Artificial gem project starts construction in Pingyao

Production and processing equipment worth over 30 million yuan ($4.42 million) has recently been transported to China Iron & Steel Research Pingyao New Materials Industrial Park.

The new equipment will be used to manufacture artificial sapphire crystals at a 2-billion-yuan industrial base to produce the product in Pingyao county.

The project will mainly focus on the production of artificial sapphire crystal with high optical performance, which will be applied to the military, aerospace, healthcare, LED semiconductor, optical window, and electronics fields.

Starting in November 2017, construction work on the project has been progressing smoothly, with buildings to house artificial sapphire crystal, canteens, and living quarters completed.

The artificial sapphire crystal industrial center project is part of China Iron & Steel Research Pingyao New Materials Industrial Park which also houses three other projects, namely a silicon carbide crystal industry base, a graphene electric heating film project, and a tire recycling project.