It was recognized as a China Well-known Trademark in that year. Over the past decade, the company has developed rapidly and continuously strengthened itself. Now, with approval, this coiled dragon has taken off, gathering highlights and advantages to build the 'Intel' of the electric heater manufacturing field. Dongfang Electric Heating has always adhered to 'technology as the center' and began to show its potential just five years after its establishment. The company has been recognized as a High-tech Enterprise in Jiangsu Province for 14 consecutive years since 1997. In April 2008, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Finance, and the State Administration of Taxation jointly issued the new 'Administrative Measures for the Recognition of High-tech Enterprises'. In May 2009, the company was again recognized as a high-tech enterprise meeting the new national standards. The company is one of the drafting units of JB/T4088—1999 'Tubular Heating Elements for Daily Use' and JB/T10393—2002 'Technical Conditions for Electric Heating Boilers', and also one of the drafting units of the upcoming national standard 'Explosion-proof Electric Heaters for Explosive Gas Atmospheres'. In 2010, when JB/T 4088－XXXX 'Tubular Heating Elements for Daily Use' was revised, Dongfang Electric Heating actively participated in the revision and hosted the second working meeting. This standard is expected to be officially released in 2011. Currently, only a few domestic companies can enter this field and achieve good development. The company is one of the few domestic enterprises that have passed the national explosion-proof certification and obtained the corresponding production license. It is also the only supplier in the domestic market that has achieved large-scale production and successful batch application of the core equipment for the cold hydrogenation recovery and treatment of silicon tetrachloride in the polysilicon production process—the electric heating system. For energy conservation and environmental protection, the proportion of PTC heating elements used in auxiliary electric heaters for air conditioner wall-mounted units is increasing. Dongfang Electric Heating has strong independent R&D capabilities. Compared with domestic peers, its technology is at the forefront; compared with international manufacturers, it has reached the international advanced level in some core technologies. According to public information, the company currently holds 38 patents (2 invention patents, 28 utility model patents, and 8 design patents), and another 10 patent applications have been accepted, all of which are invention patents. These patents constitute a comprehensive intellectual property system for Dongfang Electric Heating. If other companies want to engage in the operation of electric heating products through similar design principles or product structures in the future, they will face significant intellectual property barriers. For Dongfang Electric Heating, which is in an oligopolistic competitive market pattern in the electric heater industry, its main customers—Gree Electric Appliances, Midea Group, Qingdao Haier, Dalian Sanyo, Jiangsu Zhongneng, Luoyang Zhonggui, Sinopec, PetroChina, ZPMC, Baosteel, etc.—are all well-known large enterprises in their respective industries. These high-quality customers are one of the company's important competitive advantages. On the one hand, these large customers have high requirements for product quality. Long-term cooperation with these large customers has greatly improved the company's technical capabilities and process levels. Cooperation with each large customer has allowed the company to accumulate certain technology and experience. On the other hand, large customers have good credit, and there is basically no default risk for electric heaters. Cooperating with these customers, the company faces lower operational risks. The company offers a wide variety of products. For customers with diverse product needs, the company can provide comprehensive product services by leveraging its variety advantages. The product types are complete, the specification series are comprehensive, the power coverage is wide, and the usage environments are diverse. The company professionally designs and manufactures various high-performance electric heaters, widely used in various air conditioners, refrigeration equipment, household appliances, polysilicon manufacturing, petroleum, natural gas, chemical industry, nuclear power, military industry, electric power, railways, explosion-proof storage tank heating rods, ships, machinery, medical and health fields, etc. All products have successively obtained CQC safety certification, EU CE certification, German VDE certification, and US UL certification. As is well known, electric heaters are mainly supporting equipment or components, and also the core equipment for the cold hydrogenation recovery and treatment of silicon tetrachloride in the polysilicon production process. Currently, there are no listed companies in this industrial field in A-shares. Dongfang Electric Heating, with its strength and advantages, will be the first to enter the capital market, adhering to the concept of 'intel inside' to build the 'tank inside' in the electric heater industry.
