On July 29, 2025, a delegation led by H.E. Wang Lutong, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to Indonesia, visited the Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP). During the visit, the delegation toured the “technology, intelligence and green” QMB Industrial Park, an Indonesian factory of GEM. Professor Xu Kaihua, Founder and Chairman of GEM, warmly received Ambassador Wang Lutong and his delegation.

Accompanied and guided by Chairman Xu Kaihua, Ambassador Wang Lutong’s delegation toured multiple facilities of the industrial park. These included Nickel Industry Museum; QMB’s Hydrometallurgical Cloud Control Center; Hydrometallurgy and New Energy Materials Engineering Technology Research Center; the nickel resource refining production line; the ternary precursor production line; and the ESG-compliant living facilities. The delegation gained detailed insights into how QMB utilizes its advanced High-Pressure Acid Leaching (HPAL) technology with independent intellectual property rights to process low-grade laterite nickel ore with a nickel content of 0.8-1.2% into world-class Mixed Hydroxide Precipitate (MHP).

▲Chairman Xu Kaihua accompanied Ambassador Wang Lutong on a tour of QMB’s world-leading Hydrometallurgical Cloud Control Center.

Chairman Xu Kaihua began by expressing his sincere gratitude to the Embassy of People’s Republic of China in Indonesia for its support to the QMB Industrial Park. “A strong nation is the solid backing for Chinese enterprises going global,” he said, “The Embassy of China in Indonesia has always been a powerful force supporting the development of Chinese companies here. It consistently provides comprehensive services for our global expansion, which is key to the success of Chinese enterprises in Indonesia. Ambassador Wang Lutong’s visit to our industrial park conveys the immense driving force of our nation’s support for Chinese enterprises overseas.” Chairman Xu Kaihua also stated that the cluster development of Chinese enterprises, with Chairman Xiang Guangda of Tsingshan Group as the core entrepreneur, is a successful case of Chinese enterprises going global through unity.

Ambassador Wang Lutong’s delegation visited the QMB employees’ living area. They toured the QMB’s ESG-compliant living facilities, including the basketball court, fitness center, and library, experiencing firsthand the comprehensive living support and world-benchmark ESG practices that QMB provides for its Chinese workforce.

▲Ambassador Wang Lutong engages in a friendly conversation with students from the China-Indonesia Joint Engineering Master’s Program.

During the visit, Ambassador Wang Lutong highly praised GEM’s outstanding contributions to talent cultivation and scientific and cultural exchange between China and Indonesia. He pointed out that GEM is an excellent representative of Chinese enterprises "going global" . He encouraged GEM to ensure the steady and long-term success of this “soft power” investment concept, promoting people-to-people connectivity with Indonesia while pursuing investment and development. Ambassador Wang Lutong affirmed that the Embassy of China in Indonesia will, as always, provide comprehensive support and guarantees for enterprises expanding overseas.

This inspection tour by Ambassador Wang Lutong and his delegation brought the “spring breeze and strength of the motherland” to Chinese enterprises abroad. It reflects the nation’s strong support for companies to “go global” to seize opportunities and seek development, injecting new momentum and vitality into GEM’s overseas growth.