🔺The delegation from Toyota Indonesia & ITB and the laboratory R&D team

The delegation visited the recycled plastic-wood corridor, the "Green Hercules" sculpture reshaped from waste metals, the new energy wheel symbolizing a carbon-neutral future, and the "Rebirth· Infinity" waste art installation. They personally experienced the innovative practice of integrating environmental protection and art, and gained a comprehensive understanding of GEM's innovative achievements in resource recycling and green manufacturing. 

Mr. Bob Azam (Toyota Indonesia) and Prof. Lavi Rizki Zuhal highly recognized GEM's industrial philosophy of "Limited Resources, Unlimited Recycling" and congratulated GEM on the world-class achievements in advancing Indonesia’s new energy industry.

▲The delegation visits a series of GEM's innovative environmental art achievements

Subsequently, the delegation conducted an in-depth inspection of the exhibition hall, engineering experiment research centers, and laboratory rooms. The laboratory is equipped with more than 300 sets of advanced experimental and testing equipment from Japan, the United States, Germany, and other countries, which attracted widespread attention from the visitors. Among them, Indonesia's first EPMA and the digital three-stage innovative reactor system (10L-1000L) became the focal points. Mr. Bob Azam (Toyota Indonesia) stated, this laboratory has become a leading R&D hub in Indonesia. Its scientific research capabilities fully cover cutting-edge fields such as metallurgy and new energy materials, which can not only meet the needs of basic research but also provide solid support for industrial technological breakthroughs. 

A PhD from China-Indonesia Joint program representative from the laboratory introduced that the China-Indonesia Joint Research Laboratory is committed to developing first-class outcomes – aiming to generate over 100  innovations annually, file no fewer than 500 global patents each year, and accumulate 3,000 global patent applications by 2030. It is believed that the world's best new energy materials will be developed here to support Toyota's new energy strategy.

▲The delegation visits the joint laboratory's exhibition hall and engineering experiment research centers

During the visit, the prayer room specially set up in the laboratory for Indonesian researchers became a highlight reflecting the warmth of cross-cultural cooperation. Mr. Bob Azam, the guest from Toyota, said that GEM not only opens its technology platform but also respects local cultural customs. This practice of "technology sharing + cultural inclusiveness" truly practices the cooperation concept of "synergy and common growth", which is in line with Toyota's ESG concept. Prof. Lavi Rizki Zuhal expressed his admiration for Prof. Xu Kaihua's broad vision of "sharing key technologies and cultivating Indonesian talents". He noted that the GEM-ITB-CSU China-Indonesia Joint Research Laboratory is an excellent model of R&D cooperation between enterprises and universities, and he looks forward to more enterprises following GEM's innovative cooperation model in the future.

As a landmark platform for China-Indonesia green technology cooperation, the GEM-ITB-CSU China-Indonesia Joint Research Laboratory has received this visit from the delegation of Toyota Indonesia and ITB. This not only reflects the high recognition of the laboratory's scientific research strength by international industry-university-research partners but also lays a solid foundation of mutual trust for the future multi-party alliance to jointly advance Indonesia's new energy industry. GEM will continue to uphold the concept of "integration of industry, technology, and culture", join hands with global partners to tackle green technology challenges, promote global low-carbon transformation, and serve global sustainable development.

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