?On October 18th, the completion ceremony and initial feedstock introduction of the "50,000 Ton High Nickel Ternary Precursor Material Project for Power Battery Applications" Phase I, undertaken by Huayou Cobalt's Huanneng New Materials (Indonesia) Co., Ltd., was successfully held at the Weda Bay Industrial Park in Indonesia.

Recently, the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Economy and Information Technology released the list of leading enterprises in the provincial headquarters of private economy for 2024. Huayou Cobalt was included in the category of leading enterprises in the secondary industry of Jiaxing City.

Recently, the Shanghai Futures Exchange (hereinafter referred to as "SFE") has continued to advance the construction of "Strong Source Support Enterprise" Industrial and Financial Service Bases to promote the organic combination of industry and finance.

In October, Huayou New Materials Industry Group established its Japanese subsidiary, Huayou Battery Materials Technology Japan Co., Ltd., which is now officially in operation.

On October 12th, the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC) announced the 2024 China Top 500 Private Enterprises list in Lanzhou, Gansu. With revenues amounting to 63.004 billion yuan, Huayou Cobalt ranked 170th among the 2024 China Top 500 Private Enterprises and 118th among the Top 500 Private Enterprises in China's Manufacturing Sector. This marks the third consecutive year that Huayou Cobalt has appeared on the list of China's Top 500 Private Enterprises, highlighting the promising potential and broad prospects of the new energy lithium battery industry.

?On September 29th, the 2024 China Listed Companies ESG Index Release Conference took place in Hangzhou. According to the 2024 ranking of the best-performing listed companies in Zhejiang Province for ESG metrics, Huayou Cobalt secured the 15th position.