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Recently, Mr. Shi Zhanhua, the chairman of Hebei Huayuan Science and industry Co., Ltd., was invited to participate in the recording of CCTV's "Credit China" program and received an exclusive interview with the famous host Dong Qian. After the program was officially broadcast on CCTV's Old Story Channel on August 17th, it quickly attracted widespread attention from all sectors of society to Hebei Huayuan Science and industry Co., Ltd. (hereinafter “Huayuan”) and the horizontal directional drilling crossing technology.
"Credit China" is a large-scale talk show broadcast on CCTV's Old Story Channel. It tells the stories of enterprises' honest entrepreneurship by combining studio interviews with on-site shooting. The program focuses on the credit development process and business practices of famous entrepreneurs and industry models, establishing a positive credit concept for the public and conveying positive energy.
Mr. Shi Zhanhua graduated from Tsinghua University and is an outstanding representative in China's trenchless horizontal directional drilling industry. He has been long committed to the research, equipment development and application practice of horizontal directional drilling crossing technology, summarized and pioneered a number of related theories on directional drilling crossing, achieved a series of world-leading innovative results, promoted the industry to achieve a historic leap from backwardness to leadership, and made important contributions to the country and society. In 2005, he was honored with the title of "Top Ten Chinese Science and Technology News Figures," and his personal experience was included in the book "ZhiQuGaoDuan: Focus on 40 Chinese Science and Technology News Figures".
During the interview, Mr. Shi Zhanhua briefly reviewed the development process of China's trenchless industry. He frankly admitted that China's HDD industry started relatively late and heavily relied on imported foreign equipment and technology in the early stage, resulting in high costs and difficulty in wide popularization.
In 1996, Hebei Huayuan Science and industry Co., Ltd. developed a set of HDD supporting equipment for the pipeline crossing project of civil aviation fuel and successfully applied it in project practice. This practical and economical equipment greatly reduced the construction cost of the directional drilling crossing project, marking a major breakthrough in China's independent HDD technology.
Photo of the Hong Kong International Airport Aviation Fuel Pipeline Reconstruction Project Site
As the interview progressed, Mr. Shi vividly presented Huayuan’s achievements in HDD through compelling examples and detailed data. Speaking about the Hong Kong International Airport aviation fuel pipeline crossing project completed in 2018, he mentioned that Huayuan crossed two 5,200-meter-long aviation fuel pipelines, setting a new world record of the longest HDD crossing. He highlighted that this international bidding project attracted over 30 renowned global enterprises. Despite initial skepticism about Huayuan, the company’s proposal for a single 5,200-meter crossing with “zero contact” between the pipeline and the seawater in the protected area won the client’s approval. Huayuan ultimately secured the bid and successfully completed this seemingly impossible task.
Regarding the future development of Huayuan, Mr. Shi expressed full confidence. He emphasized that Huayuan is the only company in the global trenchless HDD industry with a fully integrated industrial chain, encompassing everything from research and design to manufacturing and project execution. Mastery of core HDD technologies, he noted, is the key to Huayuan’s expansive market opportunities and promising development prospects.
The broadcast of the "Credit China" interview program has enabled more people to understand the comprehensive strength and outstanding contributions of Huayuan. Mr. Shi Zhanhua's amazing sharing not only demonstrated his innovative spirit and patriotism as an industry leader but also highlighted the important role and mission of private enterprises in promoting the development of the industry.
