Jiangsu Lixing General Steel Ball Co Ltd in Rugao, Nantong, Jiangsu province was recently designated a national-recognized technology center, according to the National Development and Reform Commission.

Jiangsu Lixing General Steel Ball Co Ltd was founded in 1989 and is engaged in the research and development, manufacture and sale of precision bearing rollers.

The company's annual output exceeds 20 billion steel balls and it is the largest steel ball production base in China. Its products are exported to more than 30 countries and regions, including the United States, Germany, South Korea, India, Mexico, Malaysia and Thailand.

The company's rolling element laboratory recently passed the evaluation and certification of the China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment and obtained the accreditation certificate.

The national enterprise technology center is jointly awarded by the National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Finance, General Administration of Customs and State Administration of Taxation.

According to the requirements of innovation-driven development and economic restructuring, the country evaluates and recognizes qualified enterprise technology centers with strong innovation abilities and good innovation mechanisms and offers policy support.