Shenzhen, 6 March 2026—On the afternoon of February 28, 2026, Chairman Mr. Chen Yanbin and General Manager Mr. Guan Zhibo of Beijing Easpring Material Technology CO.,LTD. (hereinafter referred to as "Easpring") visited GEM's Jingmen Industrial Park for exchange and communication. GEM's Chairman, Professor Xu Kaihua, warmly welcomed the guests.

GEM is the first stop of Easpring's senior leadership visit in the Year of the Horse, which symbolizes a promising start to the cooperation between the two companies, ensuring swift success and a flourishing partnership!

At the beginning of the Year of the Horse, the top leaders of both sides engaged in a friendly and candid strategic cooperation exchange, defining the depth of collaboration and jointly building a global competitive industrial chain alliance. They also jointly held a mass production and shipment ceremony for the new generation of ultra-high nickel ternary precursors, marking the new achievements in their cooperation and entering a new phase of collaboration.

▲ Chairman Xu Kaihua Leads GEM’s Core Management Team to Warmly Welcome Easpring’s Guests and Take a Group Photo

▲ Easpring and GEM Engage in In-Depth Communication and Exchange to Strengthen Strategic Cooperation and Complementary Advantages

At the strategic cooperation exchange meeting, Chairman Mr. Chen Yanbin first expressed his heartfelt gratitude to Professor Xu Kaihua for his warm reception and extended sincere thanks to GEM for its support to Easpring over the years.

Chairman Mr. Chen Yanbin pointed out that Easpring is optimistic about the development prospects of ternary power batteries, and the market for ternary materials is vast. The technical advantages of Easpring in materials and market chain, combined with GEM’s advantages in resource end and recycling chain, will form a more robust and complementary full industry chain advantage for their cooperation. Easpring is willing to engage in strategic cooperation and deep binding with GEM to transform both parties’ advantages into global market competitiveness, jointly creating a broader and better future.

Chairman Mr. Chen Yanbin and his delegation visited GEM's key innovation platforms and core production lines, including the National Energy Metals Resource and New Materials Key Laboratory, Lithium Power Battery Recycling and Resource Center, Tungsten Resource Recycling Center, the New Generation of High-Nickel Precursor Easpring-Specific Production Line, and the Safety and Environmental Control Center. They gained an in-depth understanding of GEM's research and innovation capabilities across the entire lifecycle of key metals and new energy, production line equipment, product upgrades, and supply chain integration.

Chairman Mr. Chen Yanbin remarked that compared to his visit four years ago, this visit made him feel the remarkable leap forward in GEM’s resource integration, production line upgrades, and innovative R&D, with outstanding achievements.

Chairman Mr. Chen Yanbin stated that this mass production and shipment marks the leap from 6-series products to 9-series products in their cooperation, highlighting the important achievements of their collaboration and marking the beginning of a new height in their partnership!

▲ Chairman Mr. Chen Yanbin of Easpring Speaks at the Strategic Cooperation Exchange Seminar

▲ Chairman Mr. Chen Yanbin of Easpring (second from left) Visits the Retired Lithium Battery and Battery Waste Recycling Center

Chairman Xu Kaihua expressed his sincere gratitude to Chairman Mr. Chen Yanbin and General Manager Mr. Guan Zhibo of Easpring for choosing GEM as the first stop in the Year of the Horse. Chairman Xu Kaihua stated that Easpring is a global leader in cathode material innovation, and it is a great honor for GEM to serve Easpring.

The cooperation potential between GEM and Easpring in resources, technology, and markets is immense and promising. GEM is committed to a strategic alliance with Easpring, fostering a strong union, deep integration, and joint efforts to create globally competitive industry chain cooperation cases.

Chairman Xu Kaihua emphasized that serving Easpring well is one of GEM’s most important strategic goals for the future. Easpring’s progress is GEM’s progress, and Easpring’s needs are GEM’s directives. In the future, GEM will fully support Easpring’s global expansion with high-quality services, competitive costs, world-class production lines, and an innovative technical team.

▲ Chairman Mr. Xu Kaihua of GEM Speaks at the Strategic Cooperation Exchange Seminar

During the visit, Professor Xu Kaihua highlighted the smart manufacturing and brand management levels of the new generation of high-nickel precursor Easpring-specific production line. He also emphasized that GEM provides Easpring with global-leading production lines, the largest capacity, and the fastest response speed to meet Easpring’s market needs and future strategic development, ensuring a reliable supply for Easpring’s growth.

▲ Chairman Mr. Chen Yanbin of Easpring (second from right) and His Delegation Visit the New Generation High-Nickel Precursor Production Line

At the mass production and shipment ceremony for the new generation of ultra-high nickel ternary precursors, Chairman Xu Kaihua and Chairman Chen Yanbin jointly unveiled the new product of their cooperation, marking the start of a new phase in their collaboration in the high-end precursor field.

“New production lines are in place, and new products are here. The scale of our cooperation will continue to grow!” Chairman Xu Kaihua remarked. He wished that this mass production and shipment would serve as an opportunity for their cooperation to soar, with a bright future ahead!

▲ Both Parties Unveil the Mass Production and Shipment of the New Generation Ultra-High Nickel Ternary Precursors

This visit by Chairman Mr. Chen Yanbin and his delegation to GEM not only deepened mutual understanding and strategic trust but also solidified the direction and path for future cooperation. As core enterprises in the global new energy materials sector, GEM and Easpring will take this exchange as an opportunity to further enhance collaboration in resources, technology, production capacity, and markets, driving the deep integration of the industry chain both upstream and downstream. Together, they will address global industry challenges, seize new opportunities in the development of the global new energy sector, and inject strong momentum into the high-quality growth of the global new energy industry!

GEM’s Director and Executive Deputy General Manager Mr. Zhou Bo, Senior Deputy General Manager Dr. Zhang Kun, Deputy General Manager Mr. Dong Yuebing, and Assistant General Manager Dr. Sun Zhaojian, among other leaders of GEM, participated in the reception.