On May 12, under the internationalization strategy of China National Building Materials Group, China Building Materials Institute has successively discussed cooperation and common development with many departments of the Saudi government, industry leaders and well-known universities, and made important progress in the international development of science and technology empowerment, marking a solid step forward in the international development of China Building Materials Institute.

On May 13, Zhou Yuxian, Chairman of China National Building Materials Group, met with Arthur Lumayen, Chairman of Saudi Aramco and Managing Director of Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), Faisal Ibrahim, Minister of Economy and Planning of Saudi Arabia, and Ahmed Khowaith, Executive Vice President of Technology and Innovation of Saudi Aramco, at the headquarters of the Group. Wei Rushan, deputy general manager of China National Building Materials Group, and Zhi Xiao, assistant general manager of the group and chairman of China National Building Materials Institute, attended the meeting.

The two sides reviewed the remarkable progress made in scientific and technological innovation, new material park planning and project investment since the signing of the strategic cooperation agreement on September 24, 2024, and hoped to strengthen in-depth cooperation in the fields of joint laboratory construction, green and low-carbon industrial park construction and supply chain in the future, jointly promote high-end manufacturing and green transformation between China and Saudi Arabia, and jointly shape a new engine of global sustainable growth. The successful holding of this high-level meeting is another important milestone in the implementation of strategic cooperation between the two sides.

In order to accelerate the implementation of the agreement, from April 20 to 23, Zhi Xiao led the team to Saudi Arabia to carry out strategic cooperation with Saudi Aramco for half a year. During the period, it conducted intensive business discussions and working consultations with core government departments such as the Ministry of Investment, the Ministry of Energy, and PIF, as well as leading enterprises such as SABIC and Saudi North Cement, key industrial parks such as SPARK and Dammam, and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals. At the same time, we will cooperate with a number of brother units of the group to promote the construction of green and low-carbon industrial parks in Saudi Arabia, expand innovative cooperation with relevant enterprises and universities in Saudi Arabia in the fields of joint research and development, achievement transformation and talent training, and build a collaborative and win-win international ecosystem of new materials.

China National Building Materials Institute adheres to the spirit of "five lakes and four seas" of openness and cooperation, based on the scientific and technological innovation heritage of the group and the "Central Research Institute" of the building materials industry, deepens win-win cooperation with Saudi Aramco, PIF and other authoritative institutions, strengthens technical complementarity and industrial and supply chain synergy, promotes the innovation and development of non-metallic materials in Saudi Arabia, and contributes scientific and technological strength to the sustainable development of the two countries.(This article is from the official website of Seetao www.seetao.com. Reprinting without permission is strictly prohibited. Please indicate Seetao.com + original link when reprinting) Seetao.com Strategy Column Editor/Sun Fengjuan