What Super Dragon Technology does

Super Dragon Technology Co., Ltd. (佳龍科技工程股份有限公司), founded in September 1996 and headquartered in Taoyuan City, Taiwan, is a publicly listed (TWSE: 9955, IPO January 2008) environmental technology and circular economy platform operating three integrated manufacturing plants in the Guanyin Industrial Park area plus a wholly-owned subsidiary (佳龍環保科技(蘇州)有限公司) in Suzhou, China. The company's core business is the recovery and refining of precious metals (gold, silver, copper) from electronic waste streams originating from IC semiconductor, PCB, computer peripheral, and optoelectronics manufacturers. Beyond recovery services, SDTI manufactures high-purity gold salt (KAu(CN)2, 68.30±0.05% gold content) used in PCB and connector electroplating and produces 4N+ purity PVD sputtering targets for thin-film vacuum deposition in semiconductor, optical disc, LED, and MEMS applications.

The company monetizes across multiple revenue streams: transaction-fee precious metal recovery (selling refined metals back to industrial customers), hardware sales of manufactured semiconductor materials, professional services in semiconductor parts cleaning (sandblasting, electric thermal spraying, clean room processing) and end-of-life electronic equipment recycling, and environmental consulting/advisory covering waste declaration, wastewater reporting, and air pollution control across Taiwan, China, and Hong Kong. Supporting operations include a Big Data Center / IDC service, a certified analytical laboratory (ICP, AA spectroscopy), and waste liquid treatment for cyanide, fluoride, and nitrate-containing effluents. The Green Art (綠品坊) sub-brand transforms residual materials into art and construction products, and the November 2024-launched CLGM (佳龍綠材) green functional materials line represents the company's push to close the circular economy value chain from e-waste input to functional material output.

SDTI's business model is B2B direct sales targeting enterprise clients, with all pricing negotiated privately per engagement (none publicly disclosed). The company holds multiple regulatory licenses including Class A waste disposal permits in Taiwan and hazardous waste business licenses in Jiangsu Province, plus comprehensive ISO 9001/14001/45001, R2v3, AS9100, and OHSAS 18001 certifications. Recent strategic diversification includes equity stakes in Taiwan Precision Materials (semiconductor consumables) and Baochu Energy (AFC frequency regulation energy storage), alongside on-site solar generation (1,351.39 kW) at its Taoyuan facilities. Ownership remains concentrated under the Wu family (Chairman Wu Chieh-hsin and Director Wu Yao-hsun), with the company employing 101-250 staff.

Name

Super Dragon Technology

Legal name

佳龍科技工程股份有限公司 (Super Dragon Technology Co., Ltd.)

Website

https://sdti.com.tw

Company type

Public

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Super Dragon Technology (TWSE: 9955) is a Taiwan-listed circular economy platform founded in 1996 that recovers precious metals from electronic waste, manufactures semiconductor materials (gold salt, PVD targets), and provides waste treatment, semiconductor parts cleaning, and environmental consulting services to IC semiconductor, PCB, and electronics manufacturers across Taiwan and China.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electronic Waste Recycling and Precious Metal Recovery

NAICS

Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (33441), Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (334)

SIC

Chemicals & Allied Products (2800), Gold And Silver Ores (1040)

akta.pro primary industry

E-Waste & Electronics Metal Recovery (ITAD, Circuit Boards, Precious Metal Recovery) (IMAKAMAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Electronic & High-Purity Specialty Chemicals (IMAEABAD), ITAD, Electronics Recycling & Parts Harvesting Retail (CRACAJAF)

Keywords

• Precious metal recovery
• Electronic waste recycling
• Semiconductor parts cleaning
• Gold salt manufacturing
• Industrial waste treatment

Headquarters

HQ city

Taoyüanhsien

HQ country

Taiwan

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Precious Metal Recovery and Processing: Core business extracting and refining gold, silver, copper and other precious metals from electronic waste streams including IC semiconductors, PCB scrap, computer peripherals and optoelectronic materials. Revenue generated from sale of recovered precious metals back to industrial customers.
2. Semiconductor Application Materials Manufacturing and Sales: Production and sale of gold salt (KAu(CN)2) for electroplating and PVD sputtering targets for thin-film deposition. Products sold to semiconductor, PCB, connector, lead frame, optical disc, LED and MEMS manufacturers.
3. Waste Electronic Equipment Recycling: Processing of end-of-life electronic equipment including desktop computers, monitors, laptops and printers. Services provided to manufacturers and enterprises for proper disposal and resource recovery of electronic waste.
4. Semiconductor Parts Cleaning Services: Professional cleaning services for semiconductor components including coating removal, surface preparation and clean room processing for re-use of precision parts.
5. Environmental Consulting Services: Compliance advisory services covering waste declaration, wastewater reporting, air pollution control, toxic substance management, occupational safety and fire safety. Cross-regional integration services across Taiwan, Mainland China and Hong Kong.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Super Dragon Technology operates a comprehensive circular economy platform that recovers and refines precious metals (gold, silver, copper) from electronic waste streams generated by IC semiconductor, PCB, computer peripheral, and optoelectronics manufacturers. The company also manufactures high-purity gold salt (KAu(CN)2) and PVD sputtering targets for semiconductor fabrication, provides professional semiconductor parts cleaning with clean room processing, treats industrial waste liquids, and offers environmental compliance consulting across Taiwan, Mainland China, and Hong Kong.

Product overview

Super Dragon Technology operates as a comprehensive circular economy platform offering resource recycling and environmental services. The core portfolio centers on precious metal recovery from electronic waste, complemented by semiconductor parts cleaning and application material manufacturing (gold salt and PVD target materials). Supporting services include waste electronic equipment recycling, environmental consulting, waste liquid treatment, big data/IDC services, and certified analytical laboratory testing. The Green Art (綠品坊) sub-brand transforms residual materials into art and construction products, while the CLGM green materials initiative represents the company's move toward advanced functional materials development. Taiwan's first publicly listed environmental technology company, serving IC semiconductor, PCB, computer peripherals, and optoelectronics industries across Taiwan and China.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 綠品坊 (Green Art): 資源再生藝品行銷通路，將電子廢棄物回收處理後的材料製作成藝術品、營造建材和景觀石材等產品

Products and services

• Precious Metal Recovery and Processing Recovers and processes precious metals (gold, silver, copper) from electronic waste including IC semiconductor scrap, PCB scrap, computer peripherals, and optoelectronic materials. Services industrial customers requiring resource recovery and circular economy solutions.
• Semiconductor Parts Cleaning Provides professional semiconductor component cleaning services including automatic sandblasting for coating removal, electric thermal spraying for vacuum coating preparation, and clean room processing with ultrasonic cleaning, baking, vacuum sealing and anti-static packaging. Targets semiconductor manufacturers requiring precision parts cleaning and re-use.
• Gold Salt (KAu(CN)2) Manufacturing Manufactures gold salt (KAu(CN)2), the primary material for gold electroplating used in PCBs, connector wires, lead frames, and electronic components. Produced from 99.99% pure gold bullion with 68.30±0.05% gold content, controlled particle size selection, and uniform dissolution for product stability. Sold to PCB, semiconductor, connector, lead frame, optical disc, LED and MEMS manufacturers.
• PVD Sputtering Target Manufacturing Produces high-purity metal sputtering targets (4N and above purity) for thin-film vacuum deposition applications. Serves semiconductor, optical disc, LED, and MEMS industries requiring precision thin-film materials.
• Waste Electronic Equipment Recycling Processes end-of-life electronic equipment including desktop computers, monitors, laptops, and printers using mechanical grinding methods without incineration or landfill. EPA-certified recycling facility serving manufacturers and enterprises requiring proper disposal of electronic waste with resource recovery.
• Environmental Consulting Services Provides comprehensive environmental compliance consulting including waste declaration, wastewater reporting, air pollution control, toxic substance management, occupational safety, and fire safety advisory. Includes cross-regional integration services spanning Taiwan, Mainland China, and Hong Kong.
• Industrial Waste Liquid Treatment

Quantifiable outcome

• Processes approximately 1,000 tons of electronic waste annually, recovering precious metals for resource regeneration
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Baochu Energy Co., Ltd. (寶儲能源(股)公司)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2024Baochu Energy merged with Baolong Energy and Baohe Energy in July 2024. SDTI increased equity stake in Baochu Energy in December 2025 with NT$12 million investment. Baochu Energy operates AFC (Automatic Frequency Control) frequency regulation backup energy storage facilities, with 6MW and 4.9MW installations at SDTI's Huanke and Guanyin plants.
• Baolong Energy Co., Ltd. (寶龍能源(股)公司)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2023SDTI invested to acquire equity in Baolong Energy in October 2023, actively participating in energy storage project development. Merged into Baochu Energy in July 2024.
• Taiwan Precision Materials Co., Ltd. (台灣精材(股)公司)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023SDTI invested to acquire equity in Taiwan Precision Materials in January 2023, expanding into the semiconductor high-purity consumables and components field.
• Social Enterprise Stories (社企流)minorOthers · 1 August 2017SDTI spokesperson and strategic consultant participated in Social Enterprise Stories (SeInsights) event to share urban mining expertise and circular economy practices with the public, raising awareness about electronic waste recycling.
• REnato Lab (與 REnato lab)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2016Collaborated with REnato Lab and Blue Collar Architecture (藍領建築) to exhibit at the Jut Art Museum's Home 2025 Planning project, exploring design applications for recycled materials.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Aurubis AG: European copper and precious metals producer with significant recycling operations that recover gold, silver, and PGMs from copper scrap and complex e-waste feedstocks. Comparable to SDTI in the metals recovery step, but operates at much larger industrial scale and with integrated smelting/refining infrastructure.
• Boliden AB: Swedish metals mining and recycling company operating the Rönnskär smelter, which recovers gold, silver, copper, and palladium from electronic scrap and complex industrial residues. Comparable metals-recovery profile to SDTI but with smelter-scale throughput and Nordic rather than Asian market orientation.
• Umicore: Belgium-based global materials and recycling group; its Precious Metals Refining business recovers gold, silver, platinum, and palladium from industrial waste, spent auto catalysts, and electronics. Much larger and globally diversified than SDTI but addresses the same precious-metal recovery value chain from e-waste and serves similar semiconductor customers.
• Heraeus Precious Metals: German precious metals and technology group with a Precious Metals Refining unit that recovers gold, silver, and PGMs from industrial and electronic scrap and supplies sputtering targets, gold salts, and plating chemicals. Comparable to SDTI in the gold salt and sputtering target product lines and serves overlapping semiconductor/electronics customers.

Emerging players

• MBA Polymers: US-based advanced recycler specializing in recovering engineering plastics from end-of-life electronics and appliances. Not a metals peer but adjacent in the ITAD/e-waste value chain and frequently co-located at enterprise electronics recycling contracts that include precious-metal recovery.
• Environ Holdings (Thailand): Thailand-based environmental services company operating an integrated e-waste recycling and printed circuit board processing facility, recovering copper and precious metals for downstream smelters. Regional emerging peer relevant to SDTI's stated ambition to expand across major Asian countries.

Direct peers

• DOWA Holdings: Japanese integrated metals and recycling group with a dedicated Electronic Materials Division that recovers precious metals (gold, silver, palladium) from printed circuit boards, semiconductors, and spent catalysts. Most direct functional peer to SDTI's core urban-mining and refining operation, with overlapping customer base in Japanese/Taiwanese electronics OEMs.
• Sims Lifecycle Services: Global IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) provider operating under Sims Metal Group, focused on enterprise electronics recycling, secure data destruction, and component/material recovery. Direct peer to SDTI's waste electronic equipment recycling and ITAD service line, especially for end-of-life computers, monitors, and printers.
• Chiho Environmental Group: Hong Kong-listed recycler (formerly part of Chiho Environmental) that recovers precious and non-ferrous metals from printed circuit boards, IC substrates, and automotive catalysts across Greater China. Closest geographic and operational peer to SDTI, with overlapping e-waste feedstock sources and a similar Taiwan/China cross-regional operating footprint.

Regional players

• Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group: Major Chinese state-linked nonferrous metals group with copper smelting and precious metals by-product recovery capacity. Regional comparator to SDTI's Suzhou operations in terms of cross-border China metals recovery infrastructure, though significantly larger and more vertically integrated into mining.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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