A seminar on industry-university-research docking exchange in China's rare earth industry was successfully held.

From December 10 to 11, 2020, it was jointly sponsored by China rare Earth Industry Association and Youyan Science and Technology Group Co., Ltd., Youyan rare Earth New Materials Co., Ltd., Hebei rare Earth functional Materials Manufacturing Innovation Center, Youyan rare Earth Hi-Tech Co., Ltd., and Advanced rare Earth Materials Industry Innovation Strategic Alliance. China rare earth industry (second) industry-university-research docking exchange seminar was held in Beijing. More than 150 industry experts and representatives from more than 70 units, including six rare earth groups, key enterprises, provincial rare earth industry associations and China rare Earth Society, attended the meeting. The meeting was presided over by Yang Wenhao, secretary general of China rare Earth Industry Association.

Relevant leaders of the Department of Raw Materials of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Industrial Development Department of the Development and Reform Commission attended the meeting and delivered a speech. They said that the rare earth industry should focus more on national strategic needs, adapt to the new situation, seize new opportunities, adhere to new development concepts, deepen supply-side structural reform, and strengthen industry-university-research cooperation. to help form a new development pattern in which domestic and international cycles promote each other.

Zhao Xiaochen, party committee secretary and chairman of Youyan Group, pointed out in his speech that Youyan Group has always been committed to serving the country's major strategy, major projects and the development of the non-ferrous metals industry. a series of outstanding achievements have been made in the extraction and separation of rare earths, scientific and technological innovation of new materials and the popularization and application of achievements, which have effectively supported the establishment and development of China's rare earth industry. At the same time, he hopes that the vast number of workers in the rare earth industry will take this docking exchange meeting as an opportunity to continue to deepen industry-university-research cooperation, create a new ecology of rare earth scientific research and industrial innovation, and jointly contribute more wisdom and strength to the realization of the rare earth dream of becoming a powerful country.

Academician Huang Xiaowei, the chief expert of Youyan Group, introduced the development, main achievements and application of rare earth plate and national engineering research center of rare earth materials in Youyan Group, and combined with the current situation of rare earth industry, the future development trend, development direction and goal of rare earth industry are expounded.

The main leaders in the fields of rare earth separation and compounds, rare earth metals and alloys, rare earth magnetic materials and rare earth optical functional materials reported and shared the research results in related fields at the meeting. During the meeting, the participants went to Youyan rare earth research and development and industrial base for on-the-spot visits, visits and exchanges.

The meeting was held at the critical period of the conclusion of the 13th five-year Plan and the beginning of the 14th five-year Plan, which provided a good cooperation and exchange platform for industry-university-research and application in the upstream and downstream units of the rare earth industry. it is of great significance to strengthen scientific and technological innovation and the popularization and application of achievements, promote the high-quality development of the rare earth industry, and accelerate China's progress into a rare earth power.