【 Company News 】 On February 5, 2025 operation-resuming ceremony of Global New Material International was held in Liuzhou factory. Su Ertian, Board Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Global New Material International, together with management team and all employees of Chesir Pearlescent Material Co., Ltd, gathered together to celebrate this event.

A good and smooth beginning ensures success

The ceremony was permeated with a festive and peaceful atmosphere.   Su Ertian first extended New Year’s wishes to GNMI employees and their families and expressed heartfelt thanks to those who remained at their posts during Chinese Spring Festival. He pointed out that in 2024, with joint efforts of all employees, GNMI made remarkable achievements by realizing deep integration with CQV, achieving double-digit sales growth, expanding overseas sales to more than 100 countries, and successfully completing the merger and acquisition of German Merck’s superficial solution business, a solid step towards globalization.

Three major tasks to guarantee transition and integration

Su Ertian stressed that 2025 was of great importance for GNMI, transition and integration are top priority. He demanded all employees to focus on three major tasks and go all out to win this “tough battle” :

• Risk freetransition: legal and financial teams strictly control the process to ensure seamless transfer of patents, technology and customer resources; Factories make production capacitysimulation and adaptation in advance to ensure technological introduction and integration with global production system.
• Integrated operation: In March, cross-departmental exchange and communication workshopswill be launched to promote the mutual recognition of production standards home and abroad, sharesupply chain and customer resources, and accelerate the integration process with Chinese efficiency and German precision.
• One familyculture: GNMI production sites around the world will initiate the program of Cultural Month, Chinese team introduced overseas production process management experience while German side participated in quality review system to build a global team through two-way integration.

Following three principles to build the cornerstone for development

Su Ertian pointed out that in order to achieve the annual goal, we must adhere to the following three principles:

• Safety first. Upon resuming plant operation, we will conduct a comprehensive checkonpotential hazards in production line, strictly implement international safety standards, and ensure a safe working environment for all employees.
• Innovation-driven. We will increase R&D investment, promote  intelligent renovation of Chesir’s phase IIplant anddigitization construction of Zhejiang Hongzun,collaborate with overseas counterparts to develop cutting-edge technology to build GNMI a dominant position in global high-end manufacturing industry.
• Team collaboration. Integration is everyone’s responsibility in GNMI.From workshopin Liuzhou of Guangxi, China to lab in Philadelphia of USA，from Darmstadt in Germany to CQV in South Korea, all GNMI colleagues should break down geographical barrier and collaborate to forge our global competitiveness.

Upon the successful conclusion of the ceremony, the production line resumed operation. With enthusiasm, ambitious morale and pragmatic mindset, all GNMI colleagues will spare no effort in turning integration blueprint into reality, and strive to achieve strategic goal of globalization.