What Does National High-Tech Enterprise Status Mean for ASTRACE?

A National Recognition Twenty-Three Years in the Making

The National Leading Group Office for the Recognition and Administration of High-Tech Enterprises recently published the second supplementary filing list of high-tech enterprises recognized by Shanghai's certifying bodies in 2025. ASTRACE was confirmed on that list and has now officially been awarded National High-Tech Enterprise status, certificate number GR202531008796.

In China, this designation is jointly reviewed and awarded by the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Finance, and the State Taxation Administration, and it is widely regarded as one of the most credible honors a Chinese enterprise can hold — often described informally as the "national exam" for technology companies. The review is demanding by design, covering intellectual property, R&D investment, commercialization of research outcomes, and growth potential, which gives the certification real weight in the eyes of partners and customers alike.

What the Certification Actually Requires

Passing this review is not a matter of paperwork. The evaluation is built around several hard thresholds that a company has to clear at the same time, not just one or two in isolation:

• Intellectual property as a hard gate: applicants must hold core, self-developed IP such as invention patents directly tied to their main business
• Quantified R&D investment: strict thresholds apply to the share of revenue spent on R&D, the proportion of R&D staff on payroll, and the percentage of revenue coming from high-tech products
• Growth and commercialization together: reviewers look at both a company's ongoing growth trajectory and whether its technology has actually converted into market competitiveness, rather than sitting unused in a lab

Earning the certification is recognition of ASTRACE's technical strength, R&D system, and track record of turning research into commercial results, and it formally places the company among China's national-tier high-tech enterprises.

Twenty-Three Years of Groundwork Behind One Certificate

This result is not a one-off achievement. It reflects 23 years of continuous investment across R&D, product iteration, supply chain development, market expansion, and brand building, all reinforcing each other over time.

On the R&D side, ASTRACE has built a research team led by doctoral experts recruited under China's national high-level talent programs, working on frontier problems in photoelectric materials, nanoscale laser lithography, and smart control algorithms. That team sits inside a fully self-sufficient R&D system spanning the entire production chain, rather than depending on outside labs or licensed technology for core capability.

IP Portfolio and Manufacturing Scale

On intellectual property and production capacity, ASTRACE has built a dense protective layer around its core technology while scaling manufacturing to a level unmatched elsewhere in the category:

Key Figures at a Glance

That combination of patent depth and production scale is what allows ASTRACE to operate as the only manufacturer globally producing photoelectric smart film at true mass-production volume, rather than in limited or pilot batches.

Capital and Customer Validation

The company's innovation has also been validated directly by capital markets and by the customers it serves. In 2025, ASTRACE closed two significant funding rounds, backed by Shangqi Capital and Changxing Chuangqiang Capital. On the commercial side, ASTRACE has established deep collaborations with international OEMs including BMW, BMW MINI, BYD, Nissan, SAIC Motor, and AITO.

ASTRACE's innovations have also reached a global audience through top-tier international trade shows such as the Frankfurt Motor Show and SEMA Show, with customers now spanning 75 countries and regions, including the United States, Germany, the United Arab Emirates, and Japan.

What This Certification Means for Partners

For ASTRACE, National High-Tech Enterprise status is an honor. For our partners, it functions as a concrete commitment across three areas of the business relationship:

• More reliable products and delivery: backed by policy support tied to this status, we continue investing in equipment upgrades, process iteration, and quality control, keeping R&D, production, and delivery stable and controllable end to end, with product consistency and reliability improving further over time
• Continued technology leadership: policy benefits feed directly back into R&D, keeping ASTRACE ahead on core technologies such as smart dimming and photoelectric film and allowing faster rollout of differentiated, category-defining products — useful whether a partner is supporting an automaker's next upgrade, competing on differentiation through its own channels, or building out a domestic-substitution strategy
• Long-term partnership assurance: in an industry facing intensifying competition and shifting market conditions, working with a nationally certified supplier adds a real layer of protection to a partner's business — choosing ASTRACE means choosing a compliant, financially stable, continuously innovating, and reliably scaled supplier that strengthens the safety baseline of a partner's supply chain

Looking Ahead

National High-Tech Enterprise certification confirms 23 years of commitment to innovation and excellence at ASTRACE, and it also marks a starting point rather than an endpoint. Going forward, ASTRACE will continue building on technology as its foundation and innovation as its driving force, working alongside partners around the world to expand what photoelectric smart film can do.