SCI Group

What SCI Group does

SCI Group, formally known as Science City (Guangzhou) Investment Group Co., Ltd. (科学城（广州）投资集团有限公司), is a state-owned enterprise directly supervised by the Guangzhou Development Zone State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Bureau. Founded in 1984 and headquartered at 101 Kaida Road, Huangpu District, Guangzhou, the group operates as the designated district-level investment platform for the Guangzhou Development Zone and Huangpu District, with total assets exceeding RMB 170 billion and over 200 wholly-owned, majority-owned, and effectively-controlled subsidiaries. Its business is organized around four pillars: (1) city-industry integration investment and construction (infrastructure, PPP, value-innovation park development, urban renewal including何棠下村, 枫下村, 金坑村邓屋片 village renewal projects); (2) advanced manufacturing — primarily through 科城铜业 (Kecheng Copper), which produces 180,000 tons/year of copper rods/bare wire and 80,000 tons/year of magnet wire, holds China's first national invention patent for NEV drive motor magnet wire, and commands a 30% domestic automotive wiring market share, plus smart-home furniture via HK-listed subsidiary Royal House Holdings (01198.HK); (3) environmental water services — operating over 655,000 tons/day of wastewater treatment capacity and 3,400+ km of drainage networks under特许经营授权; and (4) digital economy and strategic emerging industries — including semiconductor investments (粤芯半导体, 高云半导体, 华星光电), the '黄埔1号' AI computing cluster, '埔企通' digital enterprise service platform, and a Greater Bay Area intelligent computing center.

The group earns revenue across multiple models: project investment returns and PPP concessions from government counterparties; hardware sales of copper rods, bare wire, and enameled wire to NEV OEMs (BYD, Changan, Geely, GAC); managed services and特许经营授权 fees for water and environmental remediation; commercial/industrial/residential property sales and leasing (科学城中心, 建科广场, 总部经济区, in-construction 湾区国际创新中心); transaction fees and interest from financial leasing (RMB 1.8B registered capital, AA+ rating), venture capital, and green financing guarantee services; and licensing/royalty-type returns from digital economy investments. Pricing is negotiated project-by-project and not publicly disclosed, consistent with its B2G and B2B SOE operating posture. SCI Group is governed as a typical Chinese district-level state-owned investment holding company with a Party Committee-led structure (party secretary 吴昊, deputy party secretary/general manager 何敏丹) and over a dozen recognized awards including National High-tech Enterprise, National Quality Engineering Award, and Guangdong Green Factory designations.

Name

SCI Group

Legal name

科学城（广州）投资集团有限公司

Website

https://sci-gz.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

SCI Group is a Guangzhou Development Zone state-owned investment holding company operating across city-industry integration, advanced copper manufacturing, environmental water services, digital economy investment, and financial services for district government and enterprise customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Holding Group / Industry-City Integration & Diversified State-Owned Investment

NAICS

Other Financial Vehicles (52599), Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525)

SIC

Sanitary Services (4950), Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600)

akta.pro primary industry

Occupancy, Space Utilization & Workplace Experience (HSAPAPAG)

Keywords

• Industrial-city integration development
• Advanced copper manufacturing
• Environmental water services
• Smart city infrastructure
• Real estate development

Headquarters

HQ city

Guangzhou

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices15 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Industrial-City Integration Investment and Development: Investment and development of industrial-city integration projects including infrastructure construction, government和社会资本合作 (PPP), and value-innovation park development. Revenue generated from project investment returns, land development, and property leasing.
2. Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing operations including copper processing (铜杆、裸铜线和漆包线) through subsidiaries like 科城铜业, with products serving new energy vehicles, 5G communications, IoT, and rail transit. Revenue from product sales with 国内车载线市场占有率30%.
3. Environmental Water Services: Wastewater treatment and再生水回用 operations through 水投集团, with 污水处理规模超65.5万吨/天 and management of over 3400km of drainage pipelines.
4. Financial Services: Through subsidiaries including 融资租赁公司 (注册资本18亿元, 资产规模近80亿元), 绿色融资担保公司, and 创业投资管理公司, providing financing solutions to enterprises with累计服务超200余家企业, 服务规模超70亿元.
5. Real Estate and Park Operations: Development and operation of commercial real estate including 科学城中心, 总部经济区, and various industrial parks. Revenue from property sales, leasing, and property management services.
6. Digital Economy Investment: Investment in strategic emerging industries including semiconductors (粤芯半导体), big data operations, smart city infrastructure, and network security through 数科集团.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SCI Group is a state-owned investment group that develops industry-city integration projects (infrastructure, urban renewal, PPP, value-innovation parks) for the Guangzhou Development Zone and Huangpu District, manufactures copper rods, bare copper wires and enameled wires (30% domestic automotive wiring market share), operates municipal and industrial wastewater treatment and reclaimed water facilities exceeding 655,000 tons/day, and invests in digital-economy and strategic emerging industries including semiconductors, smart-city infrastructure, industrial internet, cybersecurity and big data. The group also provides financial leasing, venture capital, green financing guarantees, construction engineering, and through its Hong Kong-listed subsidiary Royal House Holdings (01198.HK) distributes home furnishings and AI-enabled smart home systems.

Product overview

SCI Group operates as a diversified investment holding company with four main business segments: city-industry integration investment and development, advanced manufacturing (including copper materials, automotive components, and smart home products), environmental water management services, and digital economy investment (including semiconductors, smart city infrastructure, and big data). The portfolio includes numerous subsidiaries covering finance (leasing, venture capital, green guarantee), construction, environmental services, and technology, as well as industrial, commercial, and residential real estate projects across the Greater Bay Area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industry-City Integration Investment & Development (and Construction Engineering Services) (产城融合体投资开发建设以及建筑业相关服务) Integrated industry-city development and construction engineering services for Guangzhou Development Zone and Huangpu District, including PPP projects, value-innovation parks (京广协同创新中心, 中国纳米谷, 威创创新园, 总部经济区), international cooperation centers (international cooperation exchange center, Science City Center) and urban renewal / village redevelopment projects (何棠下, 枫下, 金坑村邓屋片). Customers are government and industrial park tenants.
• Advanced Manufacturing - Copper Products and Smart Home (先进制造及相关服务) Advanced manufacturing segment covering high-end metal materials (copper rods 180,000 tons/year, bare copper wire and enameled wire 80,000 tons/year at Kecheng Copper) used in NEV drive motors, 5G communications, IoT, aerospace and rail transit (30% domestic automotive wiring market share); plus smart home furniture from Royal House Holdings with AI smart home platform. Customers include BYD, Changan, Geely, GAC and 70%+ of global automotive brands.
• Environmental Water Services (环保水务相关产业投资运营) Municipal and industrial wastewater treatment, water pollution control, reclaimed water reuse (supply capacity 60,000 tons/day), drainage pipeline network O&M (3,400+ km cumulative), industrial solid waste disposal, black-odor river remediation and soil remediation services, operated under government concession for the Guangzhou Development Zone and Huangpu District. Served by the 65,500+ tons/day Luogang and Yonghe North wastewater treatment plants and a reconstructed water facility.
• Digital Economy and Strategic Emerging Industries Investment (数字经济等战略性新兴产业投资运营) Investment and operation of smart city infrastructure, industrial internet, big data operations, cybersecurity and semiconductor industry investment (粤芯半导体 fills the 'missing chip' gap for Guangdong and Guangzhou). Operates the Puqitong (埔企通) one-stop digital enterprise service platform, the Huangpu No.1 intelligent computing cluster, the Guangdong Province cryptography application and innovation demonstration base, the Greater Bay Area intelligent computing center and Guangzhou Data Exchange (Huangpu) service zone. Customers are district government, semiconductor startups and digital economy enterprises.
• Financial Leasing Services (融资租赁服务) Financial leasing services for SMEs focused on high-end equipment manufacturing, new energy, new materials, healthcare, education and IT sectors. Targets SMEs in the Greater Bay Area needing equipment financing and working capital support.
• Green Financing Guarantee Services (绿色融资担保服务) Green financing guarantee services for SMEs, with 200+ enterprises served and cumulative service scale exceeding 7 billion RMB. Target customers are SMEs requiring green financing support within the Guangzhou Development Zone and Greater Bay Area.
• Venture Capital and Equity Investment Management (创业投资管理) Professional venture capital and equity investment management services targeting SMEs in Guangzhou Development Zone. Provides 'work for great deeds' support to SMEs in the district through venture capital, growth equity and SME investment programs.
• Royal House Holdings Home Furnishings and Smart Home Solutions (皇朝家居 家居与智能家居) Home furnishing manufacturing, design, sales and service through the Royal House (皇朝家居) brand, including the AI Smart Home Platform and Smart Living System covering the full-process intelligent service chain from move-in to sleep. Customers include individual consumers via 2,000+ retail brand stores across China, and B2B clients via official sponsorship of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2011 Shenzhen Universiade and 2021-2022 National Gymnasium.
• Industrial, Commercial and Residential Real Estate Projects (园区·招商 - Real Estate Portfolio) Development, operation and leasing of industrial parks, commercial complexes and residential properties in Guangzhou Development Zone and Sino-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City. Includes high-end factory buildings in 京广协同创新中心 (180,000 sqm), nano technology parks in 中国纳米谷, commercial-office complexes in 科学城中心 (119,000 sqm) and 总部经济区, residential projects 科景苑/科乐苑, and large-scale projects under construction such as 湾区国际创新中心 (250m height) and 知识城凤凰谷海归中心 (expected completion December 2025).

Quantifiable outcome

• Domestic automotive wiring market share: 30% (科城铜业)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, moderate and minor.

• Veolia (威立雅)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 December 2025Veolia and Science City Guangzhou Investment Group signed partnership agreement during President Emmanuel Macron's visit to China to co-develop an innovative decarbonization project in Guangzhou Development Zone. The project will capture industrial flue gas and convert waste heat into steam and electricity for local enterprises, targeting 200,000 tons of annual carbon reduction. This initiative supports China's dual carbon goals and aligns with Veolia's global GreenUp strategic program.
• 皇朝家居控股有限公司 (Royal House Holdings, 01198.HK)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRoyal House Holdings, a Hong Kong-listed furniture company established in 1997, became a controlled subsidiary of SCI Group in August 2019 through strategic share acquisition, completing important transformation and upgrade as a state-owned listed company in the home furnishing industry.
• 百度阿波罗 (Baidu Apollo)moderateTechnology or IntegrationBaidu Apollo, which has obtained Guangzhou intelligent connected vehicle road testing permits, collaborates with SCI Group on smart transportation projects including autonomous driving test base visits and cooperative discussions on smart city and intelligent transportation applications.
• 中建三局 (CSCEC Third Engineering)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerSCI Group collaborates with CSCEC Third Engineering on key construction projects including nano-intelligent technology parks, and jointly organizes party building and study activities on project sites.
• 岭南集团 (Lingnan Group)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSCI Group partners with Lingnan Group to operate Guangde Park Lingnan Oriental Boutique Hotel through Hongde Investment subsidiary.
• 广州市建筑集团有限公司moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerGuangzhou Construction Group holds shares in 科德公司 (Kede Investment), a subsidiary of SCI Group's Guangdong Hongde Investment, forming a strategic partnership in the industrial park development sector.
• 广东-独联体国际科技合作联盟moderateGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with Guangdong-CIS International Science and Technology Cooperation Alliance and Guangzhou International Cooperation Center to invite over 120 international experts to celebrate CPC's 100th anniversary.
• 科学城集团与区内中小企业moderateGTM or Marketing PartnerSCI Group supports SME development through venture capital, financing leasing, financing guarantee, and various investment services to help SMEs '办大事' (accomplish significant achievements) in the district.

Scale indicators21 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC): Largest construction SOE in the world, an existing SCI Group partner on park projects. Comparable as a state-owned construction and infrastructure platform, though operating at vastly larger scale and broader geographic scope.
• Suez Water Technologies & Solutions: Global environmental services and water management company operating municipal and industrial water treatment assets. Comparable to SCI Group's Water Investment Group in wastewater treatment and water recycling operations, though operating at global scale.
• Wieland Group: Global copper and copper alloy products manufacturer serving automotive, electronics, and industrial markets. Comparable as a copper products specialist competing in similar automotive wiring and magnet wire end-markets, though privately held by a European parent.
• China Communications Construction Group (CCCC): Largest infrastructure construction SOE in China, engaged in port, road, bridge, and urban infrastructure development. Comparable as a state-owned infrastructure conglomerate with industrial-city development overlap, though focused on transportation-heavy assets.
• Beijing Capital Group: Beijing municipal state-owned enterprise group focused on infrastructure, environmental services, and real estate. Comparable as a Chinese municipal SOE with significant environmental and infrastructure operations, overlapping with SCI's environmental water services and urban development.
• Shanghai Industrial Investment (Holdings) Co. Shanghai municipal state-owned investment holding group with diversified assets in infrastructure, real estate, consumer products, and pharmaceuticals. Comparable as another major municipal SOE investment platform with multi-sector exposure and similar governance profile.

Regional players

• China Energy Engineering Corporation: Chinese state-owned energy infrastructure and engineering company with environmental, power, and industrial operations. Comparable as a Chinese SOE with environmental engineering and infrastructure scope overlapping SCI's environmental water and energy-transition projects.

Direct peers

• Shenzhen Investment Holdings: Shenzhen municipal state-owned holding company with diversified industrial, real estate, and strategic emerging industry investments. Directly comparable as a Chinese municipal-level SOE investment conglomerate targeting high-tech and strategic emerging industries.
• Guangzhou Yuexiu Group: Guangzhou municipal state-owned investment group operating across real estate, finance, transportation infrastructure, and consumer goods. Highly comparable as another Guangzhou-headquartered diversified SOE platform with mixed-asset industrial and property development mandates.

Emerging players

• Veolia (China) Operations: Global environmental services multinational with growing China presence through strategic partnerships. Directly comparable as SCI Group's Veolia decarbonization partnership counterpart, sharing exposure to water, waste, and energy services in Chinese industrial parks.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments6 records

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