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cailianshe news, september 25 (editor: qi ling)on september 24, china national building material group corporation and saudi aramco signed a five-year cooperation framework agreement. the two sides will share opportunities and seek common development in the fields of advanced materials and industrial development.

the two sides have reached consensus on several potential areas of cooperation, such as plans to set up a production base in saudi arabia to produce advanced non-metallic materials, low-carbon building materials, and develop energy storage solutions. in addition, the two sides will also establish a new training, inspection and certification center, and plan to jointly build a joint technology research and development center and laboratory to jointly promote technological innovation.

zhou yuxian, chairman of china national building materials group, and amin nasser, president and ceo of saudi aramco, attended the ceremony and witnessed the signing. zhi xiao, assistant to the general manager of china national building materials group, and khalid qahtani, senior vice president of saudi aramco, signed the agreement on behalf of both parties.kaisheng technologychairman yin zibo,sinoma energy conservationchairman meng qinglin,sinoma internationalchairman yin zhisong and general manager of the strategic development department (international cooperation department) of china national building materials group co., ltd. cha jinxiang and others attended the signing ceremony.

note: the back row includes zhou yuxian, chairman of china national building materials group, amin nasser, president and ceo of saudi aramco, and wel jafari, executive vice president of saudi aramco technical services.

triumph technology, sinoma energy-conservation and sinoma international are all listed subsidiaries of china national building material group. triumph technology's main business is flexible glass and new materials business, sinoma energy-conservation is responsible for the three main businesses of energy-saving and environmental protection engineering, equipment manufacturing, and building energy-saving materials. sinoma international's main business is cement technology equipment and engineering industry, and it is one of the world's largest cement engineering system integration service providers.

zhou yuxian, chairman of cnbm, said that this strategic cooperation agreement reflects the respective advantages of cnbm and saudi aramco, and seeks win-win cooperation. cnbm is committed to promoting the green and low-carbon transformation and development of the building materials industry. this cooperation is conducive to giving full play to our advantages in low-carbon overall solutions in the field of non-metallic materials and helping saudi aramco's transformation and development. the cooperation agreement also looks forward to the broad prospects of cooperation between the two sides, jointly making positive contributions to green and low-carbon development, and further promoting the friendly relations between china and saudi arabia.

weir jaafari, executive vice president of saudi aramco technical services, said that saudi aramco is eager to deepen cooperation with china national building material group to achieve major breakthroughs in the field of materials science, which are expected to bring tangible benefits to the construction industry and other related industries. the two sides will be committed to developing technical solutions to reduce carbon emissions in the construction industry, as well as innovative technologies to improve product quality and performance, and promote transformation and upgrading in the field of materials.

he said that with saudi aramco's business expertise in the field of non-metallic materials and china national building material group's industry wisdom, they can grasp the pulse of the times, find new business opportunities in saudi arabia, and promote the further development of materials science and manufacturing capabilities.

this cooperation is another collaboration between the two parties after the china building materials academy under china building materials group and saudi aramco jointly established the center for excellence in non-metallic building materials in 2021.