On July 31, 2015, Lizhong Group signed an agreement with Beijing University of Technology and Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics to jointly establish a strategic alliance for industrial technology innovation in the field of light metal new materials in Hebei Province. Ma Yufeng, Mayor of Baoding, delivered a speech.

Ma Yufeng said that Baoding has a long history of development, brilliant historical civilization and profound cultural accumulation, as well as unique geographical advantages, resource advantages and a good industrial foundation. With the implementation of the coordinated development strategy of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei, Baoding has become closer to Beijing and Tianjin, and has maintained regular communication with many universities and scientific research institutions in Beijing. In April this year, Baoding Zhongguancun Innovation Center was inaugurated as an innovation center set up by Zhongguancun in China. Today, the establishment of the industrial technology innovation strategic alliance in the field of new materials is another important achievement of Beijing Baotou's scientific and technological innovation cooperation.

Ma Yufeng pointed out that new materials are an area with vitality and development potential in industrial development, as well as a precursor to the upgrading of traditional industries and the development of high-tech industries. Baoding regards innovation as the core driving force for development, focuses on building a collaborative innovation community, and strives to build a base for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements in Beijing. In recent years, we have accelerated the cultivation of new materials and biopharmaceuticals, and a number of high growth leading enterprises with core technologies, such as Lekai New Materials and Stone New Materials, have emerged, achieving breakthroughs in the development of new materials industry.

Ma Yufeng finally said that he hoped all parties in the strategic alliance of industrial technology innovation in the field of new materials would further establish a comprehensive cooperative relationship with this cooperation as a starting point to promote the transformation and upgrading of Baoding's industry and the development of new materials industry. Baoding will also provide the most superior environment with an open mind so that everyone can "come to Baoding and settle everything".

Nie Zuoren, Vice President of Beijing University of Technology, said that, focusing on serving the economic and social development of Beijing, Beijing University of Technology paid attention to giving play to the characteristics and disciplinary advantages of local universities, and the number of scientific research projects and scientific and technological achievements with significant impact was increasing. Under the background of the coordinated development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei, we hope to have more opportunities to carry out all-round cooperation with Baoding by virtue of the establishment of the strategic alliance for industrial technology innovation in the field of new materials.

According to the agreement, the three parties will establish a "national functional intermediate alloy research and development platform" to carry out cooperation in scientific and technological achievements test demonstration, application promotion, industrialization development and achievements declaration, project declaration, etc. It is reported that Lizhong Group is a large domestic manufacturer of new materials for casting aluminum alloys and functional alloys.

After visiting Sitong New Materials, the Technology Research Center of Alloy Group, and Baoding Lizhong Wheel, Lizhong Group made special docking with Beijing University of Technology and Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and reached an agreement on in-depth cooperation.