Recently, "5.12" Wenchuan earthquake reconstruction landmark---Wenchuan Earthquake Memorial Hall (see photo) is officially opened. As the sole memorial wall decoration steel supplier, Baosteel has accomplished the production and supply missions. This is the first time that Baosteel's new generation of high-strength corrosion and weather resistant steel product is applied for large venue decorative work on large-scale.
"5.12" Wenchuan Earthquake Memorial Hall is an important part of "spiritual home" rebuilding in State Council "Wenchuan earthquake restoration and reconstruction main plan". It is a national earthquake memorial project and the fourth batch of national patriotism education bases named by CPC Propaganda Department, carrying five functions: remembering, exhibition, publicizing, education and research. Memorial Hall occupies 142000 square meters, with 14000 square meters of construction area. The main building is called "crack", meaning "framing the moment of disaster on earth and leaving eternal memory for posterity." To restore the traumatic scenes when "5.12" large earthquake occurs and to give warning to people, Earthquake Memorial Hall outside wall adopts the powerful dark red rust steel plates, i.e., high strength corrosion and weather resistant steel plates, which demonstrate the building walls at the time when earth was torn apart. They again blend with the vegetation on the roof, signifying new life and hope.
Baosteel International West Corporation, Baosteel Co.,Ltd. Customer and Product Service Department, Marketing Management Department, Sheet Sales Department, Baosteel Central Research Institute set up cross-functional team. They begin intervention from the design stage, closely follow the project and master the detailed requirements. They carry out technical exchanges for many times. At last, Baosteel undertakes memorial wall decoration corrosion and weather resistant steel supply contract, with 1,100 tons of total weight and 28,000 square meters of area.
With strong sense of social responsibility, Baosteel opens green channel for users. From production, transport and logistics to Baosteel International, it provides users with full process package service. Meanwhile, Baosteel also gives full play to technological advantage and provides technical support and technical personnel go to construction site for many times. They guide process improvement and supporting program, solve problems such as the corrosion of weather resistant steel welding material and ensure the completion of Memorial Hall.
