Zhang Ping, 62 years old, is the chairman of Jiangsu Changli Aluminum Co., Ltd. He graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University with a major in metal cutting machine tool design. He enjoys special government allowances from the State Council as an expert. He was awarded the Outstanding Contribution Award in Jiangsu Province. Young Expert, Second Prize of Jiangsu Province Science and Technology Progress Award, Suzhou City Outstanding Science and Technology Talent Award, Changshu City Mayor's Special Award for Science and Technology Progress, Outstanding Entrepreneur of China Nonferrous Metal Processing Industry Association, Sixth Jiangsu Province Outstanding Enterprise Manager and other honors title.
In the past twenty years, under his leadership, Chang Aluminum Co., Ltd. has developed into an annual output of 100,000 tons of aluminum hot-rolled and continuous casting and rolling billets, 50,000 tons of aluminum foil and wool, and 42,000 hydrophilic coatings. Tons of domestic large-scale aluminum processing enterprises, successfully listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange Small and Medium Enterprises Board in August 2007 (stock code 002160), is a key high-tech enterprise in the National Torch Plan, the first batch of 22 key private technology enterprises in Jiangsu Province and "Jiangsu Province" One of the 100 enterprises focused on cultivating and developing during the 11th Five-Year Plan period. In 2006, the "Global" brand aluminum foil produced by Chang Aluminum Co., Ltd. was awarded the Chinese Famous Brand Product. In 2007, the enterprise technology center was recognized as a national enterprise center. In 2007, the aluminum foil production and sales volume was 68,000 tons, with main business sales of nearly 2 billion yuan, export earnings of 60 million US dollars, and total profits and taxes of 90 million yuan. Aluminum foil production ranks first among similar domestic companies. Its leading product, aluminum foil for air conditioners, has ranked first in the country in production and sales for six consecutive years, and its hydrophilic-coated aluminum foil has ranked first in the world for three consecutive years.