Wilmar R&D

Wilmar (Shanghai) Biotechnology R&D Center Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the R&D Center) was established in Shanghai, China in November 2009. To date, it has accumulated investments of several billion RMB. Yihai Kerry Group will use this platform to deepen technology and product innovation and strengthen external cooperation and exchanges. Leveraging global wisdom, the R&D Center promotes the transformation of cutting-edge technologies in China, helping Yihai Kerry Group transform China from a "major grain and oil consumer" into a "major grain and oil technology country", truly giving Chinese agriculture a voice in the global grain and oil sector. The R&D Center is chaired by Professor Chua Nam-Hai, a world-renowned plant molecular biologist, tenured professor at Rockefeller University, and foreign member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. It also engages distinguished scientists from home and abroad as senior advisors to form a research team. Currently, there are over 300 scientific researchers, nearly 70% of whom hold master's or doctoral degrees from renowned universities at home and abroad, along with a group of R&D project managers who are familiar with the market and have extensive experience.