1. Xi Jinping inspects Qinghai and pays attention to industries such as new magnesium alloy materials

       On August 22, 2016, General Secretary Xi Jinping arrived at the wharf of the Potash Fertilizer Branch of Qinghai Salt Lake Industry Co., Ltd., where he listened to the introduction of the development of circular economy and comprehensive utilization of salt lake resources in the Qaidam Basin, and learned about the production and operation of enterprises, industrial technology upgrading, Magnesium alloy new materials, etc.

Xi Jinping pointed out that the salt lake is the most important resource in Qinghai. It is necessary to formulate a correct resource strategy, strengthen top-level design, and do a good job in development and utilization. Recycling is a requirement for changing the economic development model, and the whole country should take this road. Qinghai should do this well and play an exemplary role. Qinghai's resources are also national resources, and there must be a national game of chess thinking, and the development and utilization should be done well on the premise of protecting the ecological environment.

2. The 'Thirteenth Five-Year' development plan for the non-ferrous metal industry was officially released, involving the magnesium industry in many aspects

On October 18, 2016, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released the 'Non-ferrous Metals Industry Development Plan (2016-2020)', which is the '13th Five-Year' development plan for the non-ferrous metal industry.

The 'Planning' involves the magnesium industry in many aspects: during the '13th Five-Year Plan' period, the development focus of magnesium alloy materials includes large-scale complex castings of high-strength magnesium alloys for aerospace, large-scale extruded profiles/forgings of high-strength and heat-resistant magnesium alloys, and magnesium for 3C products. Alloy precision die-casting parts, large-volume, heavy-weight, low-cost, high-formability magnesium alloy sheets and strips, magnesium alloy precision die-casting parts for automotive lightweight structural parts, etc.; encourage magnesium processing enterprises to establish an efficient and collaborative R&D and design platform, through e-commerce, big data , cloud platform, etc., to respond to the needs of downstream users for personalized customization, processing and distribution.

3. The world's first magnesium alloy lightweight electric bus rolled off the assembly line

On September 29, 2016, the world's first magnesium alloy lightweight electric bus rolled off the production line in Shandong. The body frame of this 8.3-meter-long, 24-seat electric bus is made of magnesium alloy materials, which achieves a weight reduction of 780 kilograms compared to steel materials and 110 kilograms of weight reduction compared to aluminum alloy materials.

It is understood that the electric bus has achieved the effect of 'increasing the cruising range, reducing the braking distance, and reducing the noise inside and outside the car'.

4. Magnesium alloy boosted the successful launch of the Long March 7 rocket

On June 25, 2016, my country's new-generation launch vehicle Long March 7 was successfully launched at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan. The Institute of Metals, Chinese Academy of Sciences learned that the important magnesium alloy components designed and developed by the institute were used in the Long March 7 rocket, which provided important technical support for its first launch, and also showed that the high-strength magnesium alloy casting technology and application have made key progress!

5. Ding Wenjiang won the Shanghai Biennial Science and Technology Hero Award

On April 18, 2016, the 2015 Shanghai Science and Technology Award list was released. According to the 'Shanghai Science and Technology Award Regulations', after preliminary evaluation and review by experts, a total of 313 items (persons) won the 2015 Shanghai Science and Technology Award. Among them, the biennial Science and Technology Hero Award was awarded to Jin Yaqiu, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Ding Wenjiang, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

6. Pan Fusheng serves as the chairman of the ISO International Organization for Standardization Magnesium Alloy Technical Committee

After the votes of China, the United States, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, Italy, South Korea, Australia and other member states, Chongqing University professor Pan Fusheng was appointed as the chairman of the ISO International Organization for Standardization Magnesium and Magnesium Alloy Technical Committee for a term of 6 years. This is a high recognition of the status of China's magnesium and magnesium alloy industry by international organizations, and also a high recognition of Pan Fusheng's academic level and R&D work in the field of magnesium and magnesium alloys.

7. The 19th Annual Meeting of Magnesium Industry Branch was held in Yingkou

From October 12th to 14th, 2016, the '19th Annual Meeting of Magnesium Industry Branch and National Magnesium Industry Conference' was held in Yingkou City, Liaoning Province. More than 400 representatives from various fields of the magnesium industry attended the meeting. Experts at the meeting believed that the industry should make concerted efforts to achieve significant progress and breakthroughs in magnesium industrialization, scale, marketization, standardization and national intellectual property rights during the '13th Five-Year Plan' period.

The annual meeting held a new council election, elected the fourth council director and executive director of the magnesium industry branch, elected the new chairman of the magnesium industry branch Xu Jinxiang, vice president and secretary-general Sun Qian, and Added some new governing units.

8. Chen Ailian, deputy to the National People's Congress, suggested that we should attach great importance to and promote the healthy development of China's magnesium industry from a strategic perspective

In the two sessions in 2016, Chen Ailian, deputy to the 12th National People's Congress and chairman of the board of directors of Wanfeng Auto Holding Group, proposed to promote the healthy development of China's magnesium industry from the perspective of industry development based on the current resources, carrying capacity and resource endowment in China. policy recommendations.

9. Wanfeng Meridian lightweight technology won the 2016 American Foundry Award

The automotive magnesium alloy thin-wall die-casting door technology developed by Meridin, a subsidiary of Wanfeng Auto Holding Group, won the annual casting award issued by the American Foundry Association. The development and mass production of this technology is currently only mastered by Meridian.

This magnesium alloy casting is made of sheet metal parts originally welded by steel and plastic, and the areas that need special reinforcement are also replaced by magnesium alloy castings. It is understood that the casting will be used in the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica model.

10. The magnesium alloy project of Chongqing University and Wenxi Yinguang Magnesium Industry won the Excellent Technology Award of the International Magnesium Association

The 73rd World Magnesium Industry Conference of the International Magnesium Association was held in Rome, Italy on May 15-17, 2016. More than 200 representatives from 24 countries and regions around the world attended the meeting.

The 'Basic Production and Application of New Technology of Asymmetric Extrusion of Magnesium Alloy Plates' jointly declared by the National Engineering Technology Research Center of Magnesium Alloy Materials of Chongqing University and Shanxi Wenxi Yinguang Magnesium Industry Co., Ltd. won the 2016 Excellent Technology Award of the International Magnesium Association.