<strong>China: Provincial Corporation to Establish Key Laboratory for Developing Special Plugs</strong>

China Tobacco Jiangsu Industrial Co., Ltd. in east China's Jiangsu Province will establish a key laboratory for developing special types of cigarette plugs within the premises of Nantong Cigarette Filter Tips Co., Ltd. in the province, in efforts to strengthen the development of new-type high-quality cigarette filter tips for its tobacco products.

Recently, China Tobacco Jiangsu Industrial Co., Ltd. held a symposium at Nantong Cigarette Filter Tips Co., Ltd. on the establishment of the key laboratory for developing special types of cigarette plugs and also on the establishment of a graduate workstation for tobacco manufacturing enterprises in Jiangsu Province.

The establishment of the key laboratory for developing special types of cigarette plugs is an important part of the efforts of China Tobacco Jiangsu Industrial Co., Ltd. to keep improving its technological innovation system, and the key laboratory will emerge as an advantageous platform of China Tobacco Jiangsu Industrial Co., Ltd. for developing common crucial technologies, strengthening the scientific-technological radiation capacity, promoting cooperation in research between the manufacturing sector, academia and research institutes, and strengthening academic exchanges and human resources development.

Meanwhile, the establishment of the graduate workstation for tobacco manufacturing enterprises in Jiangsu Province is an important approach of Nantong Cigarette Filter Tips Co., Ltd. for adhering to the strategy of "enhancing the capacity of enterprises through scientific-technological research", and the graduate workstation for tobacco manufacturing enterprises in Jiangsu Province will become an effective carrier for developing high-technological specialized human resources that will be capable of making a use of what have been learned.

The establishment of the key laboratory for developing special types of cigarette plugs and the establishment of the graduate workstation for tobacco manufacturing enterprises in Jiangsu Province will both contribute to laying a solid foundation for the tobacco manufacturing enterprises in Jiangsu to enhance their innovation capacity, and promote progress in the development of technologies for producing special types of cigarette filter tips.

At the same time, they will both generate positive and far-reaching influence on the research and development of crucial technologies, conversion of achievements in scientific-technological research, development of outstanding human resources, promotion of output growth and efficiency increase, etc. Enditem