On February 1, 2018, the Shanghai Jiaotong University Baotou Materials Research Institute intelligent heat treatment academician workstation, intelligent manufacturing innovation center unveiling and cooperation project signing meeting was held at the Rare Earth International Hotel.

Deputy Secretary of Baotou Municipal Committee, Mayor Zhao Jiangtao, Deputy Director of the Standing Committee of the Municipal People's Congress, Secretary-General of the Government Guo Yanxin, Vice Mayor Wu Erbin, Deputy Secretary of the Party Working Committee of the Rare Earth High-tech Zone, Director of the Management Committee Miao Yuliang, Shanghai Jiaotong University Director of the Cooperation Office Tao Jian, Secretary of the Party Committee of the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Director of the Management Committee of Baotou Materials Research Institute, Professor Shan Aifang, Dean of the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Professor Sun Baode, Executive Director of China Construction Investment Management Co., Ltd. Qi Chuanmei, Zhongjin Capital Feng Deshu, vice chairman of the Military and Civil Integration New Materials Fund, and the relevant municipal government bureau, rare earth high-tech zone, project company, and cooperation unit representatives attended the meeting.

Dong Fanli, Dean of Baotou Materials Research Institute of Shanghai Jiaotong University, signed a strategic agreement with Xing Honghai, an investor of Inner Mongolia Zhongtian Hongyuan Remanufacturing Co., Ltd. After the signing of the agreement, it will effectively promote the comprehensive cooperation between the two parties in the field of modified new materials and new technologies, explore a new path of combining production, study and research between enterprises and institutions, and make unremitting efforts and contributions to realize the industrialization of new materials research results. In addition, the signing of the agreement will strengthen the exchanges between enterprises and research institutes, complement each other's advantages, and promote a virtuous circle of talent training and scientific and technological achievements.