In recent years, Ordos City has been vigorously promoting the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the "Specialized, Sophisticated, Distinctive, and Innovative" sector by strengthening policy support and optimizing the development ecosystem. This effort aims to inject strong momentum into fostering new quality productive forces locally. To date, the city has cultivated a high-quality enterprise cluster with outstanding innovation capabilities and strong growth potential. This includes 4 national-level "Little Giant" enterprises, 123 regional-level "Specialized, Sophisticated, Distinctive, and Innovative" SMEs, and 323 innovative SMEs.
Inner Mongolia Morui Energy Materials Co.[Photo/Wechat account of Ordos Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology]
Recently, at a regional on-site observation meeting for such enterprises, Inner Mongolia Morui Energy Materials Co was officially awarded the title of national-level key "Little Giant," becoming the only company from Ordos to receive this honor. This recognition marks a national-level endorsement of its technical strength, industrial position, and development potential, establishing it as a benchmark in its niche field. "This is an encouragement and a new starting point," said Yang Shuren, the company's chairman, pledging continued increases in R&D investment and enhanced innovation capabilities to achieve industry leadership in its sector.
At Morui's R&D and production base in Dalad Banner, an innovation path centered on "sodium" and spanning the green energy industrial chain is clearly visible. Since its founding in 2019, the company has adhered to independent innovation, filing 32 core patents related to sodium, with invention patents exceeding 60%. Its nuclear-grade sodium products have achieved domestic mass production, serving China's fourth-generation sodium-cooled fast reactor demonstration project. As the only domestic company capable of mass-producing sodium-potassium alloy, its products are successfully used in the heat exchange systems of space nuclear reactors for aerospace applications. In the energy storage field, the company, in collaboration with Tsinghua University, has developed key materials for sodium-ion batteries, providing strong support for building Ordos' new energy ecosystem encompassing wind, solar, hydrogen, storage, and vehicles.
In 2025, the company achieved revenue of 323 million yuan, created over 60 new jobs—including more than 10 graduates recruited from universities—realizing improvements in both economic and social benefits. "Our sodium-potassium alloy project is cooperating with the China Institute of Atomic Energy and major domestic nuclear power plants, and technologies like composite sodium electrode sheets have entered the pilot production line construction phase," explained Feng Rongrong, a company R&D engineer.
Looking ahead, Ordos has set clearer cultivation targets. According to Yan Ni, head of the SME Section of the Ordos Industry and Information Technology Bureau, the city aims by 2030 to cultivate and certify 1,000 innovative SMEs, 200 regional-level "Specialized, Sophisticated, Distinctive, and Innovative" SMEs, 10 national-level "Little Giant" enterprises, 15 regional-level manufacturing champion enterprises, and 10 national-level manufacturing champion enterprises. Supporting subsidy funds are expected to reach 271 million yuan, continuously infusing policy vitality into the high-quality development of "Specialized, Sophisticated, Distinctive, and Innovative" enterprises.
