On March 31, 2021, the National E-waste Recycling Engineering and Technical Research Center (hereinafter referred to as “National Engineering Center”) held the foundation conference of the Strategic Advisory Committee at Jingmen-based GER Industrial Park. Dr. Qin Yufei, President of GER and Director of National Engineering Center presided over the conference. 

The Strategic Advisory Committee is an advisory council of the National Engineering Center. The committee members are composed of academicians of CAS and CAE, prestigious professors, and leading industrial experts to analyze the hot topics, difficulties, and technical issues of China’s recycling economy through brainstorming and individual counseling and propose industry development suggestions and technical opinions on a regular basis. 

Dr. Qin Yufei issued letters of appointments to the members on behalf of the National Engineering Center. He invited Professor Xu Kaihua, a national expert of recycling economy and President of GEM Co., Ltd, to act as President of the Strategic Advisory Committee, and Academician Chen Yong, Professor Guo Xueyi, Professor Li Jinhui, and Professor Xu Zhenming, to act as honorary presidents of the committee. 

According to Dr. Qin Yufei, the foundation of the Strategic Advisory Committee will strengthen the development strategic decisions and top-level design of the National Engineering Center, providing far-reaching and strategic opinions for the long-term development planning of the center and the cultivation of key talents for major scientific and technical projects. 

According to Professor Xu Kaihua, President of the Strategic Advisory Committee, the center shall adhere to high-quality green development, embrace “peak carbon dioxide emissions” and “carbon neutrality”, and make innovative thoughts and solve technical issues to contribute to significant national strategies. All the committee members will unconditionally support the National Engineering Center to the greatest extent. 

Dr. Guo Miaomiao and Ma Lin, VPs of GER and Vice Directors of National Engineering Center, attended the conference.