In September, the first batch of manganese tetraoxide from Huayou New Materials Industry Group was officially produced and completed small-scale customer trials. In October, it passed ton-scale certification and received positive feedback from clients, marking significant progress in Huayou's entry into the manganese materials market.

Huayou adheres to the business philosophy of "all from customers, all for customers," focusing on solving customer problems and meeting customer needs as the starting point for its manganese initiatives. Developing manganese-based materials is a crucial step in the company's continuous optimization of its product structure, catering to diverse customer demands, and enhancing market adaptability. This is a significant achievement of Huayou's diversified product strategy.

To further improve the utilization rate of overseas resources, the company has deeply explored the value of mixed hydroxide precipitate (MHP) resources. Leveraging its key metallurgical material technology advantages, Huayou has developed a high-value utilization route for manganese resources in MHP. This technical route features a fully green and environmentally friendly process, significantly enhancing the quality of products such as manganese oxide and manganese sulfate solution. This is a major breakthrough in the technological and high-value utilization of overseas associated resources. Notably, the manganese-based battery materials co-developed efficiently with partners have been validated in the market, expanding high-end application scenarios for manganese-based battery materials, achieving low-cost, high-performance, and high-safety applications in 3C devices, small power systems, and new energy vehicles.

"Be fast to get ahead, be slow to get nothing." Since the decision to develop manganese-based materials, the entire industry group has responded swiftly and strategically. A professional team was quickly assembled to efficiently streamline the R&D, testing, and production processes for manganese-based products. Within a short period, the production line successfully produced multiple models of manganese-based products, including manganese oxide, achieving a significant leap from zero to one and from nothing to excellence.

Looking ahead, Huayou will continue to harness the power of platform innovation, focusing on improving the quality and reducing the cost of manganese-based materials. The company will continuously optimize its product structure, promoting high-quality, high-cost-performance manganese-based batteries into various application scenarios, contributing to the acceleration of the green and low-carbon transformation of the industry.