Recently, the Shandong Provincial Development and Reform Commission and the Shandong Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology jointly released the list of "Shandong Private Economy High-Quality Development Outstanding Contribution Award" recipients. Dawn Group, recognized for its achievements in innovative development, industrial upgrading, and social responsibility, won the award. This honor not only affirms Dawn’s high-quality development results but also embodies its mission: "Develop the enterprise, bring happiness to employees, and repay society."

The selection aims to commend role models, foster a social atmosphere supporting private economy growth, and inspire private enterprises to take on greater missions in the new era. Among the 80 winning enterprises, 64 are listed in the 2024 Shandong Top 200 Private Enterprises (including 27 in the 2024 China Top 500 Private Enterprises), with the rest being local backbone enterprises such as specialized, sophisticated, distinctive, and novel enterprises, hidden champions, high-tech enterprises, and GEM-listed companies.

Ranked 268th in China’s Top 500 Private Enterprises, the Dawn Group specializes in R&D, polymerization, production, sales, and application of new chemical materials. Adhering to high-quality development, it has strengthened its core business, boosted independent innovation, transformed development models, and enhanced quality, efficiency, and core competitiveness. It has risen in various enterprise rankings, contributed to stable employment and people’s livelihoods, and continuously increased its comprehensive social contribution, demonstrating the warmth and responsibility of private enterprises.

Technological innovation drives high-quality development. Dawn has increased R&D investment, built a "12415" research layout, assembled high-level teams, and deepened industry-academia-research integration with universities. It has overcome key industry technical challenges, with core products like high-performance TPV and HNBR competing globally. It has led or participated in the formulation of nearly 100 international, national, industrial, and group standards, thereby gaining market discourse power.

By integrating industrial chains and fostering clusters, Dawn has built Longkou New Materials Science and Technology Industrial Park, focusing on polymer new materials, titanium, and chemical equipment chains. This "chain-based thinking" creates synergies between industries, products, and enterprises. The park is upgrading manufacturing toward high-end, intelligent, and green development, offering a replicable model for private economic transformation.

High-quality development of the private economy is an ongoing journey. Dawn will carry forward the entrepreneurial spirit, uphold its philosophy of "Products as the root, people-oriented, technology-led, customer-first," focus on chemical new materials, foster new productive forces, and enhance innovation and competitiveness. Aiming for the "10,000 employees, 100 billion output" goal, it strives to build a world-class green, low-carbon, high-end new materials manufacturing base, injecting more "Dawn power" into Shandong’s private economy growth.