On the morning of June 22nd, Dawn Titanium Industry Company held the 7th Skill Competition with the theme of "Inspire the Spirit, Excel in the Position, and Strive for Excellence". Employees of Shuanglong Chemical, which belongs to Dawn’s titanium industry sector, were invited to participate. This move aimed to promote training through competition, increase intelligence through learning, improve efficiency through catching up, gather strength through assistance, and empower through exceeding, singing the main theme of becoming a talent with skills and serving the country with skills, and paying tribute to the 103rd anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China and the 33rd anniversary of the founding of Dawn Group.

Yu Xiaoning, Chairman and President of Dawn Group, Yang Jingyi, Director of the Administrative Management Department, Li Jianli, Head of Dawn’s Titanium Industry Sector and General Manager of Dawn Titanium Industry Company, and Ma Wen, General Manager of Shuanglong Chemical Co., Ltd attended the event. "Only by continuously improving our skills, honing our abilities, competing on quality, seizing the market, and striving for market share, can we gain various advantages and resources to continuously enhance our core competitiveness," stated the event host.

It was understood that the 7 competition items set up in this event include CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation practice, fire extinguisher use practice, whiteness detection, pollution control pH value reading, forklift practical skills, centrifugal pump disassembly and assembly, crucible operation, etc., covering theoretical knowledge answering and practical skills competition. The contestants were calm, focused, and performed in a standardized manner, demonstrating good professionalism and superb technical skills in their respective events.

Competitions illuminate life, and skills change destiny. Zhou Naizhu, from the neutralization post in the contamination control workshop of Dawn Titanium Industry Company, said that the competition allowed participants to assess their own gaps, providing a rare opportunity for employees to develop good professional standards and hone their skills. "In this rapidly changing era, the pace of technological updates and iterations is increasing. Only by continuously improving ourselves, can we contribute more to the development of the company," Zang Jingwei, from the crucible operation post in the calcination workshop of Shuanglong Chemical Company said.

As the annual "special reserved program", the competition has been a big stage for employees to show their talents. According to statistics, 43 first prizes were awarded in the seven sessions competition, and the total number of winners reached 130. "These winners are the epitome of our 'Making the employees successful'!" said Gao Dianxi, judge of the event and deputy general manager of Dawn Titanium Industry Co., Ltd. The skills competition not only shows the contestants’ solid professional knowledge and keen thinking ability, but also demonstrates their spirit of pursuing excellence and forging ahead courageously.

Wang Jun, Quality Control Department Supervisor at Shuanglong Chemical Company and the first-place winner of the laboratory technician competition two years ago, said, "I gained many insights into optimizing processes and solving problems, which quickly helped me grow into a supervisor." Mu Mingjun, a forklift driver in the Warehouse Department of Dawn Titanium Industry Company, commented, "Winning the first place again after three years has further motivated me to stay committed on the front line and uphold craftsmanship." Wang Longsheng, a maintenance worker in the Surface Treatment Workshop and this year's newly crowned first-place winner, confidently stated, "I am confident in achieving victory again in next year's competition."

General Manager Li Jianli shared the remarkable achievements of the titanium industry segment in the first half of the year, the progress of project construction, and the current market situation. He praised the event, saying, "This is not just a competition of skills, but also a contest of spirit and morale." In the future, we will continue to work hard to grab orders, increase production, and expand the market, contribute our wisdom and sweat to the development of the titanium industry sector, and help Dawn Group accelerate the realization of the "two 100 billion" goals.

Showcase Skills in Competition, Achieve Greatness in the New Era. Chairman Yu Xiaoning stated that the core of the great rejuvenation of the People’s Republic of China is economic rise, and Dawn must shoulder the responsibility and commitment of a national enterprise. In the face of anti-dumping investigations on Chinese titanium dioxide by the Eurasian Economic Union, the European Union, India, and Brazil, we must deeply strengthen our sense of patriotism, improve our skills based on our posts, create core products in the tide of reform in the construction of the industrial workforce, strive to become a leader in the titanium dioxide industry, and create more value for the country and society.