Great news! The Key Laboratory of Copper-Based New Materials of North Copper in Shanxi Province has successfully passed the acceptance inspection.

The Laboratory aims at "equipment sharing and data interoperability," and has launched 11 large-scale instruments, including scanning electron microscopes, onto the Shared Service Platform for Large-Scale Scientific Research Facilities and Instruments in Shanxi Province, opening them up for sharing among enterprises and institutions, and achieving the goal of "instrument sharing, resource sharing, and win-win outcomes." At the same time, it has improved and revised 14 management systems, held 4 management committee meetings and 2 academic committee meetings, forming a scientific and efficient governance mechanism.

Over the past two years, the Laboratory has published a total of 10 papers, applied for 10 invention patents, been granted 5 utility model patents, and participated in the formulation of 1 industry standard and 2 group standards. Significant breakthroughs have also been achieved in product R&D. The single-roll length of 6μm ultra-thin rolled copper foil has exceeded 20,000 meters, setting a new industry record. The 12μm blackened foil has achieved stable mass production in China for the first time, breaking the foreign technological monopoly. Through industry-university-research cooperation, more than 20 master's and doctoral students have been cultivated, and 18 technical backbones from enterprises have been jointly trained, forming a virtuous cycle of "project-based talent cultivation - talent-driven research".

Wei Yinghui, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Zhongtiaoshan Group and North Copper, attaches great importance to the construction of the laboratory. He concurrently serves as the Director of the Management Committee and the Deputy Director of the Academic Committee, coordinating the precise allocation of scientific research funds, ensuring the timely introduction of advanced equipment, and promoting the continuous upgrading of scientific research conditions. Under resource coordination and strategic planning, the laboratory has overcome challenges such as equipment shortages and technological blockades, laying a solid foundation for scientific research.

Acceptance is not the endpoint, but a new starting point towards higher goals. In the next step, the laboratory will focus on tackling the "chokepoint" technologies in high-end copper-based materials, deepening cooperation with top-tier universities and research institutes, improving the full-chain innovation mechanism, and striving to advance towards the goal of becoming a "leading innovation hub for copper-based new materials in China". It will leverage scientific and technological strength to drive the transformation and development of Shanxi Province, demonstrating its commitment in serving national strategies.