On June 24, 2024 National Science and Technology Progress Award was announced in Beijing, and 250 projects were selected. Among them, Ningbo Zhongchun High-Tech Co., Ltd., Wuhan University of Technology, Anhui Conch Cement Co., Ltd. and other organizations jointly declared the project of “Design/Preparation Technology of High-Activity Iron-Phase Corrosion-Resistant Cementitious Materials and The Development of Application in Harsh Environments” wasawarded the second prize of the 2023 National Science and Technology Progress Award.

The project is based on the "four directions" of science and technology innovation, focusing on the high strength, high corrosion resistance, high cracking resistance, high abrasion resistance and other major demands for cement and concrete put forward by China's open-sea engineering, energy engineering, national defense and military industry scenarios. Relying on the two national key research projects, the project has made a comprehensive innovation breakthrough by taking the design of highly active iron phase in cement as a breakthrough, and the innovation of the multi-mineral phase system of silicate cement as a main line, aiming at realizing the large-scale low-calcium and carbon-reducing industrial production, preparing high-performance cement materials and products and their application in typical harsh environments. The project has achieved a comprehensive breakthrough through continuous systematic research and development and promotion of large-scale key engineering applications. The high-activity iron-phase corrosion-resistant cementitious materials developed in the project have been successfully applied in Pinglu Canal, Datengxia Water Control Hub, and a number of national defense facilities, nuclear power control hubs and other major projects, which have strongly supported the construction of the country’s major infrastructure and national defense projects.

Projects that break through key technologies are like “engine”, promoting the high-quality development of the industry. In the past 39 years since its establishment, Ningbo Zhongchun High-Tech Co., Ltd. has always adhered to the industry, insisted on the integration of the industrial chain and investment in innovation and R&D, and the results of the projects have filled the gaps in the domestic market time and again, having reached the international leading level.

For example, Ningbo Zhongchun High-Tech Co., Ltd. has spent more than ten years in developing the key technology for“manufacturing and construction of non-displacement static drilling rooted piles”which is leading the international market, and has been applied on a large scale in various national key projects in the fields of transportation, electric power, and municipal services, it has achieved significant socio-economic and environmental benefits.

As the pioneer of green revolution in the industry, static drilling rooted pile technology has greatly promoted the technological progress of the piling industry and the optimization and upgrading of the industrial structure, which has been listed as a key new product of the state and “The Recommended List of Key Products, Equipment and Technical Services for ‘The Belt & Road’”, it was also awarded the title of“2022 National Single Champion Products”, becoming the leader of non-displacement rooted pile technology in China.