On the morning of September 14, the 8th Outstanding Builders of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the Non-Public Sector of the Economy of Shandong Province Commendation Conference was held in Jinan. Mr. Zheng Yueming, the chairman and president of Levima Advanced Materials Technology Co., Ltd. was honored as the "Outstanding Builders of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the Non-Public Sector of the Economy of Shandong Province" and delivered a speech at the conference as the representative of the outstanding builders.

       Lin Wu, Secretary of Shandong Provincial Party Committee, cordially met with the honorees before the conference. Zhou Naixiang, Deputy Secretary of Shandong Provincial Party Committee and Governor of Shandong Province, attended the meeting and delivered a speech at the conference. Shandong Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, United Front Work Department Minister Xu Hairong presided over the meeting. Provincial leaders Wang Suilian, Zhang Xinwen, relevant departments of the province and the city responsible parties attended the meeting.

       Combined with the enterprise development and personal growth experience, Mr. Zheng focused on three aspects of feelings and experiences, such as strategic direction, innovation drive and social responsibility in his speech. He said that the destiny of private enterprises and private entrepreneurs is closely related to the development of the country, and they must take the initiative to integrate into and serve the overall situation of national development, and walk in the right direction in order to realize sustainable development; innovation drive is not a slogan, but a necessary way for enterprises to enhance their core competitiveness and achieve high-quality development; the development of enterprises cannot be separated from the support of the community in all aspects, and private entrepreneurs should actively fulfill social responsibility while developing enterprises well and paying taxes.

       Under the leadership of Mr. Zheng, Levima Advanced Materials has grown from a barren land to a modernized listed company of new materials with certain industry influence after more than ten years of development. During the “14th Five-Year Plan” period, the company will invest about 20 billion RMB, focusing on the layout of new energy materials, biodegradable materials, electronic materials and other fields, serving the development of new energy, new materials and information technology and other national strategic emerging industries. At present, the company is building more than ten new product projects basically adopt self-developed technology, which will help promote the progress of the industry and provide strong support for the realization of high-quality and sustainable development of enterprises. As a deputy to the National People's Congress and vice chairman of Shandong Province Federation of Industry and Commerce, Mr. Zheng has accumulated dozens of suggestions and motions around new materials, scientific and technological innovation, environmental protection, education, transportation, etc. through individual and joint approaches over the past six years, and has actively led his staff to carry out public welfare activities in the areas of charities, environmental protection, education, and rural revitalization.

       Mr. Zheng said, “We will continue to maintain the attitude of a striver, carry forward the spirit of outstanding builders and entrepreneurs, and achieve a higher level and more comprehensive development with a sense of responsibility, a sense of urgency, and a consistent sense of family and country, so as to make new and greater contributions to the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics and the high-quality development of the economy and society.”