On June 24, the 2023 National Science and Technology Awards were announced in Beijing, with a total of 250 projects and 12 scientific and technological experts selected. On the list of National Science and Technology Awards, the project "Design/Preparation Technology of High-speed Rail Phase Resist Cementitious Materials and Application Development of Harsh Environment Engineering" completed by Yufeng Cement, a subsidiary of Beibu Gulf Port Group, won the second prize of the 2023 National Science and Technology Progress Award. This award not only demonstrates Continental's leading position in the field of high-speed rail phase resist cementitious materials, but also vividly reflects the continuous improvement of the scientific and technological strength of Beibu Gulf Port Group.
In addition, Li Deren, President of the Digital Twin New Technology Research Institute of the Guangxi Academy of Sciences, won the highest national science and technology award, and four other scientific and technological achievements in Guangxi were awarded.
In the past three years, Beibu Gulf Port Group has always adhered to the needs of major strategic tasks and the construction of a modern industrial system, actively promoted the deep integration of the industrial chain and innovation chain, invested more than 1.6 billion yuan in research and development, and the average annual growth rate exceeded 16%.
Cultivate an innovation ecosystem
The core achievements of this award-winning project, "Key Technology and Application of Industrialization of High-speed Iron Low Calcium Resist Cementitious Materials" and "Design and Preparation of High-speed Rail High Resist Cementitious Materials in Harsh Environment, and Their Engineering Application Development", also won the first prize of the 2022 Guangxi Science and Technology Progress Award and the first prize of the 2021 Building Materials Science and Technology Award in the technology invention category.
Under the situation of rapid development of major national infrastructure and national defense engineering construction for various harsh environments, the quality and long-term safety of concrete engineering are facing severe challenges. The Yufeng cement project team has continued to work hard in the design, preparation and application of high-speed rail phase cement, developed the stable coexistence technology of high-activity multi-mineral under low viscosity and high liquid phase and the synergistic improvement technology of early strength/corrosion resistance, developed the high-temperature liquid phase property control and production supporting technology, solved the key problems such as the difficulty of stable coexistence of target minerals in the production process of high-speed rail phase cement and the inability of the rotary kiln to operate stably, realized the large-scale mass production of low-temperature carbon reduction of high-speed rail phase cement, and provided key basic material support for the construction of harsh environment projects.
The main finishers Wang Fazhou and Yang Yi received the award
Deeply cultivate innovative ideas
As a traditional industry enterprise, Yufeng Group, a subsidiary of Beibu Gulf Port Group, has always cultivated an innovative ecology and deeply cultivated innovative ideas. In recent years, we have increased R&D investment through multiple channels, and are committed to the last mile of transforming achievements into new quality productivity, with an average R&D investment accounting for 3.08% of operating income in the past three years. The company has five autonomous region-level R&D platforms including Guangxi Green Cement Industry Engineering Institute, and is the only cement enterprise in Guangxi that has taken the lead in establishing an autonomous region-level innovation consortium. The main scientific and technological leaders include Bagui scholars, 100,000 talents, Guangxi high-level talents, 60 professor-level senior engineers and senior engineers, and flexibly introduce a number of experts and professors in the industry, and the number and proportion of high-level talents are among the best in Guangxi cement enterprises.
R&D team of Guangxi Green Cement Industry Engineering Institute
Yufeng Group continues to improve the innovation management mechanism and fault tolerance mechanism, encourages all employees to be brave in innovation and innovation, supports scientific and technological personnel to sharpen a sword for ten years, creates a good scientific research mechanism and cultural atmosphere, and after years of precipitation, it has won 27 scientific and technological awards, more than 50 scientific and technological achievements, and 140 patents.
Yufeng honor display wall
In the next step, Beibu Gulf Port Group will continue to implement the innovation-driven development strategy, adhere to the promotion of industrial innovation through scientific and technological innovation, actively cultivate and develop new quality productivity, actively use new technologies to transform and upgrade traditional industries, cultivate and expand emerging industries, and continuously improve the level of high-end, intelligent and green industries.