Xi Institute of Modern Chemistry is a scientific research institution under China Ordnance Industry Corporation. It was established in Shenyang in 1948 and moved to Xi, Shaanxi in 1957. Now it is located in Electronic Industrial Park, Yanta District, Xi City. The institute covers a total area of 1.300 mu, including more than 800 mu of scientific research area and 70% of green area. The geographical location is superior, the transportation is convenient, and there are many surrounding universities, research institutes and business districts, which are full of cultural atmosphere. Xi Institute of Modern Chemistry is mainly engaged in the research and development of energetic materials, polymer materials and new material technologies, as well as warhead technology, explosion and combustion science, analysis and testing technology. It is a comprehensive research institute focusing on applied chemistry and the largest energetic materials research center in China. The institute now has a doctoral program (applied chemistry), three master programs (materials science, applied chemistry, engineering mechanics) and a postdoctoral research center. The key laboratory of national defense science and technology for explosive combustion, the first-class station for explosive measurement, the research and development center of conventional warhead of the Second Artillery Corps of China Ordnance Industry, the quality inspection center of chemical products of China Ordnance Industry Group, the physical and chemical inspection center of explosives, and Shaanxi Fluorine Chemical Industry Center are all built in the hospital.
Over the past 60 years, Xi Institute of Modern Chemistry has undertaken the research tasks of national key scientific research projects and achieved fruitful results. More than 600 scientific and technological achievements have been made, and more than 270 national invention awards, national scientific and technological progress awards and provincial and ministerial scientific and technological progress awards have been won. Since 2007, the institute has won 25 national and provincial scientific and technological progress awards, applied for 293 national invention patents and national defense patents, and authorized more than 80 patents.
At present, it is an important opportunity period for the development of the institute. By 2020, Xi 'an Institute of Modern Chemistry will be built into a research institution with independent intellectual property rights, distinctive technical characteristics, obvious competitive advantages, leading and guiding the development of civil explosive ammunition industry and having great influence at home and abroad; In the field of civilian products technology, Xi Institute of Modern Chemistry will become an important research and development base in the fields of photoelectric display materials, ODS substitutes and catalytic technology, pesticides and intermediates, civil explosive equipment and civil explosive products in China, and reach the world advanced level in related technical fields.