projects it intended to approve for the Science Giant Project 2015 and BSI (Shanghai) stood out among many competitors to secure a place in the list and was honored as “Science Giant Enterprise”.
Founded in 1995, BSI (Shanghai), was previously known as Shanghai Rhone-Poulenc Silicones Co., Ltd. and Rhodia Silicones (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. After Bluestar’s successful acquisition of Rhodia, France, in 2007, the company was renamed Bluestar Silicones (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. with the BSI headquarters located in Lyon, France.
Since its foundation, the company has been perseverant in developing new technologies, processes, and solutions, and has been able to respond to customers' demands effectively. Through efficient interactions with BSI R&D centers around the world, BSI (Shanghai) achieved rapid development. The company is in possession of a professional team of R&D and application experts, highly knowledgeable in the field of silicone chemistry and capable of developing new solutions to meet various customer demands. From comfortable and protective elastomers to lotions and oils that help solve stickiness problems and improve productivity, all products of the company are highly recognized by its customers.
As General Manager Claude Laubriet said, the honor of a “Science Giant” represents recognition for the company’s independent innovation, competitiveness, and sustainable development and the company will further build its capacity for R&D and independent innovation with the support of the BSI global system while taking into consideration the demand on the domestic market.
The Science Giant Project is a project led by the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality and Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatization. It is open to all unlisted science SMEs registered with Shanghai Administration for Industry & Commerce and aims at guiding such enterprises towards industries that meet the strategic needs of the country and the city, promoting the clustering of advantageous industrial enterprises at the district/county level, and supporting the development of new-generation information technology, advanced equipment manufacturing, bio-industries, new energy, new materials, energy conservation, new-energy vehicles, and other strategic emerging industries. Support offered in this project falls into two categories, that for Science Giant enterprises and that for Science Giant enterprises in the making.