Chizhou CN New Material Technology Co. LTD, a subsidiary of CN, spent more than 10 million RMB in 2012 to build a 1200 square meter technology center in Qianjiang Industrial Park (now known as High-tech Industrial Development Zone), Guichi District, Chizhou, Anhui Province, under which there is a research institute, technology testing center and quality control department. In addition, it has established industry-university cooperation with the institutes to support CN's overall technology R&D and quality management.

In our R&D system, there are more than 50 researchers, including over 10 senior engineers. On average, the person responsible for the main project has more than 15 years of R&D experience in environmental protection or smelting industry. Zhao Zhi'an, the leader, was awarded as Anhui's leading technology talent in 2014 and was awarded as Anhui's leading talent for innovation and entrepreneurship in 2018. CN indigenously designed the nickel sulfate production system by acid leaching of laterite nickel ore at normal temperature and pressure, nickel copper wet extraction system by hazardous waste, the precursor production system by lithium battery recovery, nickel matte production system by oxygen-rich side-blown smelting of hazardous waste, and MVR wastewater evaporation and purification system.