en.Wedoany.com Reported - On June 15, 2026, China First Heavy Industries (CFHI) and Dalian University of Technology signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Dalian, Liaoning Province. Lv Zhiqiang, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of CFHI, and Xiang Changle, Secretary of the Party Committee of Dalian University of Technology, attended the signing ceremony and witnessed the agreement. Zhang Wenping, Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Chief Accountant of CFHI, and Wang Bo, Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Vice President of Dalian University of Technology, signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organizations. The two parties will strengthen cooperation in areas such as technological innovation and talent cultivation to jointly serve national strategic needs.
Founded in 1954, CFHI is one of the key state-owned backbone enterprises under central management, involved in national security and the lifeline of the national economy. The company primarily provides major complete sets of technical equipment, high-tech products, and services for industries such as steel, non-ferrous metals, electric power, energy, automotive, mining, petroleum, chemicals, transportation, and national defense. Its main products include nuclear island equipment, heavy containers, large castings and forgings, specialized products, and metallurgical equipment. CFHI has full-coverage manufacturing capabilities for nuclear island primary circuit nuclear power equipment, making it a leader in China's nuclear island equipment sector, the world's largest supplier of hydrogenation reactors for oil refining, and a full-process equipment supplier for metallurgical enterprises. The company is a national innovative pilot enterprise and a national high-tech enterprise, boasting multiple national-level platforms such as a national enterprise technology center, a national engineering research center for heavy technical equipment, and a national energy major equipment materials research and development center.
Founded in April 1949, Dalian University of Technology is the first new formal university established by the Communist Party of China on the eve of the founding of the People's Republic of China, specifically for the construction of the new China's industrial system. It is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education, a key institution in the national "211 Project" and "985 Project," and a Class A world-class university. The university adheres to the red educational tradition of "founded by the Party, advancing with the nation," with the mission of cultivating elite talents and promoting scientific and technological progress.
Before the signing ceremony, representatives from both sides jointly visited the national key laboratory. Lv Zhiqiang, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of CFHI, stated that Dalian University of Technology, as an important partner of CFHI, has cultivated numerous elite talents and promoted scientific and technological progress over the years. Looking ahead to the "15th Five-Year Plan," he expressed hope that both sides would further consolidate their cooperation foundation, strengthen exchanges in technological innovation and talent cultivation, and jointly promote high-quality development. Xiang Changle, Secretary of the Party Committee of Dalian University of Technology, noted that CFHI, as a key state-owned backbone enterprise, has successfully developed numerous national heavy equipment over the years. Both sides will fully leverage their respective advantages, focus on major national strategic needs, jointly break through key core technologies, and serve the high-quality development of the national industrial system.
The signing of this strategic cooperation agreement marks a comprehensive deepening of the partnership between the two sides, providing strong support for promoting technological innovation and industrial upgrading in China's major equipment manufacturing industry.
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