Ceremony Overview
On July 16, 2025, Anhui Zhongtian Petrochemical Co., Ltd. and Anhui Heli Co., Ltd. held the signing and unveiling ceremony for a joint laboratory at Heli’s R&D building. Gao Xiaomou, Chairman of Zhongtian Petrochemical, Xue Bai, Vice Chairman of Heli, and core management and technical teams from both sides attended the ceremony to jointly witness this major industry collaboration.
Tour and Exchange
Before the ceremony, the Zhongtian delegation, accompanied by Heli’s responsible personnel, visited the Heli digital exhibition hall to experience Heli’s digital achievements and technical strength in forklift R&D and manufacturing. The visit highlighted Heli’s corporate spirit of “one team, one lifetime, one mission.”
Speeches and Strategic Significance
At the signing ceremony, Xue Bai and Gao Xiaomou delivered speeches in turn. Xue Bai stated that the global industry is accelerating its green and high-end transformation, and that Anhui Heli, as a leading enterprise in industrial vehicles, has always led development through technological innovation. Zhongtian Petrochemical, as a benchmark enterprise in the lubricating oil and grease sector, holds leading technical strength within the industry. The establishment of the joint laboratory is a strategic move responding to these trends; it will focus on forklift lubrication technology innovation and energy-saving, using shared resources and collaborative problem-solving to break industry bottlenecks and inject new momentum into high-quality development of the forklift industry.
Joint Lab Goals and Expectations
Gao Xiaomou emphasized that after decades of development both companies have become leaders in their respective fields. Zhongtian—with provincial key-discipline laboratories—is a frontrunner in lubrication technology; Heli holds a commanding position in forklift manufacturing. The joint laboratory will enable precise alignment between forklift manufacturing and lubrication technology, enhancing both parties’ competitive strength, seizing market opportunities, and driving technological upgrades through innovation. This cooperation is a vivid practice of strong partnership and complementary strengths.
Signing and Unveiling
Subsequently, with senior management from both sides witnessing, Gao Xiaomou and Xue Bai signed the agreement to jointly build the joint laboratory, and together unveiled the laboratory plaque. This cooperation marks an important milestone in the development histories of both companies and signals a new stage of cross-industry collaboration between the forklift industry and the lubricating oil & grease industry. The strategic alliance between Zhongtian and Heli will integrate advantages in manufacturing processes, lubrication technology, and R&D resources, driving breakthroughs in forklift lubrication technology and setting a cooperation benchmark for high-quality development across both industries.