A few days ago, the “2018 Annual Meeting of Stainless Steel International Forum for Food Industry” hosted by China Food and Packaging Machinery Industry Association was held in Wuxi. The conference awarded TISCO the “2018 Contribution Award for Stainless Steel Industry for Food Industry”.
The purpose of this annual meeting is to further promote the standardized application of stainless steel in the food industry by building a platform for information sharing, technical exchange and cooperation, improve the safety level of food-contact stainless steel materials, and conduct research and development and application of stainless steel materials in the food industry. Commend. The conference invited more than 100 people from international institutions, government regulatory agencies, industry experts, representatives of well-known enterprises, universities and research institutions to discuss hot topics such as standards and regulations, excellent application cases, existing problems and countermeasures, and technological innovation of food-grade stainless steel materials. . At the meeting, experts from TISCO Technology Center gave a keynote speech entitled “Application of Stainless Steel in Food Industry”, which was well received by the participants.
Stainless steel is widely used in food production containers, tools and equipment and packaging materials because of its corrosion resistance, high temperature resistance, easy processing, low cost, recyclability, and long life cycle. Limited by the level of economic development and related technologies, the research and development and application of food-grade stainless steel materials in my country started late. However, with the rapid economic and social progress in my country, all sectors of society have paid more and more attention to the safety of food contact materials. The application of stainless steel for the food industry is developing rapidly. According to incomplete statistics, the current annual consumption of stainless steel in my country’s food industry is about 10 million tons, of which the food machinery manufacturing industry uses 2.6 million tons of stainless steel materials every year, and the market has broad prospects.
As a global leader in the stainless steel industry and an important stainless steel production base in my country, TISCO has long been committed to the R&D, production, promotion and application of new stainless steel materials relying on advanced production equipment and technology. In terms of stainless steel for food, it took the lead in promoting stainless steel products such as 304 and 316 in kitchen utensils, food storage tanks, food processing machinery and other fields, and then developed ferritic stainless steel, martensitic stainless steel, higher grade Austrian stainless steel for food industry. Tennis stainless steel, duplex stainless steel, antibacterial stainless steel and other varieties contribute to the transformation and upgrading of food-grade stainless steel.
At present, TISCO is actively participating in the formulation and revision of national and industrial standards for stainless steel materials for food contact. In the next step, TISCO will strengthen cooperation with relevant upstream and downstream units, give full play to the collaborative innovation mechanism of industry-university-research-use maagement integration, continuously improve the research and development and application level of stainless steel for food, and make new contributions to the construction of “Healthy China”.
Post time: Feb-17-2022