On January 14, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) announced the list of “2021 innovative pilot application cases of industrial Internet platforms”. Through application of the company, recommendation by the local government, compliance review and expert evaluation, the innovative application of "Fully 5G-connected Smart Factory" of Elkem Xinghuo Silicones was included in the list as a 2021 Industrial Internet Pilot Demonstration Project, becoming one of the 123 national projects.

As the winner of the MIIT "5G + Smart Factory" National 5G Application Competition, one of the top ten typical application scenarios of MIIT "5G + Industrial Internet", and one of the first batch of "5G + Industrial Internet" application demonstration enterprises in Jiangxi Province, Elkem Xinghuo Silicones has accelerated technological innovation and the transformation of old growth drivers into new ones under the major trend of Industrial Internet. The company brings into full play the demonstration effect of a benchmark enterprise in the chemical industry, continues to develop smart factory application scenarios, realizes efficient collaboration of corporate information flows, and promotes the comprehensive application of smart factories in safety, environmental protection, production, manufacturing, energy saving, equipment management, supply chain management and other aspects, so that new technologies can empower new modes of industrial development and tap new wisdom and vitality in the traditional chemical industry. The new standard for 5G+ intelligent chemical industry application established and led by Elkem Xinghuo Silicones will promote the high-quality development of the silicone industry and help the digitalization, networking and intelligent transformation and upgrading of China's chemical industry.