With good "ecological environment" and sufficient "nourishment", Baosteel "Golden Apple "is thriving. For three years since their establishment, Baosteel's five golden apple teams, around "forward looking technology research and development, overall technology level enhancement, on-site major problem solvation" three dimensions, have achieved good results. They havecompleted over 80 major issues, formed over 100 invention patents, applied for nearly 10 foreign patents and have played an important role in Baosteel Co Ltd's competitivenesst continuous improvement.
To nourish a batch of Baosteel independent innovation which can leave mark in world steel history,to create a talent team which ensures Baosteel core products and technologies' continued leadership and to train technology leading talents who can walk through the international stage. In 2009, under Baosteel leadership's attention and direct guidance, Baosteel sets up five golden apple teams: steel-making technology, hot-rolled plate technology, cold rolling technology, after cold rolling processing technology, automotive sheet products and application technology. At thesame period, they start Golden Apple three year action plan.
Since the establishment of the Golden Apple teams, under the support of Group Corporation and Baosteel Co Ltd relevant sectors, they carry out prospective frontier technology research, solve significant and difficult problems concerning on-site product quality, variety expansion, cost improvement and environmental management and achieve remarkable results.
They establishEVI new mode. Their systematic product development, application technology research and service help to support automotive sheet products competitive advantage. Stainless steel and carbon steel mixing rolling technology development helps to solve the surface defect problem which is a long-term plague. They achieve automotive exhaust system series ferritic stainless steel mass production.In order to let "Golden Apple" thrive, Baosteel supplies "Golden Apple" with adequate "nourishment" and good "ecological environment, including cross sector job exchange, academic exchange, learning and training and appropriate incentives.In the past three years, led by Yang Jian, Jiao Sihai, Li Jun, Wang Li, Li Shanqing, Baosteel technology leading talent team is formed. A large number of technical personnels get training and grow. A group of young researchers begin to work independently, play an important role to work in science and technology innovation and become backbone of Baosteel research and innovation.
