OREANDA-NEWS. July 17, 2013. A four-party cooperation agreement was signed by Beijing Central Research & Design Institute for Metallurgical Equipment of MCC (BRIME), Handan Jinan New District Management Committee, Zhongjing Industrial Development Company and Wen’an Steel Company of Xin Wu’an Steel Group in Beijing.

According to this agreement, the four parties will conduct collaboration on the Production and R&D Base for Nano-coating and Oriented Silicon Steel.

The key attendees at the signing ceremony included: President Guo Wenqing and Vice President Huang Dan of MCC Group; Secretary Gao Hongzhi of CPC Handan Municipal Committee; General Manager Lang Xinzhong of Zhongjing Industrial Development Company; and Chairman Wang Wen’an of Wen’an Steel Company of Xin Wu’an Steel Group. The ceremony was presided over by Huang Dan.

President Guo pointed out that, the Production and R&D Base for nano-coating and Oriented Silicon Steel was at the forefront of the industry development, enjoying high technical content and promising market prospect. It will fill the gap of such products which could not be made in China, and thus change the situation of export dependency in this regard. After completion, the project is will greatly promote the full play of the unique advantage of Handan in terms of steel industry, accelerate the enterprise structural adjustment and technical upgrading transformation, as well as enhance the core competitiveness.

Guo stated that, MCC Group had undertaken over 90% of the design and construction work of major domestic steel works (including Baosteel, Anshan Steel Works, Wuhan Steel Works and Handan Steel Works), and made outstanding contribution to the development of Chinese metallurgical industry. During the development of Handan Steel Works in the past over five decades, quite a few subsidiaries of MCC Group carried out all-around services (such as planning, design, construction and technical service) for the key projects of Handan Steel Works, got the essential support from leaders of various levels from the local government, and established deep friendship with Handan City.

Guo promised that, BRIME would live up to the expectation of CPC Handan Municipal Committee, Handan Municipal Government and all the investors, and build this project into a demonstrative quality works with advanced technologies and remarkable benefits.
Gao Hongzhi pointed out that, this signing ceremony marked a perfect example of alliance between giants, as well as a new achievement of Handan City in structural adjustment basing upon the existing enterprises.

Gao expected MCC Group and Zhongjing Industrial Development Company to pay keen attention to Handan, and further expand the collaboration in the emerging-industry fields of equipment manufacturing, new materials, energy conservation and environmental protection, so as to complement each other's advantages and achieve common development. Gao Hongzhi promised that, both CPC Handan Municipal Committee, Handan Municipal Government would conscientiously fulfill the agreement, provide quality service and environment, and promote this project to be completed as soon as possible.

Li Dejin, Zhang Zhanbo, Lang Xinzhong and Wang Wen’an signed the four-party cooperation agreement respectively on behalf of Handan Jinan New District Management Committee, BRIME, Zhongjing Industrial Development Company and Wen’an Steel Company of Xin Wu’an Steel Group

As one of the signing parties, BRIME is one of the three national research institutions of MCC Group, and has been engaging in the development and application of new metallurgical equipment and technologies over the past years. Under this agreement, the metal plating process is a technology with proprietary intellectual property rights successfully developed by BRIME through efforts made in the past over 10 years. This process has been widely utilized in the transformation work of color-coating production line of Handan Steel Works, and has made a substantial contribution to its product upgrading.

Prior to the signing ceremony, Guo Wenqing and Gao Hongzhi held an in-depth friendly discussion. As the project under this agreement is featured by high technical content, low emission and pollution, it is in compliance with not only the developing orientation of MCC Group on its core business, but also the demands of Handan City and the relevant enterprises on restructuring and technical upgrading. On this ground, the mutual cooperation will achieve fruitful results for all the concerned parties.

Gao Hongzhi expressed gratitude for the hospitality extended by Guo Wenqing and his colleagues. Gao gave a detailed introduction to the geographical location, history, political and economic situation, as well as the industrial development of Handan City. He wished that MCC Group could maintain good cooperative relations with CPC Handan Municipal Committee, Handan Municipal Government and the relevant enterprises, with a target to complement each other's advantages and realize common prosperity.