On August 14th, the 17th China Iron and Steel Industry Technology and Competitive Strategy Forum was held in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu. The conference released the "2025 Patent Innovation Index of Chinese Steel Enterprises", and SDM won the title of "Patent Innovation Potential Enterprise".

The "2025 China Steel Enterprise Patent Innovation Index" conducts a comprehensive analysis of the patent data applied by 182 units, including production enterprises, research institutions and design institutes, among the members of the China Iron and Steel Industry Association in recent five years, and makes a fair and scientific evaluation of the patent innovation ability of China's steel enterprises from multiple perspectives, such as patent creation, patent application, patent protection, etc., aiming to promote the improvement of China's steel enterprises in patent innovation ability, and promote the transformation, upgrading and high-quality development of the steel industry.

SDM has always attached great importance to innovation, focusing on technological innovation in hydrogen metallurgy, artificial intelligence, energy conservation and emission reduction, short process electric arc furnace steelmaking, coal chemical industry, prefabricated buildings, metallurgical characteristic equipment, municipal water services and other aspects, cultivating a batch of intellectual property rights with core competitiveness, continuously enhancing patent output capacity, and simultaneously improving quantity and quality. The next step for our company is to increase its efforts in technological innovation, cultivate new driving forces, stimulate new vitality, and shape new advantages, making technological innovation a key driving force for promoting the company's high-quality development.