At the 24th Shanghai International Lubricants & Application Technology Exhibition 2025, Ms. Huang Yingmei, a reporter from Lubricant Guidebook, interviewed Mr. Liu Feng, Deputy General Manager of Shanghai Qicheng Lubricating Materials Co., Ltd. During the interview, Mr. Liu Feng shared the current development focus of Shanghai Qicheng Industrial Co., Ltd., as well as its layout and insights for the future market.

Mr. Liu Feng, Deputy General Manager of Shanghai Qicheng Lubricating Materials Co., Ltd., was interviewed by Ms. Huang Yingmei, a reporter from Lubricant Guidebook

01 Precise Service: Building a "One-Package" Supporting Supply System

In recent years, facing the continuous changes in the industry environment and the increasingly diverse customer needs, Shanghai Qicheng Industrial Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Shanghai Qicheng") has continuously promoted resource integration and in-depth optimization of its service system, and built an efficient collaborative ecosystem centered on customers. Relying on its rich experience in cooperating with foreign-funded enterprises over the years, Shanghai Qicheng has efficiently integrated high-quality domestic products and imported resources to create a "comprehensive one-package service" model. This model has not only improved the overall supply efficiency, but also won high recognition and continuous trust from customers.

During the interview, General Manager Liu of Shanghai Qicheng stated, "Qicheng has always adhered to the development philosophy of 'Service as the Foundation'. We continuously optimize key links such as logistics, warehousing and supply support, focus on details, pursue practical results, and strive to maximize cost savings and value enhancement for customers."

Currently, Shanghai Qicheng has established a comprehensive warehousing system in Dalian, Yingkou, Tianjin, Nanjing, Huai'an, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chongqing and other locations, which has fully improved its response speed to customer needs and supply support capabilities. In terms of product structure, in addition to its existing products such as PAO, ester oils, polyethers, defoamers, bactericides, phosphate esters and antioxidants, Shanghai Qicheng also provides supporting functional additive products including extreme pressure agents and rust inhibitors, further improving its product supporting services.

Notably, during critical periods of supply chain tightness or product shortages, Shanghai Qicheng can leverage its resource allocation capabilities to achieve overall planning and flexible distribution of products among customers, effectively solving customers’ practical problems. This demonstrates its responsibility and strength as a first-tier comprehensive service provider in the industry.

02 Continuous Innovation in Product Layout to Empower High-End Applications

At the current Shanghai International Lubricants Exhibition, Shanghai Qicheng showcased a number of new products, fully demonstrating its service capabilities and market insight in the lubricants field. These new products are developed based on in-depth compounding and optimization of the product lines of existing customers and suppliers. They cover high and low viscosity products in the PAO series and include new ultra-low viscosity products, which are applied in high-end cutting-edge fields such as liquid cooling systems, new energy vehicles, and industrial robots.

This series of customized, high-performance new products has not only opened up new development channels for Shanghai Qicheng, but also injected higher added value into its existing product system, further enhancing its brand's differentiated competitiveness. As General Manager Liu of Shanghai Qicheng stated in the interview, "Foreign-funded enterprises do have certain first-mover advantages in terms of process design and technical accumulation. At the same time, we hope to see domestic products and imported products advance side by side, and jointly promote the high-quality development of the industry through healthy competition."

At this exhibition, Shanghai Qicheng not only consolidated its existing customer resources, but also gained potential cooperation opportunities on-site, laying a foundation for its market layout in the next phase. General Manager Liu stated, "Based on our existing supply system, we expect more new products to enter the market next year. Currently, Qicheng has partnered with more than ten trading companies, with businesses spanning multiple industrial sectors including lubricants, cosmetics, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, coatings, and textiles. Overall, through collaborative cooperation with suppliers, Qicheng can achieve efficient product introduction and rapid market expansion."

03 Adapt to the Wave of Localization and Create a New Pattern of "Co-Research and Co-Creation"

Currently, localization replacement has become an irreversible strategic trend, and domestic products have achieved tremendous breakthroughs in terms of technical level and quality stability. Against this background, Shanghai Qicheng is well aware that challenges and opportunities coexist. In the face of fierce market competition pressure, Shanghai Qicheng always maintains an open and enterprising attitude. As General Manager Liu stated, "We do not shy away from competition. Only through competition can an enterprise maintain its vitality and achieve continuous growth. Even if there are fluctuations and pressures in the market, what we see is more hope."

In response to external variables such as the uncertainty of tariff policies, Shanghai Qicheng has proactively reduced customers’ operational risks and enhanced overall service resilience through measures including advance stockpiling, flexible allocation of product resources, and provision of comprehensive supporting services.

In terms of localization development strategy, Qicheng relies on its stable factory resources and advanced equipment to continuously deepen collaborative cooperation with customers, provide customized OEM services, and actively conduct joint product R&D with customers. Currently, Nanjing Qicheng New Materials Co., Ltd. has taken the lead in launching co-research and co-creation projects, focusing on the R&D of intermediates and raw materials, with initial results achieved. This not only effectively helps customers reduce production costs and improve supply efficiency, but also opens up new growth channels for Shanghai Qicheng itself.

Postscript

At the intersection of market fluctuations and industrial innovation, Shanghai Qicheng Industrial Co., Ltd. has continued to refine its product strength, service capabilities, and collaborative capabilities with steady and astute steps. It has always adhered to a customer-centric approach, deepened its presence through professionalism, and pursued win-win outcomes through services.

Lubricant Guidebook believes that in the future, Shanghai Qicheng will continue to leverage its comprehensive advantages, driving the company to move toward a higher platform on the path of high-quality development.