What Tieke Chuangheng does

Tieke Chuangheng (铁科创恒新材料科技有限公司) is a privately held, mixed-ownership Chinese high-tech enterprise founded in June 2016 and headquartered in Hefei, Anhui Province. It specializes in advanced new materials and tunnel equipment for high-speed railway construction, offering an integrated portfolio of 17 core products organized into three families: tunnel waterproofing and drainage systems (polyurethane waterproof coatings, self-adhesive waterproof boards, anti-crystallization drainage blind pipes, prefabricated seepage ditches, inspection wells, self-adhesive waterstops); bridge protection materials (flexible fluorocarbon paints, elastomer expansion joints, polyurethane caulking sealants); and concrete additives and rail vehicle consumables (quick-setting agents, viscosity modification materials, volcanic ash substitutes, concrete internal curing agents, arch grouting materials, EMU bogie grinding inserts, and wheel-rail bonding ceramic particles). The company's technology is co-developed with China Railway Academy of Sciences and national railway survey and design institutes, protected by 85 patent applications (60 authorized as of 2024), and certified under CRCC (China Railway Product Certification). R&D intensity is 5-6% of annual revenue.

The company's business model is B2G project-based, selling primarily through competitive bidding on government procurement contracts for major national railway infrastructure projects. Revenue is generated one project at a time via direct engagement with China Railway Corporation subsidiaries, railway construction units, and state-owned infrastructure developers. Customers include China Railway (national network), the Shanghai Railway Bureau, Qingdao Rail Transit, and municipal construction entities. The company cites delivery on more than 10 iconic lines including the Qinghai-Tibet, Shanghai-Kunming, Harbin-Dalian, Lhasa-Nyingchi, Baolan passenger, Afuzhun, and Yinxi railways, plus the Sichuan-Tibet Yaan-Linzhi section (a 319.8 billion RMB national strategic project). Pricing is project-specific and not publicly disclosed.

The company is funded by two rounds of government equity investment — 50 million RMB from Hefei High-tech Zone in 2017 (at a 500 million RMB valuation) and 15 million RMB from Fuyang Hefei Modern Industrial Park in 2022 (at a 650 million RMB post-money valuation) — giving it a mixed-ownership structure and a 56.87 million RMB registered capital base. It has not materially progressed onto institutional venture capital or private equity, has no subsidiaries or disclosed acquisitions, and remains a private entity with no public listing. Marketing is predominantly through its website, PR around major project wins, and technical collaboration with national research institutes.

Name

Tieke Chuangheng

Legal name

铁科创恒新材料科技有限公司

Website

https://tkchxcl.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Tieke Chuangheng is a Chinese high-tech enterprise that develops and supplies advanced waterproofing, drainage, bridge protection, and rail-vehicle materials for high-speed railway construction projects, selling primarily through government tenders to China Railway, design institutes, and state-owned infrastructure developers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Railway Construction Materials

NAICS

Rubber and Plastics Hoses and Belting Manufacturing (32622)

SIC

Gaskets, Packg & Sealg Devices & Rubber & Plastics Hose (3050), Plastics Products, Nec (3089)

akta.pro primary industry

Expansion Joints, Flexible Connectors & Compensators (Rubber/Fabric) (IMANALAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pipe Accessories & Joining Systems (Couplings, Gaskets, Solvent Cement, Fusion Fittings) (IMANADAJ), Pipe Fittings, Couplings & Connectors (IMADALAD)

Keywords

• Railway construction materials
• Tunnel waterproofing systems
• Bridge protection coatings
• Rail vehicle components
• Concrete admixtures

Headquarters

HQ city

Hefei

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. High-speed Railway Construction Materials: Sale of specialized new materials and tunnel equipment for high-speed railway construction, including waterproofing boards, waterstops, drainage systems, protective coatings, and concrete admixtures. Revenue is project-based, generated through winning procurement bids for major railway infrastructure projects.
2. Rail Vehicle Components: Sale of rail vehicle components including grinding stones and ceramic particles for wheel-rail adhesion, sold as consumable components installed on rail vehicles.
3. New Product R&D Services: Participation in railway总公司课题 research projects (e.g., 铁路隧道结构防排水技术深化研究与应用, 课题编号: 2015G002-F), contributing to new product industry standard formulation and securing railway product authorization.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Tieke Chuangheng is a national high-tech enterprise that develops, manufactures, and sells specialized new materials and tunnel equipment for high-speed railway construction. Its offerings cover a complete portfolio of tunnel waterproofing and drainage materials (self-adhesive waterproof boards, anti-crystallization drainage pipes, inspection wells, waterstops), bridge protection coatings (fluorocarbon paint, elastomer expansion joints), concrete admixtures (quick-setting agents, viscosity modifiers, volcanic ash), and rail vehicle consumables (grinding inserts, wheel-rail adhesion ceramic particles). The company operates as a mixed-ownership enterprise with government equity participation from Hefei High-tech Zone and Fuyang Hefei Modern Industrial Park.

Product overview

Tieke Chuangheng New Materials Technology Co., Ltd (铁科创恒新材料科技有限公司) is a national high-tech enterprise specializing in R&D, production, and sales of advanced new materials and tunnel equipment for high-speed railway construction. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of 17 core products organized into three main categories: (1) Tunnel waterproofing and drainage materials including polyurethane waterproof coating, self-adhesive waterproof board, drainage blind pipe, prefabricated seepage drainage ditch, inspection well, and self-adhesive waterstop; (2) Bridge protection materials including fluorocarbon paint, elastomer expansion joint, and caulking sealant; (3) Concrete additives and vehicle components including quick-setting agent, viscosity modification material, volcanic ash, concrete internal curing agent, arch grouting, grinding insert, and wheel-rail bonding ceramic particles. The company also provides integrated solutions for tunnel waterproof and drainage systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Polyurethane Waterproof Coating (聚氨酯防水涂料) Thin-film polyurethane waterproof coating used for waterproofing bridge decks on high-speed rail passenger lines. Features easy construction, excellent adhesion, and ability to maintain waterproofing even when local small cracks occur in concrete bridge decks.
• Fluorocarbon Paint (氟碳漆) Flexible fluorocarbon paint used as a surface coating in concrete durability protection systems. Offers excellent mechanical properties and UV aging resistance, maintaining tensile strength and elongation at break under UV radiation to improve concrete structure durability.
• Elastomer Expansion Joint (弹性体伸缩缝) Elastomer material for bridge expansion joints specifically designed for railway bridge expansion characteristics. Contains polyurethane groups in the main chain and bonds with beam-end concrete while adapting to beam-end expansion through its own deformation.
• Caulking Sealant (嵌缝胶) Polyurethane caulking sealant belonging to room-temperature cured polyurethane elastomer, available in two-component and single-component types. Used for sealing horizontal and vertical joints in high-speed rail ballastless track subgrade concrete.
• Quick-setting Agent (速凝剂) Alkali-free liquid quick-setting agent with aluminum sulfate as main setting component, combined with stabilizer, early-strength agent, and viscosity enhancer. Used in underground engineering, rock engineering, repair reinforcement, and protection engineering applications.
• Viscosity Modification Material (粘改材料) WS-N viscosity modification material is a self-compacting concrete admixture synthesized from inorganic materials, polymer organic materials, and various additives. Features high fluidity, high cohesion, low shrinkage, and high adhesion.
• Self-adhesive Waterproof Board (自粘防水板) High-molecular composite self-adhesive waterproof membrane made from EVA and ECB resin with plasticizers and antioxidants. Consists of waterproof board body, self-adhesive cloth, and adhesive tape. Used for tunnel circumferential and inverted arch drainage systems.
• Drainage Blind Pipe (盲管) New anti-fouling drainage blind pipe as main drainage material for new tunnel waterproof and drainage systems. Uses high-ring rigidity double-wall corrugated pipe as main body with smooth inner wall and anti-crystallization material composite modified plastic to effectively alleviate tunnel pipe crystallization deposits.
• Prefabricated Seepage Drainage Ditch (装配式渗排水盲沟) Prefabricated seepage drainage ditch using new seepage pressure-resistant material with factory prefabrication and simple geometric structure for rapid assembly. External grille and geotextile wrap, middle PVC framework structure filled with PVC water-absorbing material.
• Inspection Well (检查井) New plastic inspection well specifically designed for railway tunnels, facilitating regular inspection, cleaning, and unblocking of tunnel drainage pipes. Available in regular and insulated versions.
• Self-adhesive Waterstop (自粘式止水带) Self-adhesive waterstop optimizing existing waterstop structure by adding drainage structure to back-attached waterstop and adding self-adhesive zone with adhesive and non-toxic environmental protection characteristics. Connects tunnel construction and deformation joints to prevent water leakage.
• Protection Door (防护门) Tunnel protection door protecting tunnel auxiliary chambers and key equipment and personnel from train aerodynamic loads. Features explosion-proof, fire-proof, corrosion resistance, and fatigue resistance. Made from glass fiber reinforced plastic or composite materials with steel skeleton.
• Grinding Insert (研磨子) Grinding insert installed on CRH2 EMU bogie tread cleaning device. Functions to clean wheel tread and increase wheel-rail adhesion coefficient during braking and traction, shortening EMU braking distance and preventing vehicle sliding in rain and snow.
• Wheel-Rail Bonding Ceramic Particles (轮轨增粘陶瓷粒子) High-speed railway and metro wheel-rail adhesion ceramic particles sprayed between wheel and rail via special injection device. Crushed into 10-micron particles embedding into wheel-rail surface to create protrusions that penetrate water film and increase solid contact ratio.
• Volcanic Ash (火山灰) Natural volcanic ash material including tuff, volcanic slag, pumice, basalt, andesite, and zeolite. Can effectively replace traditional mineral admixtures in remote areas with scarce supplementary cementing materials and reduce hydration heat in mass concrete.
• Concrete Internal Curing Agent (混凝土内养护剂) Powder material using particle size matching technology to optimize different inert ultrafine powder materials to fill internal void defects in concrete. Applied to ballastless track bed, base, tunnel secondary lining, and inverted arch concrete structures to reduce shrinkage and inhibit cracking.
• Arch Grouting (拱顶注浆) Grouting material composed of ordinary Portland cement, ultra-fine admixture, polycarboxylate water reducer, micro-expansion agent, and silica sand. Injected via high-pressure grouting pump into void area between tunnel lining and waterproof board to fill voids and repair concrete defects.

Quantifiable outcome

• Tunnel anti-drainage system solving crystallization fouling problem in tunnel drainage pipes
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• China Railway Academy of Sciences (中国铁道科学院)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term cooperation with China Railway Academy of Sciences for joint product development and standard formulation. Co-developed proprietary IP products under a shared intellectual property framework. Participated together in major railway总公司课题 research.
• Railway Survey and Design Institutes (铁路勘察设计院)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term strategic cooperation with national railway survey and design institutes for new product development and railway product authorization. Collaborated on formulating new product enterprise standards and driving new product design adoption.
• Southwest Jiaotong University (西南交通大学)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term cooperation with Southwest Jiaotong University for talent development, joint research, and technical collaboration in railway engineering materials.
• Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term research cooperation with Chinese Academy of Sciences for advanced materials research and development.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Broad incumbents

• Sika AG: Swiss-listed global specialty chemicals leader with strong waterproofing, concrete admixture, and tunnel sealing portfolios serving rail and infrastructure worldwide. Operates as a broad incumbent with overlapping tunnel construction chemical capabilities but a wider portfolio.
• Carlisle Companies Incorporated: US-listed manufacturer with Carlisle Construction Materials division producing EPDM and TPO waterproofing membranes, coatings, and sealants for infrastructure including tunnels. Broad incumbent with comparable product categories.
• Fosroc International: UK-based specialty construction chemicals company with waterproofing membranes, concrete admixtures, and tunnel construction products. Comparable in product technology though broader in geographic and end-market exposure.
• SOPREMA Group: French global waterproofing specialist offering membranes, liquid-applied systems, and tunnel waterproofing products. Operates across roofing, civil engineering, and infrastructure with comparable technology to Tieke Chuangheng's waterproofing membranes and drainage systems.
• Mapei S.p.A. Italian multinational specializing in construction chemicals including waterproofing systems, concrete admixtures, and tunnel/bridge products. Comparable in product categories (waterproofing, concrete additives) but serves global markets across all construction segments.
• BASF SE (Master Builders Solutions): Global chemical giant with construction chemicals business (Master Builders Solutions) covering waterproofing membranes, concrete admixtures, and tunnel sealing systems. Operates broadly across construction chemicals rather than specializing in rail waterproofing like Tieke Chuangheng.
• Saint-Gobain Weber (Saint-Gobain Group): Multinational building materials company with Weber construction chemicals and waterproofing product lines serving infrastructure including tunnels and bridges. Comparable in waterproofing technology though operates as part of a much broader building materials portfolio.

Direct peers

• Beijing Zhuobao Technology Co., Ltd. (卓宝科技): Major Chinese waterproofing manufacturer specializing in self-adhesive waterproof membranes and integrated waterproofing systems. Direct overlap with Tieke Chuangheng's self-adhesive waterproof board and integrated tunnel waterproofing product lines.
• Beijing Oriental Yuhong Waterproof Technology Co., Ltd. (东方雨虹): China's largest waterproofing materials company (002271.SZ), directly competing in waterproofing membranes, coatings, and sealants for construction and infrastructure markets including railway tunnels. Highly comparable in product categories with significantly larger scale.
• Keshun Waterproof Technology Co., Ltd. (科顺股份): Second-largest Chinese waterproofing materials manufacturer (300737.SZ) serving construction, infrastructure, and rail markets. Comparable product portfolio including self-adhesive membranes, coatings, and sealants, with public financials providing benchmarking.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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