Titanium dioxide is an important raw material for products such as coatings and plastics. It also became the core product for breakthrough after TDD, the first industrial internet platform under IBI, was launched in July 2015. Anchored by this, TDD began a path of rapid development with vertical integration up and down the supply chain, and horizontal replication of industrial chain operations. In April 2021, during mid-spring, IBI Chairman Liu Quan led a delegation, with IBI Senior Vice President and TDD CEO Liu Zhai serving as the executive leader, accompanied by TDD Senior Vice President and leader of the titanium dioxide industry chain Liu Yisong, TDD Vice President and leader of the titanium materials industry chain Wang Fei, TDD Vice President and leader of the carbon black industry chain Fan Zai, and TDD Vice President and CDO of the Big Data Department Zhang Yu Jing, to once again embark on a journey of solidifying the titanium industry chain.Officially Granted, the First Sponge Titanium Cloud Factory Joins

Sponge titanium is a core raw material for aerospace titanium materials, military titanium materials, and civilian titanium materials. It is also a bridging product as TDD connects operations from titanium ore to the titanium materials industry chain.On April 24, the plane landed at Shuangliu Airport in Sichuan. The IBI TDD delegation first visited Sichuan Shengfeng Titanium Industry, where they were warmly received by Liao Zhibin, Party Secretary of Hongya Economic Development Zone, Huang Jun, Executive Director of Sichuan Shengfeng Titanium Industry Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Sichuan Shengfeng Titanium Industry), General Manager Sun Hao, Directors and Shareholders Li Zhengtai and Wang Wei, Deputy General Manager Fan Ke, and Marketing Director He Xiandong. With the participation of all parties, Sichuan Shengfeng Titanium Industry officially completed its designation as the first sponge titanium cloud factory of TDD.

Sichuan Shengfeng Titanium Industry is a well-known sponge titanium producer in China, with a current annual capacity of 4,000 tons. The company is committed to continuously improving the quality of sponge titanium products through research and process innovation and actively extends to the downstream industry chain to promote the innovation and development of civilian titanium products. Executive Director Huang Jun stated, "By the end of this year, the company's sponge titanium capacity will reach 10,000 tons per year, and 6,000 tons of titanium material capacity will also be launched. With this designation, Sichuan Shengfeng Titanium Industry officially becomes the first sponge titanium cloud factory of TDD. Starting from this point, we will fully leverage the advantages of building an industrial internet platform to accelerate the digital upgrade of capacity and continuously enhance our overall market competitiveness." During the plant tour, IBI Chairman Liu Quan gave high praise to Sichuan Shengfeng Titanium Industry's comprehensive management level. He pointed out, "The cloud factory is a key focus area for building IBI's industrial internet platform. As the first sponge titanium cloud factory of TDD, Sichuan Shengfeng Titanium Industry has a symbolic significance. We hope all parties involved can work together to further improve overall operational efficiency and contribute value to industry innovation and upgrading." IBI Senior Vice President and TDD CEO Liu Zhai stated, "Guided by the goal of building a hundred cloud factories at IBI, TDD actively collaborates with leading enterprises in each industry chain, focusing on optimizing capacity utilization through operational innovation and technological empowerment, helping upstream and downstream enterprises reduce costs and increase efficiency. Sichuan Shengfeng Titanium Industry will become a model benchmark enterprise for TDD's sponge titanium cloud factory."Industry Collaboration, In-depth Exchanges with Multiple Titanium EnterprisesPanzhihua is an important titanium mineral area in China, home to numerous excellent titanium dioxide manufacturers and titanium ore processing enterprises, and it is a crucial source region for TDD platform titanium industry chain central procurement. On April 26, the IBI TDD delegation arrived in Panzhihua and visited downstream and upstream enterprises in the titanium industry chain, such as Panzhihua Ti Hai Group, Panzhihua Haifeng Xin Chemical Co., Ltd. (Haifeng Xin), and Panzhihua Lei Yao Mining Co., Ltd. (Lei Yao Mining), to conduct extensive exchanges on innovative cooperation carried by the industrial internet platform construction.Established in 2006, Ti Hai Group has a titanium dioxide production capacity exceeding 150,000 tons, offering products in both rutile and anatase forms. The company’s Chairman Zhao Lei, General Manager Song Jing, Deputy General Managers Du Changxian and Liao Peiqin, and Sales Directors Xian Liangcai and Wang Zhilin warmly received the IBI TDD delegation. During discussions, Chairman Zhao Lei expressed, "Innovation is a key driving force for industrial development, and the industrial internet platform is a crucial carrier for technical and model innovation. We hope to strengthen our interactions with TDD on the foundation of previous cooperation, achieving more breakthroughs in intelligent supply chain development." Haifeng Xin, also established in 2006, possesses a titanium dioxide production capacity of 100,000 tons/year, including general-purpose, plastic-specific, and paper-specific types. Chairman Zhou Yushu, General Manager Jiang Ge, Deputy General Managers Li Jianbin, Huang Shijian, and Xu Jianguo, Sales Director Gu Jie, and General Affairs Director Wu Xianping had in-depth discussions with the IBI TDD delegation.

 Zhou Yushu, the chairman, pointed out: "The current development of the industrial internet has garnered wide attention, and IBITDD is ahead in this direction. We hope that both parties can expand cooperation in supply chain operation innovation and industrial digitalization using this as a carrier." The general manager of Lei Yao Mining, Gao Qian, vice-general managers Wu Kaibing, Yang Ming, Zeng Lidong, Huang Jianjun, and other company leaders warmly welcomed the IBITDD delegation. General Manager Gao Qian stated: "Titanium mines are the source product of the titanium industry chain. Efficient allocation of these products in the downstream market is a critical driving force for industrial development. The TDD platform achieves quick order consolidation and actively builds an intelligent supply chain service system backed by industrial big data, providing strong support for reducing enterprise costs and increasing efficiency. We hope to continue refining our cooperation later to jointly improve the coordination efficiency of the industrial chain.

  

During exchanges with various parties, IBI Chairman Liu Quan stated: "The titanium industry chain companies have a strong industrial development foundation in the directions of scientific research innovation, process innovation, and application innovation. They are an important component of the national economic development. The IBI multi-platform roots itself in each industry chain, committed to promoting the integration of new technologies such as the internet, logistics network, big data, and intelligent manufacturing with traditional industries. We hope to collaborate on innovation with the construction of the industrial internet as a carrier, achieving a win-win for enterprises, industrial upgrading, and social progress."

 IBI Senior Vice President and TDD CEO Liu Zhai summarized: "TDD was the first to achieve full industrial chain operation in the direction of titanium, benefiting from the attention and support of industry enterprises. Going forward, we will use the overall strategy of IBI's 'platform, technology, data' as guidance, strengthen collaboration with upstream and downstream industry chain enterprises. This will enhance platform usage through technological innovation and empower the building of an intelligent supply chain service system to improve enterprise collaboration efficiency, assisting in industrial innovation and upgrading."

Strategic Cooperation, Planning the Future of the Industry with Pan State Investment Group

Panxi City State-Owned Investment (Group) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter: Pan State Investment Group) is a state-owned enterprise solely funded and established with the approval of the Panxi City People's Government. It has rich experience in industrial investment operation and substantial industrial data accumulation. Focusing on the local vanadium-titanium industrial resource advantages, it is vigorously promoting the digital upgrade and construction of the vanadium-titanium industry. The party secretary and chairman of the State Investment Group, Zhao Lu, the general manager of the State Investment Vanadium-Titanium Division and the GM of Panxi Heju Vanadium-Titanium, Zhang Tao, and other company leaders jointly received the IBITDD delegation. During the exchange, IBI Chairman Liu Quan expressed appreciation for Pan State Investment's resource reserves, operational accumulations, and cultural atmosphere. He suggested: "The efficient configuration of financial and industrial resources is an important tool for economic innovation. Pan State Investment's exploratory practices in this direction are commendable. In the context of the industrial internet, we hope both parties can explore more points of cooperation alignment to jointly achieve the value mission of industrial innovation upgrading."

Pan State Investment Chairman Zhao Lu expressed appreciation for IBI's layout in the direction of the industrial internet. He suggested: "Building the industrial internet is an important driving force for the digital transformation of the industrial sector. We hope both parties can explore and innovate based on the strategic cooperation agreement, establishing an efficient operating industrial internet ecosystem." IBI Senior Vice President and TDD CEO Liu Zhai introduced: "TDD and Pan State Investment have many complementary advantages in platform construction, industrial big data sharing, and the industrial internet ecological layout. Based on this, both parties also signed a strategic cooperation with the hope to strengthen interaction and jointly promote the implementation of related content in the later stage." After the Spring Festival, the domestic economy has fully recovered. Driven by increased demand from the terminal market, products at all stages of the titanium industry chain generally entered a full-load production state, exhibiting active platform consulting and procurement. During exchanges with related enterprises, the IBITDD delegation again felt the vigorous vitality of the titanium industry's development and the significant tasks ahead in building the industrial internet.

On April 28, the IBITDD delegation embarked on their return journey. Using relevant cooperation as a starting point and the experiences of the exchanges as motivation, the multi-platform will team up with titanium industry chain enterprises to write a new future for industrial internet construction.