The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology held a symposium on the management of the building materials industry.

China Coatings Network
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According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology website 17 news, a few days ago, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Raw Materials Industry Division in Tai'an held a building materials industry management symposium. The Department of Raw Materials Industry informed of the main work progress of building materials industry management this year and the work scenario for 2016, announced the "Promoting the production and application of green building materials action plan", "several opinions on accelerating the innovation and development of graphene industry" and "Notice on the comprehensive piloting of winter cement production in the northern heating area", as well as "building materials industry development plan (2016-2020)" preparation ideas, "13th Five-Year Plan" development priorities and key projects to be organized. The meeting also invited Zhonglian Cement Group Co., Ltd., Taishan Glass Fiber Co., Ltd. and Guangdong Koda Jienong (600499) Co., Ltd. to introduce the experience of promoting intelligent manufacturing and cleaner production. During the meeting, the competent departments of industry and information technology exchanged views on the management of the building materials industry, and on-site visits were identified by the Ministry as a pilot demonstration plant for intelligent manufacturing of Zhonglian cement and Taishan glass fiber.