From December 26 to 28, 2025, the “1+N Service for Provincial-Level Development Zones – Jizhou Tour” initiative of the Advanced Materials Society Consortium of the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) was held at the Jizhou Economic Development Zone.
This event represented a major initiative by the CAST Advanced Materials Society Consortium to mobilize societal strengths and plan national-level scientific and technological undertakings. During the event, China’s first “Photo-Ecology–New Quality Productive Forces” Science and Technology Industrial Park was envisioned and planned in Jizhou, Tianjin.

The Consortium brought together academicians and experts in advanced materials, industry leaders, and secretaries-general from 13 member societies, who gathered in Jizhou alongside representatives from the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, business leaders, investors, and relevant officials from Jizhou District. In-depth discussions were conducted on industrial transformation of the Jizhou Economic Development Zone and the construction of a national-level “Photo-Ecology–New Quality Productive Forces” science and technology industrial park.

As a provincial-level development zone, the Jizhou Economic Development Zone is leveraging this opportunity of high-level intellectual convergence to join hands with the CAST Advanced Materials Society Consortium to officially launch the planning of a national-level Photo-Ecology Industrial Science and Technology Park. The initiative aims to address development bottlenecks through industrial upgrading, and to build a hundreds-of-billions-yuan–level industrial hub, fostering high-quality growth driven by new quality productive forces.

Zhang Liyong, Secretary of the Party Working Committee of the Jizhou Economic Development Zone, stated in his remarks that the expert visit and symposium provided an important opportunity for the development zone to connect with high-end innovation resources and break through development bottlenecks. The event not only brought new concepts, insights, and opportunities to the Jizhou Economic Development Zone, but also further expanded channels for cooperation between the zone and national-level academic societies, research institutions, and leading enterprises.

He emphasized that, taking this event as a new starting point, the Jizhou Economic Development Zone will continue to deepen strategic cooperation with national academic societies, research institutions, and industry leaders, establish regularized communication and coordination mechanisms, and actively explore cooperative models such as joint innovation consortia and pilot-scale testing bases. These efforts aim to accelerate the implementation and commercialization of more scientific and technological achievements within the park, injecting strong new momentum into the modernization, internationalization, and green transformation of the industrial sector.

Professor Han Gaorong of Zhejiang University, Professor Yang Huai of Peking University, and Mr. Xiao Zhiguo, President of Luming Technology Group Co., Ltd., delivered thematic briefings on industrial topics related to photo-ecology and photonic health.

The participating experts conducted on-site visits to key enterprises in the Jizhou Economic Development Zone, including Tianjin Tiger Ruixiang Instrument Equipment Co., Ltd., Newberg Technology (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., Tianjin Boya Quanxin Magnetoelectric Technology Co., Ltd., Tianjin Liqun Investment Co., Ltd., Tianjin Yejian Special Materials Co., Ltd., Tianjin Zhongbo Northern New Materials Co., Ltd., and Tianjin Pronotai New Materials Technology Co., Ltd.

During the visits, the experts gained an in-depth understanding of the companies’ production operations and technological bottlenecks, and held extensive discussions with enterprise representatives. In response to the technical challenges and development needs raised by the companies, the experts explored on-site solutions and provided suggestions on future innovation in the advanced materials industry, scientific and technological research and development, and project introduction and implementation.

At the meeting, the Advanced Materials Societies Consortium of the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Jizhou Economic Development Zone.

Based on a precise alignment with regional development needs, the consortium proposed a strategic vision centered on the photo-ecological industry, aiming to build a national-level science and technology industrial park.

Professor Zhang Zengzhi, Secretary-General of the Advanced Materials Societies Consortium, stated that as a non-governmental think tank dedicated to mobilizing social forces and planning major national-level initiatives, the consortium of advanced materials societies under CAST has consistently focused on integrating top-tier industry resources to empower high-quality regional industrial development.

Going forward, the consortium will fully leverage its strengths in high-level think tank services, expert networks, academic platforms, and achievement transformation (technology transfer and commercialization), actively integrating and tapping into diverse resources. It will provide more targeted intellectual support and professional services to the Jizhou Economic Development Zone in areas such as industrial development planning, industrial structure optimization, and enhancement of overall industrial capacity.

The consortium will introduce nationally leading expert teams in cutting-edge fields including membrane materials, luminescent materials, and smart glass materials, offering comprehensive support encompassing technical guidance, R&D innovation, and industrial project introduction. Through three to five years of cultivation and development, it aims to build the park into a national-level photo-ecological industrial science and technology park with an output value exceeding RMB 100 billion, thereby promoting the optimization and upgrading of the industrial structure of the Jizhou Economic Development Zone and forming a new hub for the aggregation of new quality productive forces.

Geng Zhuoyun, Deputy Head of the Jizhou District People’s Government, stated that Jizhou District will fully support the construction of the national-level photo-ecological industrial science and technology park, providing strong policy guarantees and comprehensive service support for its development.

He noted that Jizhou District enjoys sound ecological endowments and a clear locational advantage, and is currently at a critical stage of promoting high-quality development and building a modern industrial system. As the main battlefield, principal platform, and core engine of the district’s economic growth, the Jizhou Economic Development Zone should seize this event as an important opportunity to deepen cooperation with the CAST Advanced Materials Societies Consortium and participating institutions.

He emphasized the need to firmly grasp major opportunities for industrial development, further strengthen innovation-driven growth, optimize the business environment, improve industrial chains, and enhance development capacity, leveraging intellectual and institutional strengths to drive leapfrog industrial development.

Building on the Jizhou Economic Development Zone’s pillar industry of functional glass, this initiative introduces a wide range of photo-ecological science and technology resources, including healthy and livable glass, smart glass with adjustable light and color, healthy light sources, self-power-generating glass, and light-management technologies. Oriented toward market demand in Beijing and Tianjin, the project aims to develop an environment-friendly photo-ecological science and technology industrial park.

During the event, participating experts and local enterprise representatives from Jizhou engaged in in-depth discussions on the development of photo-ecological industrial clusters and overall industrial planning. This cooperation represents not only a vivid example of coordinated development between the CAST Advanced Materials Societies Consortium and local governments, but also a critical step for the Jizhou Economic Development Zone to break through development bottlenecks and cultivate new growth drivers.

Looking ahead, as the national-level “Photo-Ecology–New Quality Productive Forces” science and technology industrial park advances steadily, the consortium will continue to support the Jizhou Economic Development Zone in becoming a new hub for innovation-driven development in the advanced materials industry, injecting strong momentum into the growth of the photo-ecological industry in Tianjin and across China.