THE MINISTER OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Pursuant to the Government�s Decree No. 22/CP of May 22, 1993 on the tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment;
Pursuant to the Prime Minister�s Decision No. 82/2001/QD-TTg of May 24, 2001 approving major scientific and technological orientations, objectives and tasks and the list of key State-level scientific and technological programs in the 2001-2005 5-year period;
At the proposals of the Director of the Department for Industrial Sciences and Technologies Management and the Director of the Planning Department,
DECIDES:
Article 1.- To approve major objectives and contents of key the State-level scientific and technological program in the 2001-2005 5-year period: "Scientific research and development of new materials technologies", Code: KC.02 (appendix enclosed herewith).
Article 2.- The Director of the Department for Industrial Sciences and Technologies Management , the Director of the Planning Department, the Director of the Ministry�s Office, the heads of the units under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment and the heads of the concerned agencies and organizations shall have to implement this Decision.
Minister of Science, Technology and Environment
CHU TUAN NHA
Appendix
MAJOR OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS OF THE KEY STATE-LEVEL SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRAM IN THE 2001-2005 FIVE-YEAR PERIOD: "Scientific research and development of new materials technologies", Code: KC.02
(Issued together with Decision No. 17/2001/QD-BKHCNMT of June 11, 2001 of the Minister of Science, Technology and Environment)
a/ Objectives:
- To build scientific and technological potentials which shall serve as basis for receiving, adapting, mastering, improving and developing new materials technologies.
- To research into a number of technologies, thus creating basis for the import, transfer and development of technologies in the field of materials.
- To research into and select new technologies and new materials in service of a number of projects and socio-economic programs of the State.
b/ Major contents:
- To research into and apply modern technologies in pig-iron, steel, aluminum and some other metals casting suitable to Vietnam�s resources and practical conditions.
- To research into and apply technologies of refining, denaturing, alloying, casting and processing pig-iron, steel, aluminum and high-quality metal products in service of machine-building industry, construction, cement and chemicals production, and defense.
- To improve technologies of manufacturing high-grade ceramics, porcelain, glass products and high-durability porous materials,�
- To study and develop polymer and nano-composite polymer materials on the base of flexible thermoplastic, composite polymer materials reinforced by a homogeneous fibre or mixed with plant fibres (bamboo, neohouzeaua, jute, coconut,�) in order to minimize environmental pollution and reduce cost-price of products, apply technologies of dragging-casting, extrusion, spouting-pressing, hot-pressing in mold, scrolling in machine for the processing of the turned out materials.
- To expand the application of assorted compound polymers on the base of flexible thermoplastics and natural rubber as well as other compound materials for quality improvement and product cost reduction.
- To research into and develop assorted medical-biological polymer materials on the basis of carbon, carbon composite, polyurethane,� To raise the quality and expand the application of products on the base of chitin/chitosan.
- To research into materials and technologies for protecting traffic, building defense works, sea and island works.
- To research into photoelectronic and photonic materials, energy transformation materials, high-grade magnetic materials, nano-structured materials. To research into catalytic materials for treating waste gases by rare earth, and rare-earth magnet production technology.-