On January 22, 2026, Dang Chao, Deputy General Manager of Business Synergy Department of CITIC Group, led a delegation to Global New Material International Holdings Limited (stock code: 06616.HK) for a discussion with Zhou Fangchao, Executive Director and Vice President of GNMI. The two sides engaged in in-depth communication on topics such as market expansion, industrial chain synergy, and financial service innovation, and reached several consensuses.

Zhou Fangchao welcomed the visiting delegation from CITIC Group and CITIC Bank and gave a detailed account of the production and operation, technological innovation, industrial layout and global market expansion plans of Global New Material International. He said that GNMI, as a national high-tech enterprise and a specialized, refined, distinctive and innovative “little giant” enterprise, is deepening its global R&D network and intelligent manufacturing system around the strategic main line of “materials + innovation + all scenarios”, and currently has broad cooperation space in areas such as overseas market expansion, industrial chain resource integration, and green industrial upgrading. CITIC Group enjoys the comprehensive advantages of “wide industrial coverage and full financial licenses”, and has accumulated rich service experience in cross-border cooperation and industrial chain synergy. The advantages of both sides are highly complementary, and it is expected that GNMI and CITIC Group will play their respective advantages to achieve win-win synergy.

Dang Chao gave a positive assessment of Global New Material International’s technological innovation capabilities and global layout achievements in the field of new materials. He said that the new materials industry is an important part of the country’s real economy, and Global New Material International has achieved remarkable results in new materials technology research and development, market expansion, etc., and has played an important role in promoting industrial transformation and upgrading. CITIC Group is deeply involved in areas such as integrated finance, advanced and intelligent manufacturing, advanced materials, new consumption and new urbanization. The development directions of the two sides are highly consistent and hope to further establish a long-term and stable cooperative relationship, relying on CITIC Group’s global service network and government-enterprise synergy resources to provide all-round support such as channel connection, policy consultation and customized integrated financial solutions to help enterprises deepen international cooperation and industry standard setting, and achieve mutual benefit, win-win and high-quality development.

The discussion enhanced mutual trust and understanding between the two sides and laid a solid foundation for further cooperation. In the future, both sides will leverage their respective resource endowments and core strengths to steadily advance cooperation in areas such as market expansion, industrial chain synergy, and financial services, jointly promote high-quality development of the new materials industry, and inject new impetus into global green manufacturing and sustainable development.

Zhang Wenwen, General Manager of Corporate Banking/Inclusive Finance Department of CITIC Bank Nanning Branch, Liang Cai, Member of the CPC  Committee of CITIC Bank Liuzhou Branch, Zhong Jianfeng, Member of the CPC Committee and Vice Head of CITIC Bank Liuzhou Branch, and heads of relevant departments of Global New Material International attended the discussion.