Liu Tianwei, Chairman of the Xishuangbanna Petrochemical Group, Awarded the Inaugural “Xishuangbanna Talent Award”
On the morning of November 19, the Prefecture-wide Education, Talent, and Science & Technology Conference and the inaugural “Xishuangbanna Outstanding Talent Award” Commendation Ceremony were held in Jinghong. The conference honored outstanding collectives, enterprises, townships, and individuals across the prefecture for their achievements in education, talent development, and scientific and technological innovation, as well as the recipients of the first “Xishuangbanna Outstanding Talent Award.” Liu Tianwei, a National Model Worker and Chairman of the Xishuangbanna Petrochemical Group, was awarded the inaugural “Xishuangbanna Outstanding Talent Award.”



The conference honored outstanding collectives, enterprises, townships, and individuals across the prefecture for their achievements in education, talent development, and scientific and technological innovation, as well as the recipients of the inaugural Xishuangbanna Talent Award.

Liu Tianwei is an outstanding farmer-entrepreneur who has grown and thrived in Xishuangbanna alongside the country’s reform and opening-up. Over the more than two decades since the founding of Xishuangbanna Petrochemical Group Co., Ltd., under the leadership of Chairman Liu Tianwei, the company has leveraged keen market insight and an unrelenting drive for progress to evolve into a modern, multi-channel, diversified corporate group. Its business portfolio spans liquefied petroleum gas, fuel stations, oil imports, piped natural gas, real estate development, mineral resource exploration and development, the cultivation of rare and valuable timber species, and the production of Wild Elephant Spring premium drinking water, among other ventures. While expanding and strengthening its operations, Xishuangbanna Petrochemical Group has remained committed to giving back to society by upholding the principle of “wealth brings responsibility” and actively engaging in public welfare initiatives. Since its establishment, the company has donated over RMB 21 million in cash and in-kind contributions to various social公益 causes. It has also been repeatedly recognized by Party committees, governments, and relevant authorities at the national, provincial, prefectural, and municipal levels as a “National Model Worker Vanguard,” a “National Model Employee Home,” a “Harmonious Enterprise,” and a “Creditworthy Unit,” thereby establishing itself as a well-known private enterprise brand in the Dai region. The company has made significant contributions to the economic and social development of Xishuangbanna, notably ranking 24th among Yunnan Province’s Top 100 Private Enterprises in 2016.

As a private entrepreneur with a strong sense of social responsibility, Liu Tianwei has devoted considerable energy and resources to charitable causes, education, science, culture, health, disaster relief, and environmental protection. On his personal initiative, he has funded the construction of such projects as the “Menghai Tianwei Primary School,” the “Mengla Tianwei Bridge of Compassion,” and the “Mojiang Tongguan Tianwei Stepped Classroom Building.” Chairman Liu Tianwei’s establishment of the “Banna Petrochemical” brand in the Xishuangbanna region, along with his outstanding achievements in advancing industry and serving the nation, have earned him multiple cordial audiences with Party and state leaders.
In the inaugural Xishuangbanna Talent Award, hosted by the Xishuangbanna Prefectural People’s Government, Chairman Liu Tianwei was recognized for his contributions to the local economic development of Xishuangbanna, particularly for spearheading the initiative to replace traditional firewood with liquefied petroleum gas in rural areas, thereby safeguarding Xishuangbanna’s forested oasis. Moreover, the new-energy research on liquefied petroleum gas conducted by the Xishuangbanna Petrochemical Group marked the first step taken by private enterprises in Xishuangbanna Prefecture in scientific and technological R&D. Over the years, the Group’s achievements and its charitable endeavors have earned widespread acclaim from the local community and unanimous approval from the award committee, ultimately securing the prestigious Xishuangbanna Talent Award.
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