At 8 a.m. on January 28, the company held a year-end summary meeting in the conference room on the fourth floor, At the meeting, 36 individuals who won the advanced awards of counties, high-tech zones and enterprises in 2021 were commended. Two representatives and five department heads made statements respectively. The general manager and heads of departments submitted the letter of responsibility for safety and environmental protection, and finally Mr. Liu made a concluding speech.
Mr. Liu reviewed the development of the enterprise meaningfully, He said that time flies, Our enterprise has come all the way from Rudong private industrial park, 18 years of trials and hardships have come to an end here, and his historical mission has been completed. The once here will become an eternal memory. On this hot land, it carries the course of enterprise development and writes a brilliant chapter of the enterprise.It has won reputation, honor and performance for our enterprise. This land is the stage for us to move from the countryside to the world, the space for us to learn, create and develop, and the cradle for enterprises to sing their brands from being unknown. Due to the needs of government planning, everything here will be demolished in the first half of 2022. We want to leave here and enter a new green and intelligent plant area to start a new journey of high-quality development of enterprises.
Although we have a special love for this hot land, nostalgia and forgetfulness, development is the last word. We should strive to move forward and strive for greater achievements. When summing up the past year, he was filled with emotion. In the first half of the year, the prices of bulk commodities and shipping soared, setting an unprecedented historical record. In the second half of the year, they fell rapidly, and then fluctuated. The market continued to test the endurance of enterprises throughout the year. In such an environment, all staff of our company overcame difficulties, forged ahead, finally turned danger into opportunity, and walked out of this unforgettable year. In 2021, the production and sales of domestic trade remained stable, the sales of coating products increased by 66% over the previous year, and the foreign exchange earned by export increased by 193%, and achieved good performance.
In the new year, he proposed that we should innovate our thinking, strengthen the understanding of managers and technicians on intelligent manufacturing, continuously absorb and introduce the latest and cutting-edge technologies, equipment, ideas, culture and management, and constantly improve the comprehensive level of enterprises and the comprehensive quality of employees. He also stressed that after entering the new area, we should continue to learn and improve, and all departments should self pressurize and strive to be the first, to win the new race with a good mental outlook and write a new chapter. All staff should establish the concept of creating customer value, forging Gangzheng brand, becoming a brilliant career and promoting a new style of civilization, In the hard environment of the new plant with efficiency, intelligence and green, we shall actively create a perfect, discipline-abiding, friendly and upward soft environment to better promote the high-quality development of the enterprise. He also put forward guidance on New Year's work tasks from 16 aspects.
