On July 20, 2011, a delegation from ShenHua Group Co., Ltd., led by Mr. WU Xiuzhang, Associate Chief Engineer and President of China ShenHua Coal to Liquid and Chemical Co., Ltd., visited SARI and its Low Carbon Energy Conversion Technology Center.
Representatives from ShenHua Group, Instutute of Coal Chemistry (ICC) of Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Shanghai Advanced Research Institute (SARI) of Chinese Academy of Sciences held a symposium in the New Technology Base of CAS Pudong Science and Technology Park. The symposium was hosted by Prof. SUN Yuhan, Vice President of SARI.

Firstly, Mr. WU Xiuzhang gave an overall introduction of ShenHua Group and the development of technology of coal to liquid and chemical. Then, Mr. HUANG Tao, Deputy Director of General Office, introduced SARI's current situation and development progress. Prof. SUN Yuhan made a keynote speech on the development of Low Carbon Energy Conversion Technology Center, followed by an in-depth discussion about future cooperation between the two parties.

After the symposium, Prof. SUN accompanied the delegation in visiting the Low Carbon Energy Conversion Technology Lab of SARI. Researchers from the parties had further exchanges of ideas on the efficient utilization of coal and the technology of coal to liquid and chemical.

Those attended the symposium included Prof. WEI Wei, Director Assistant from ICC, Mr. LU Weimin, General Manager of Technology Department of China ShenHua Coal to Liquid and Chemical Co., Ltd. and other researchers from ICC and ShenHua Group.