OREANDA-NEWS. May 26, 2011. The results of the elections of Top 10 Worker Inventors and Top 10 Employee Elites for Science and Technology Innovation of Shanghai 2008-2010 were unveiled recently. Senior maintenance technician of Equipment Management Office of Baosteel Co., Ltd. Cold Rolling Plant Gao Yuqiang and Skill Specialist of Stainless Steel Business Unit Iron-making Plant Chu Bing are elected as Top 10 Worker Inventors of Shanghai. So far 11 people from Baosteel have been awarded this honor, reported the press-centre of Baosteel.

By February this year, Gao Yuqiang has obtained 83 patents and 9 technical know-how, taken part in 7 scientific research projects and created over RMB 87 million yuan benefit for the enterprise. With the aid of "Gao Yuqiang Innovation Incubator", 22 innovation backbones are fostered. His innovation achievements have won the gold prize of national invention exhibition and the bronze prize of Paris International Invention Exhibition.

As the lead of "Chu Bing Innovation Workshop", in recent years, Chu Bing has been responsible for 5 innovation promotion projects and 9 scientific research projects, which generated RMB 520 million yuan of benefit accumulatively. In 2009, an advanced operation practice of Chu Bing increased the PCI of blast furnace greatly. One of his inventions received the won the gold prize of national invention exhibition and the silver prize of Paris International Invention Exhibition.

Chief researcher of Baosteel Research Institute Equipment Division and director of R&D department of Baosteel Metal's packaging company Zhang Qingrong was awarded the title of Pacemaker for Science and Technology Innovation of Shanghai 2008-2010. Meanwhile, Wu Ruimin was also awarded the nomination prize for Top 10 Employee Elites for Science and Technology Innovation of Shanghai 2008-2010.