The Ministry of Science and Technology says Vietnam has mastered technologies and manufactured several industrial support products that replace imports, including two special steel grades, Duplex and Superduplex, sintered welding flux, WC-Co hard alloy for rock drill bits, flame-retardant fabric and phylon shoe soles. The products are said to match imported goods in quality and are made from domestic raw materials. However, most research results have so far remained small-scale. The ministry argues that science and technology should be tied to the real technology needs of enterprises, covering transfer, absorption, improvement, commercialization and scale-up, with leading enterprises acting as the core of the supply chain.
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Original headline: Chấm dứt phụ thuộc nhập khẩu, Việt Nam chính thức làm chủ một công nghệ quan trọng, chế tạo thành công sản phẩm phục vụ nhu cầu trong nước
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