The inauguration ceremony of the Guochuang Guangxi Silicon-Based New Materials Research Institute was held in Beihai

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On October 11, the inauguration ceremony of the Guochuang Guangxi Silicon-Based New Materials Research Institute was held in Beihai, marking a new stage in the development of the silicon-based new materials industry there and in Guangxi as a whole. Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Director of the **Glass New Materials Innovation Center, Peng Shou, among others, attended the ceremony. The Guochuang Guangxi Silicon-Based New Materials Research Institute was established through a partnership among the Science and Technology Department of the autonomous region, the People’s Government of Beihai City, and the Glass New Materials Innovation Center (Anhui) Co., Ltd. It will focus on research and development as well as pilot production of high-end products such as high-purity quartz sand, ultra-high-purity spherical quartz powder for advanced packaging, highly transparent and ultra-thin photovoltaic glass, and special rare earth glasses, in order to drive the advancement and upgrading of the silicon-based materials industry. The inauguration of the research institute represents a practical effort to strengthen coordination between the central and local governments, promote deeper integration of innovation chains and industrial chains, and advance the strategies of developing Guangxi through science, education, and talent, as well as through innovation-driven development. By emphasizing action and innovation, relying on tangible results and letting the people provide feedback, it serves to foster high-quality development in Guangxi’s silicon-based new materials industry. This initiative will not only fill the gap in high-level research and development sowie the transformation of achievements in this field in Guangxi, but it will also provide strong momentum for the integrated development of technology and industry related to silicon-based new materials, thereby accelerating the establishment of a modern industrial system for such materials in Guangxi. The Department of Science and Technology of the autonomous region will continue to provide support for the development of the research institute. It is hoped that, through the establishment of this institute, superior scientific and technological resources from within and outside the region can be brought together; scientific and technological challenges can be identified in response to industry needs, joint research efforts can be carried out, and scientific and technological talents can be trained collaboratively, thereby helping to achieve new breakthroughs in Guangxi’s silicon-based new materials industry. **The Glass New Materials Innovation Center (hereinafter referred to as the Center) stated in its speech that the establishment of this research institute will surely inject new momentum into China’s silicon-based industries as they compete on the international stage. Leveraging the technical expertise of the center, the research institute will unite various stakeholders to overcome the key technological challenges in the silicon-based field, and accelerate the transition of pilot-scale achievements into industrial applications ； Leveraging the resources and geographical advantages of Beihai, to establish a complete industrial chain for silicon-based new materials, ranging from raw materials to high-value-added products ； Deepen cooperation with universities and enterprises to accelerate the development of local silicon-based professionals and the establishment of an open and collaborative industrial ecosystem. Silicon-based new materials are essential key components for emerging strategic industries such as electronic information, new energy, energy conservation and environmental protection, and high-end application materials; they represent an important part of the new materials industry that is being actively developed. In recent years, Beihai has made full use of its resource and geographical advantages to accelerate the development of the industrial chain consisting of \"quartz sand processing – photovoltaic glass – photovoltaic modules – photovoltaic power generation.\" By relying on technology to strengthen the foundation for industrial development, it has continued to seek efficient ways to utilize quartz sand resources, thereby promoting the in-depth growth of the silicon-based new materials industry. Next, Beihai will continue to improve its service and support mechanisms, using every effort and the most effective measures to help the research institute build stronger innovation platforms, accelerate the transformation of innovations, and create a more influential model for industry-university-research collaboration, so as to enable more innovative achievements to take root and bear fruit in Beihai.