On behalf of Capital Engineering & Research Incorporation Limited (CERI), I extend our heartfelt gratitude to all of you for your long-standing concern and support.
CERI, as China's first large-scale, national-level technology-oriented enterprise in metallurgical engineering consulting, design, and contracting, boasts a glorious 70-year history. Over the past seven decades, as the first metallurgical design team of the People's Republic of China, we have shouldered the responsibility of building world-class iron and steel enterprises. With our technological expertise, we have served the nation and participated in the construction, renovation, and expansion projects of over 500 steel enterprises both at home and abroad, such as Baosteel, HBIS, Ansteel, and Shougang. We have built one national key project after another, witnessing the remarkable progress of China's steel industry from a global follower to a parallel runner and eventually a leader. Since the new century, CERI has gradually extended its metallurgical engineering strengths to urban construction and environmental protection, forming our current "1+2+N" business framework of "one core, two pillars, and multiple growth areas" and opening a new chapter of high-quality development.
Over the past 70 years, we have forged a distinctive spirit at Beijing Iron & Steel Design General Research Institute and CERI: "excellence in learning, boldness in exploration, courage in practice, and willingness to take responsibility." This spirit has inspired generation after generation. It has evolved through inheritance and crystallized into our four unique cultural identities: "integrity culture," "innovation culture," "engineer culture," and "family culture," forging a resilient spiritual core for CERI's long-term growth.
The new era demands renewed responsibility, and the new journey requires fresh achievements. Standing at the critical historical juncture of the "Two Centenary Goals," CERI will adhere to the "1234" overall development strategy, namely, "one goal, two drivers, three upgrades, and four breakthroughs," and the "1+2+N" business positioning. We will strengthen our confidence and resolve in reform and development, build on past achievements, and shoulder the national mission of advancing China's metallurgical technologies to make CERI a century-old enterprise with lasting vitality.
CERI looks forward to collaborating sincerely with you, working hand in hand to achieve greatness in this new era and create renewed brilliance!