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[SMM Hydrogen Energy Express] On February 2, the successful bidder candidates for the procurement of hydrogen production power supply equipment under the Key Technology Research Project for Renewable Energy Water Electrolysis Hydrogen Production System Control were announced. According to the announcement: the first-ranked bidder is Beijing Leidong Zhichuang Technology Co., Ltd., with a bid price of 760,000 yuan including tax; the second-ranked bidder is Hubei Intelli Electric Co., Ltd., with a bid price of 650,000 yuan including tax; and the third-ranked bidder is Baoding Hongri Electric Co., Ltd., with a bid price of 799,000 yuan including tax. It is understood that the project intends to procure one dry-type transformer, one IGBT rectifier power supply, one DC/DC converter, and one set of EMS energy management system, with the above power supply components integrated into a single container.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as the world's largest supplier of cobalt resources, accounted for over 70% of the global cobalt raw material supply in 2024. In 2025, the export ban and quota policies implemented by the country have already triggered significant fluctuations in cobalt prices. At a time when its cobalt ore exports have not yet resumed large-scale shipments, the United States has successively launched a critical minerals reserve plan, intensifying the competition for global resource dominance. This not only introduces new uncertainties to the cobalt supply system in the DRC but also further elevates the geopolitical risks for Chinese enterprises in securing cobalt resources.

Lihua Yiweiyuan Chemical Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Lihua Yiweiyuan") announced today that its "250 kt/year electrolyte solvent project," which it invested in and constructed, had been fully operational and successfully produced qualified products. The project was approved by the shareholders' meeting in December 2022 and, after three years of construction, had now completed the entire production process. The project primarily produced electronic-grade propylene carbonate (PC), dimethyl carbonate (DMC), ethyl methyl carbonate (EMC), diethyl carbonate (DEC), and other electrolyte solvents, with by-products including propylene glycol and food-grade carbon dioxide.