Established in November, 1952, we are the largest R&D institution in the field of nonferrous metal industry in China. Prof. Dianzuo Wang, who is the vice president of Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), a member of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and also foreign associate of National Academy of Engineering (NAE) of the USA, is our honorary president. Dr. Hailing Tu, a well-known expert of semiconductor materials in China, is our president.

Since our establishment, more than 5,000 projects have been carried out. Over 4,000 scientific achievements have been obtained, and more than 800 of them have been awarded national or ministerial prize. 300 national invention patents have been granted. After 50 years' development, the research areas have expanded to microelectronic and photoelectronic materials, rare and precious metals materials, rare earth materials, energy technology and materials, special alloy powder and powder metallurgy materials, superconductor materials, Nano technology and materials, infrared optical materials, nonferrous metals processing technology, advanced mineral processing and metallurgy, nonferrous metal composites, materials analysis and testing. We have been developed into a comprehensive research institute covering a wide range of fields, capable of assuming key and important projects and solving sophisticated technological and engineering difficulties.

We also have established broad technical exchange, cooperation and trading partnership with counterparts in more than 30 countries and regions. Oriented toward the future, we are always ready to carry out all-round cooperation with partners around the world for mutual development.