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The PHI Research Institute was officially inaugurated in the Qingdao High-Tech Zone.

The company expanded its brand marketing efforts, propelling the enterprise to new heights of development.

The PHI Research Institute was founded.

The company formed a plant health R&D team focused on research into non-biotic stress; it also established the Sunshine Rose experimental farm.

Pioneered new fields in marine, mineral, and plant extractions, achieving continuous breakthroughs in core technologies

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Sobel proposed the “Health + Nutrition” concept, entered the domestic biostimulant market, and pioneered a new segment in specialty fertilizers

Qingdao Sobel was certified as a high-tech enterprise; In the same year, the company introduced soil conditioners from OMYA and Horizon, and established Nongbai Nian Ecology, dedicated to the soil health industry

The company established a water-soluble fertilizer R&D team, launching a new model of independent research and development.

The company partnered with Poland’s ADOB to establish a joint venture in Qingdao, promoting the widespread application of high-end chelated trace elements.

The company established integrated water-fertigation trial farms for vegetables in Shouguang, Shandong, and for bananas in Nanning, Guangxi.

The Group partnered with Chile’s SQM to build China’s first high-standard water-soluble fertilizer production line and established the first Creisen grape experimental farm.

Qingdao Sobel was officially established, becoming the first company in China to define the concept of water-soluble fertilizers.

The Group’s operations began in 2005 with the establishment of Qingdao Xingpai Crop Science Co., Ltd., which launched its specialty fertilizer business at the same time.