Hello, everyone! The
New Year's bell is about to ring. We bid farewell to the unforgettable year of 2023 and usher in a brand-new year of 2024. Here, I would like to say to all employees and retired employees at home and abroad, and to all friends from all walks of life who care about and support the development of Huaxin: Happy New Year!
Looking back on 2023, which has just passed, it is the first year to fully implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and it is also a very "difficult" and "extraordinary" year in the history of Huaxin's development. In
this year, in the face of a particularly long "cold winter" in the industry, Huaxin cadres and staff withstood external pressure, overcome internal difficulties, firmly grasped the established goals, comprehensively deepened the implementation of the "Four Strategies", creatively carried out various work, cement business faced difficulties and resisted pressure, overseas business grew rapidly, and aggregate and concrete business reached new heights. The company's overall business performance is flying against the wind. In
this year, Huaxin's green, low-carbon and high-quality development path is more calm and determined. More than 60% of the clinker production lines have reached the benchmark level of the industry; 7 factories have been selected as the "leader" enterprises of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, taking the top two in the industry; 19 factories have been selected as the national green factories, and 15 factories have been selected as the national green mines. In
this year, scientific and technological innovation has yielded fruitful results. As a state-level intelligent manufacturing demonstration plant, Huaxin's six intelligent innovation systems made a brilliant appearance at the 2023 China 5G + Industrial Internet Conference; "Large-scale Alternative Fossil Fuel Technology" was selected as "2023 Top 20 Advanced and Applicable Low-carbon Technologies"; The project of "Development and Application of Ultra-large-scale Cement Production Technology and Equipment with Low Carbon and Nitrogen Reduction" won the only annual innovation award of the World Cement Association (WCA); the project of "Innovation and Application of Key Technologies for Intelligent Cement Low Carbon Manufacturing" won the first prize for scientific and technological progress of building materials, etc. The frequent awards are both affirmation and encouragement.
Over the past 365 days, I have been moved by the spirit of Huaxin people to face challenges and overcome difficulties. The state of Huaxin people who are not afraid of wind and rain and go all out is inspiring. The footprints of many strugglers in Huaxin 19000 have converged into a courageous force to move forward on the land of more than 10 countries at home and abroad. It has laid a solid foundation for building a world-class multinational enterprise in an all-round way.
2024 is also of great significance to new Chinese people. Thirty years ago, taking advantage of the transformation of enterprise management mechanism in Hubei Province, we carried out drastic shareholding reorganization. In order to raise development funds, in January and December 1994, a shares and B shares were listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange successively, and at the same time, we became the first listed company in China's cement industry and Hubei Province with a and B shares.
Today, Huaxin, from a local cement plant with an annual output of one million tons 30 years ago, has changed into an international building materials multinational company with more than 300 subsidiaries in more than a dozen countries at home and abroad, ranking among the top 500 manufacturing companies in China and Fortune 500 in China. The brand value is nearly 90 billion yuan.
We have witnessed, we have created, and we will realize new dreams.
In the new year, the external environment we face will be more complex and more severe, and the road ahead will still be full of dangers. Only when you have faith in
your heart can you go far. The stronger the faith, the farther the action.
I believe that a global vision of Huaxin, at a new starting point, the company will work together to create more outstanding performance and present a gift to the 75th anniversary of the founding of New China! A gift to the 117th birthday of Huaxin!
At this moment, let's welcome the first ray of sunshine in 2024 with a beautiful yearning for the future. Wish the motherland prosperity! Wish Huaxin create brilliance again! I wish you all happiness, good health and all your wishes!
Thank you all!
