On June 24, the 2023 National Science and Technology Awards were announced in Beijing, with a total of 250 projects selected. Among them, the project "Design/Preparation Technology of High-Iron-Phase Corrosion-Resistant Cementitious Materials and Application Development in Harsh Environment Engineering," jointly declared and completed by Zhongchun Hi-Tech, Wuhan University of Technology, Anhui Conch Cement and other units, won the Second Prize of the 2023 National Science and Technology Progress Award.

The project is grounded in the "Four Orientations" of scientific and technological innovation and focuses on the major demands for high strength, high corrosion resistance, high crack resistance and high wear resistance placed on cement concrete by scenarios such as China's far-sea engineering, energy engineering and national defense and military industry. Relying on two national key research programs, it takes the design of highly active iron phases in cement as a breakthrough point and the innovation of the multi-mineral-phase system of Portland cement as its main thread, aiming to achieve large-scale low-calcium and carbon-reducing industrial production, the preparation of high-performance cement materials and products, and their application in typical harsh-environment engineering. It has continued to systematically conduct R&D and advance large-scale application in key projects, achieving comprehensive innovative breakthroughs. The high-iron-phase, high-corrosion-resistant cementitious material developed by the project has been successfully applied in major projects such as the Pinglu Canal, the Datengxia Water Conservancy Hub, as well as a number of national defense facilities and nuclear power hubs, strongly supporting the construction of major national infrastructure and national defense projects.

Projects that break through key technologies are like the "locomotive" that drives the high-quality development of the industry. Over 39 years since its founding, Zhongchun Hi-Tech has always remained committed to industry, persisted in integrating the industrial chain and investing in innovative R&D, and the project results it has achieved have repeatedly filled domestic gaps and reached internationally leading levels.

For example, after ten years of dedicated effort, Zhongchun Hi-Tech has developed the "Key Manufacturing and Construction Technology for the Non-Soil-Displacement Static Drilling Rooted Pile Product Series," which leads internationally and has achieved large-scale application in national key projects in various fields such as transportation, electric power and municipal engineering, delivering significant social, economic and environmental benefits.

As a pioneer of the green revolution in the industry, static drilling rooted pile technology has greatly promoted technological progress in the pile foundation industry and the optimization and upgrading of the industrial structure. It has been listed as a national key new product and as a "Belt and Road key recommended product, equipment and technology," and in 2022 it was awarded the title of "National Single Champion Product," making it a leader in China's non-soil-displacement implanted pile technology.