"So, you really are trying to develop new carbon fiber materials?"
In the reception room, Zhang Jiachuan continued questioning them.
Hearing this, Ren Jian glanced in Lin Xu's direction. He probably wasn't sure whether they should conceal the information for now or lay all their cards on the table.
Lin Xu, however, had no such hesitation.
After all, these two materials were bound to be revealed sooner or later.
By his estimate, there was only a day or two left before that happened.
Giving them some advance publicity would also benefit their later commercialization.
And if they could secure an official procurement order in advance, that would be even better.
Although government payments could be difficult to collect, that was mainly an issue with large infrastructure projects. It had nothing to do with core projects like this one, which would clearly be used in the aerospace sector.
So, he answered:
"Yes. We're developing industrial-scale manufacturing methods for MX46 and PEEK-RTM materials."
The moment he finished speaking, Zhang Jiachuan was visibly taken aback.
"PEEK-RTM?"
"PEEK manufactured through liquid molding?"
There was obvious suspicion in his eyes.
"You've already... worked out that process?"
"We've completed the laboratory process. In theory, there shouldn't be any major problems with industrial-scale manufacturing."
"The projected cost can be reduced by more than 65% compared with current methods."
"Sixty-five percent..."
Zhang Jiachuan frowned slightly.
"If PEEK can truly be mass-produced through liquid molding, then further reducing costs with bio-based raw materials to around 40% would indeed be reasonable."
"But... you've been incredibly lucky, haven't you?"
"How long was the R&D cycle?"
"If we're seriously calculating the R&D cycle, then it was at least seven or eight years."
Lin Xu's answer was flawless.
"It was just that we only began investing heavily in the past two years, and