On June 7, the signing activity of the Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement between Jiangsu Lixing General Steel Ball Co., Ltd. and the Institute of Metals of the Chinese Academy of Sciences was held in Rugao Husu Science and Technology Innovation Industrial Park. Chen Xingqiu, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Deputy Director of the Institute of Metals, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhou Yu, Chairman of the China Bearing Industry Association, and Zhang Tong, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Mayor of Nantong, attended the event and delivered speeches. Li Dianzhong, an academician of the CAS Member and director of the Advanced Iron and Steel Materials Research Department, and He Yijun and Wang Minghao, leaders of Rugao City, attended the event.

On behalf of the Nantong Municipal Party Committee and Government, Zhang Tong congratulates the signing of the strategic cooperation agreement and expresses gratitude to all sectors of society for their long-term care and support for the development of Nantong.   This collaboration among enterprises, academicians, research institutions, and industry associations, leveraging their respective strengths and integrating innovation, is a practical action to jointly develop new quality productivity. It will undoubtedly empower enterprises to climb towards the high-end of the industrial value chain and make new contributions to improving the independent and controllable level of domestically produced major equipment. She stated that Nantong will continue to enhance its business brand of "everything goes well", provide better services, create a better environment, share new opportunities with all parties, and innovate the future together.

Chen Xingqiu thanks all sectors in Nantong for their strong support to the work of the Institute of Metals, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He said that the cooperation between the research institute and Nantong has a solid foundation, and has successively promoted the transformation of key technologies such as high-end bearings, wear-resistant and heat-resistant materials, and forming technology in Nantong. This strategic cooperation signing reflects the high importance that Lixing Group attaches to scientists, talents, and technological innovation. The Future Research Institute will closely focus on the industrial layout and practical needs of Nantong, and provide effective support for the high-quality development of local economy and society through technological cooperation, achievement transformation, talent exchange, and other means. We will work hand in hand with Nantong to create new brilliance.

Zhou Yu said in his speech that the strategic cooperation between Lixing Group and the Institute of Metals, Chinese Academy of Sciences is a milestone in the development of Lixing's high-end rolling element technology. We hope that Lixing Group can take this signing as an opportunity to further enhance its technological innovation and research and development capabilities, implement the enterprise's 14th Five Year Plan and medium - to long-term development plan, and make greater contributions to the development of China's bearing industry.

The Secretary of the Rugao Municipal Party Committee, He Yijun, stated that today's signing is another major leap for Lixing Group after the establishment of the first national enterprise technology center in Rugao, which will provide support for accelerating the construction of an innovative and strong city in Rugao. He hopes that Lixing can deepen its cooperation with the Institute of Metals, Chinese Academy of Sciences, establish and make good use of the National Enterprise Technology Center's national brand platform, and create more industry, domestic, and international firsts. I hope that the Institute of Metals, Chinese Academy of Sciences can fully leverage its advantages in talent, technology, and platform, strengthen the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation with enterprise applications, improve the efficiency of scientific and technological achievements transformation and application, and help push Star to accelerate the development of new quality productivity. Rugao will take the construction of the "Ruyi Rugao" business environment as the starting point, and promote the construction of the "five environments" of policy, market, government affairs, rule of law, and culture to a higher level. With more precise guarantees and more warm services, we will help accelerate the development of new productive forces.

It is reported that the signing parties will carry out deep cooperation in achieving independent and controllable manufacturing of major equipment and basic components throughout the entire chain, promoting high-quality development of the national equipment manufacturing industry, and jointly promoting the localization of ceramic balls, seizing the key core technology high ground of industrial basic components.

(Source: Nantong Release)