Recently, Rio Tinto Group announced the establishment of Rio Tinto China technology and innovation center in Beijing, with a view to deeply integrating China’s leading scientific and technological R & D achievements with Rio Tinto’s professional capabilities and jointly seeking technical solutions to business challenges.
Rio Tinto’s China technology and innovation center is committed to better introducing China’s technological innovation capability into Rio Tinto’s global business operations, so as to promote its strategic priority, that is, to become the best operator, lead excellent development, have excellent environmental, social and Governance (ESG) performance and obtain social recognition.
Nigel steward, chief scientist of Rio Tinto Group, said: “in the process of working with Chinese partners in the past, we have benefited a lot from China’s rapid development of technological capabilities. Now, driven by technological innovation, China has entered a new stage of high-quality development. We are very excited that Rio Tinto’s China technology and innovation center will become a bridge for us to further deepen technical cooperation with China.”
The long-term vision of Rio Tinto China technology and innovation center is to become one of the global R & D centers of Rio Tinto Group, continue to promote industrial innovation, and provide technical solutions to various challenges, including climate change, safe production, environmental protection, cost reduction and efficiency enhancement.