A project developed by Baogang Group, based in Baotou, North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, has won the Nomination Award in the China Grand Awards for Industry for its outstanding contribution to industrial development and innovation, according to Baotou Daily.

The Development and Application of Integrated Technology of 1280MPa Bema Multiphase Bainite Rail Project integrated material science, metallurgy, material forming and control, computer simulation, welding technology and other multidisciplinary research, and developed a 1280MPa Bema multiphase bainite hot-rolled rail product with independent intellectual property rights.

The project's products have been successful in the application of turnout and main track.

Co-founded by the China Federation of Industrial Economics and 12 major industrial federations with the approval of the State Council, the China Grand Awards for Industry is recognized as the top award in the industrial sector in China. The award is aimed at commending benchmark industrial businesses and projects, and encouraging industrial progress as well as economic development in China.

Three separate awards are included: the industry award, the nomination award, and the recognition award.

Baogang Group, or Baotou Iron and Steel Group, is a State-owned iron and steel company based in Baotou, Inner Mongolia autonomous region. It is the largest steel business based in the autonomous region, and one of the oldest iron and steel industrial bases in China, with a large production base of iron and steel, and the largest scientific research and production base of rare earth metals in China.

Since 2009, Baogang Group has successively developed a full range of bainite rails in nine specifications, with a cumulative production and sales of more than 60,000 tons, and a profit of 73 million yuan ($11.29 million).