The signing ceremony for the capital increase and expansion agreement of Shanghai Institute of CleanTech Innovation (ICT innovation，Shanghai Curui Low-Carbon Energy Technology Co., Ltd.) was held on 17^th September at the Fuyue Hotel in Songjiang. Xiangmin Cheng, secretary of Songjiang District Party Committee, attended and delivered a speech. Xiaojun Chen, deputy head of Songjiang District, presided over the ceremony. More than 80 people attended the ceremony, including leaders from Shanghai Science and Technology Party Committee and State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, Economic and Information Committee and Science and Technology Commission, Songjiang District Party Committee, District Government Leader, Shaanxi Coal Group and Shaanxi Provincial Government Relevant Committee, Shanghai Institute of Advanced Studies, Chinese Academy of Sciences, BASF New Materials Co., Ltd., and Shanghai Lingang Group, Shanghai Science & Technology Investment, Shanghai Alliance Investment and some news media representatives.

Under the witness of many parties, Jianxuan Shang, vice general manager of Shaanxi Coal and Chemical Industry Group Co., Ltd., Min Zhu, vice president of Shanghai S&T Investment Co., Ltd., Weiguang Huang, vice president of Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Jun Gu, general manager of Shanghai Songjiang Economic and Technological Development Construction Group Co., Ltd., officially signed the agreement. At the same time, Yuhan Sun, chairman of Shanghai Curui Low-Carbon Energy Technology Co., Ltd., and Xiaojian Yan, present of Shaanxi Coal Chemical Industry Technology Research Institute, signed a Joint construction project on “Direct gas to olefins pilot plant project”. Meanwhile, the opening ceremony of Shanghai Shaanxi Coal High-tech Research Institute Co., Ltd. was held.

Xiangmin Cheng, secretary of Songjiang District Party Committee, addressed: Party Committee and Government of Songjiang District appreciated the favor and trust of Shaanxi Coal Group. They will cooperate with the Shaanxi Coal Group to create a vibrant industrial innovation ecosystem and to complete the project which shall be put into operation as soon as possible, to provide a market-oriented, legitimate and international-oriented business environment for the development of Shaanxi Coal Group in Songjiang, and make greater contributions to the creation of “Made in China” to “Created in China”.

Zhaoqian Yang, chairman of Shaanxi Coal Chemical Industry Group Co., Ltd., addressed: Shanghai is well aware of the wind vane and the forefront of the world economic development trend. It is also a hotspot and highland where global resources, cutting-edge talents, and innovation achievements are gathered in. Shaanxi Coal Group will definitely live up to expectations, carry out innovation cooperation with high starting point, high standard and high level, and actively expand new space for innovative integration and industrial cooperation between Shanghai and Shaanxi.

Zhiyuan Zhu, party secretary of Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, addressed that ICT innovation is an important component of the "four beams and eight pillars" of the Shanghai Science and Technology Innovation Center's construction. ICT innovation would provide innovative power sources, strengthen collaborative innovation, and realize technology transformation and industrialization of results through the construction of a low-carbon technology support system, closely surrounding the green, low-carbon, and efficient energy development strategy, integrating low-carbon technologies and industrial resources. Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences will continue to support the construction of ICT innovation, provide intellectual support and scientific support for Shanghai's economic and social development, and assist the construction of Shanghai Science and Technology Innovation Center.

Bernd SACHWEH, global vice president of BASF New Materials Co., Ltd., addressed: nowadays, low-carbon technology innovation has greatly promoted the development of new materials and related technologies. It is believed that the cooperation between Shaanxi Coal and Shanghai will become the source of innovative solutions and attract many high-end talents, and realize innovative technology through open thinking and interdisciplinary interaction. BASF will cooperate with all parties to strengthen exchanges and create a new cooperation and win-win situation.

Jianwen Lan, Deputy Secretary of Shaanxi Provincial, addressed: Shaanxi Coal Group should take science and technology innovation as its core and long-term strategy, accelerate the transformation of enterprises from resource-dependent to innovation-driven and technology-led. with ICT innovation, it will continuously improve the science and technology innovation system, provide strong scientific and technological support for the transformation and upgrading of the enterprise, and make contribution to the implementation of the strategy of strengthening the province with practical actions, highlighting the responsibility of state-owned enterprises.

Yan Liu, secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Party Committee, addressed: Songjiang plans to construct G60 Science & Technology Innovation Valley with Shaanxi Coal Group and Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, which is a practical action to boost the implementation of the national strategy and achieve high-quality development. It is of great significance to further cooperate in science and technology innovation, jointly promote scientific and technological innovation and industrialization, and drive economic and social development in both places.

It is reported that ICT innovation introduced strategic investors this time, aiming at giving full play to the advantages of all parties, to implement all-round transformation and optimization of the platform.

Focusing on the core technologies and the solutions of “carbon” and “hydrogen”, ICT innovation leads the technological innovation, breaks through the bottleneck problems, and serves the integration of the Yangtze river delta and the Belt and Road Initiative. The aim is to create an open, technological innovation and service platform with international influence, and build a source of low-carbon industry technology. By promoting technological innovation and providing industry solutions, ICT innovation would achieve effective integration of the innovation chain, capital chain and industry chain.

Yuhan Sun and Bernd SACHWEH exchange eagerly