TianDi Technology: Seizing the Future Competitive Edge Through Breakthroughs in Core Technology

(Source: Beijing Capital Circle)

On the afternoon of March 27, Tian di Science and Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Tian di Science and Technology”) held a 2025 performance briefing. At the meeting, the company’s management responded to Tian di Science and Technology’s 2025 operating conditions and the questions investors were concerned about.

Tian di Science and Technology’s general manager, Zhang Lin, said that in 2025, Tian di Science and Technology actively responded to industry fluctuations, adhered to making progress while ensuring stability, and kept overall performance steady. According to the financial report, in 2025 Tian di Science and Technology achieved operating revenue of RMB 29.242 billion, down 4.21% year over year; net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company was RMB 2.447 billion, down 6.67% year over year; total assets were RMB 59.857 billion, up 4.53% year over year; net assets attributable to shareholders of the listed company were RMB 25.607 billion, up 4.82% year over year; and basic earnings per share were RMB 0.591. In terms of shareholder returns, in 2025 Tian di Science and Technology plans to distribute cash dividends of RMB 3 for every 10 shares to all shareholders, accounting for 50.74% of the company’s net profit attributable to the parent for the year.

Zhang Lin said that 2026 is the first year of the “Fifteenth Five-Year Plan (2026–2030)” initiative. The company will continue to pursue innovation-driven development, deepen efforts in core fields such as intelligent control, transparent geology, and high-end equipment, secure future competitive commanding heights through breakthroughs in core technologies, and accelerate its development into a world-class technology leader.

Building a diversified and coordinated business operating system

The development of Tian di Science and Technology’s business is closely tied to the coal industry. Currently, the coal industry has entered a period of structural adjustment. Market demand has shifted from overall volume growth to a new stage of optimizing existing supply and providing high-quality supply. At the performance briefing, Zhang Lin frankly said that in 2025, affected by market volatility in the coal industry, coal companies’ willingness to purchase coal machinery equipment declined, and the coal machinery industry is currently in a period of laying a foundation.

Zhang Lin said that to respond to fluctuations in the coal industry, Tian di Science and Technology is opening up incremental market space through technological innovation, and building competitive barriers through breakthroughs in hard technologies. For example, in response to industry pain points where competition among coal machinery equipment is becoming more homogeneous, Tian di Science and Technology is accelerating its deployment of R&D for high-end equipment used in mines and key core components, so as to better meet downstream demand.

According to Zhang Lin, based on the realities of industrial development and an orientation to market demand, Tian di Science and Technology has established an operating system featuring diversified coordination and multidimensional expansion. It drives sales with R&D; it leads market demand by breakthroughs in frontier technologies and industry standard-setting; and it develops internationally. Through methods such as technology output, equipment exports, and overseas engineering contracting, it steadily expands its global market footprint.

Regarding future development of the coal machinery industry, Zhang Lin remains confident. He said that when coal production enters a peak plateau period, technological innovation in coal will become a core factor for maintaining coal’s competitiveness relative to other energy sources and for forming competitive advantages among coal enterprises; demand for coal technology will become even stronger.

Meanwhile, the acceleration and improvement of intelligent construction in domestic coal mines has continued. By the end of 2025, the proportion of intelligent mining capacities built nationwide had exceeded 55%. The number of intelligent mining faces had increased from 494 in 2020 to 1,930. Zhang Lin believes that in the future, global supply and demand for coal technology equipment will remain at a relatively large scale, and the share of demand for high-end technical equipment will show an upward trend.

Accelerate digital and intelligent transformation and upgrading

While strengthening its main business, Tian di Science and Technology is also actively advancing digital and intelligent transformation and upgrading, and increasing investment in strategic emerging industries. At the performance briefing, Tian di Science and Technology’s board secretary, Min Yong, said that in recent years, the company has continued to increase efforts in R&D of core technologies and the accumulation of independently owned intellectual-property technology products. This has promoted the market share of parts of the company’s core high-end coal machinery intelligent equipment, safety technology equipment, energy-saving and environmental-protection equipment, and coal cleaning and preparation equipment to rank among the top positions in the industry. In addition, the company is also actively cultivating new-quality productive forces to lay a foundation for long-term development in the future.

As an example, in December 2025, Tian di Science and Technology set up a controlling subsidiary in Xi’an, namely China Coal Science & Industry (Xi’an) Intelligent Turnkey Equipment Technology Co., Ltd. According to Zhang Lin, as the implementation entity for the project of investing and constructing a major intelligent turnkey equipment R&D center for coal mines, the project will focus on three major directions: first, developing new materials and new processes; second, building testing and validation platforms; and third, tackling key intelligent technology breakthroughs. After the project reaches full production capacity, it will effectively enhance the company’s equipment turnkey level and reshape the industrial ecosystem of coal machinery.

In addition, in the future cultivation of industries, according to Zhang Lin, in 2025 Tian di Science and Technology deeply implemented the central SOE industry rejuvenation initiative, the future industries initiative, and the “AI+” special initiative. It accelerates the transformation of traditional industries by strengthening their foundations, and vigorously deploys strategic emerging industries and future industries. Full-year revenue from strategic emerging industries accounted for more than 54%.

In the international market, Tian di Science and Technology’s international business is accelerating its expansion from traditional equipment exports to a comprehensive model driven by technology services and technical consulting that also supports equipment sales. In 2025, Tian di Science and Technology’s international business maintained steady development. It signed new contracts for international projects of about RMB 860 million for the full year. Its Russian subsidiary has built a marketing and service network covering Moscow, Kemerovo, Novokuznetsk, and the Far East regions. The Indonesian subsidiary was officially unveiled and put into operation, promoting the landing of the EPC projects for the coal preparation plant and the loading and shipping station in Mongolia, thereby achieving an important target for overseas engineering contracting business.

Looking ahead, Zhang Lin said that intelligent construction in the coal industry has entered a crucial stage of full-scale efforts to tackle key challenges. To this, Tian di Science and Technology will firmly seize this strategic opportunity and is committed to safe, green, and intelligent development of coal, as well as clean, efficient, low-carbon utilization, driving with “safety + intelligence” and striving to build a new development pattern.

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