SMM News on April 18: From April 16-18, the AICE 2025 SMM (20th) Aluminum Industry Conference and Aluminum Industry Expo, hosted by SMM Information & Technology Co., Ltd. (SMM), SMM Metal Trading Center, and Shandong Aisi Information Technology Co., Ltd., and co-organized by Zhongyifeng Jinyi (Suzhou) Technology Co., Ltd. and Lezhi County Qianrun Investment Service Co., Ltd., was grandly held at Halls E3-F3 of the Suzhou International Expo Center in Jiangsu Province! As a global annual event for the aluminum industry, this conference gathered over a hundred international authoritative experts, academic leaders, leading entrepreneurs, and government representatives. Centered on the themes of "Global Vision, Industry Insights, Green Future," the conference conducted in-depth discussions on topics such as aluminum market trend analysis, price trend forecasts, supply-demand pattern analysis, business opportunity matching, and cutting-edge technology exchanges. Participants focused on industry pain points, discussed paths for industrial upgrading, and explored new paradigms for green and low-carbon transformation, driving the aluminum industry towards cleaner, smarter, and more sustainable development through innovation, and actively addressing global climate change and environmental governance challenges. This conference established a high-end platform for resource integration and intellectual collision, injecting strong momentum into the high-quality development of the global aluminum industry and jointly mapping out a new blueprint for the industry's future. On the afternoon of April 18, after the speaking session of the AICE 2025 SMM (20th) Aluminum Industry Conference and Aluminum Industry Expo concluded, members of the AICE 2025 SMM (20th) Aluminum Industry Conference and Aluminum Industry Expo delegation visited Suzhou Chuangtai Alloy Materials Co., Ltd. for a field trip. Multiple members of the AICE 2025 SMM (20th) Aluminum Industry Conference and Aluminum Industry Expo delegation visited the exhibition hall, factory buildings, production workshops, and product exhibition areas of Suzhou Chuangtai Alloy Materials Co., Ltd. After the visit, members of the SMM delegation took a group photo with the leaders of Suzhou Chuangtai Alloy Materials Co., Ltd., enhancing mutual understanding and looking forward to deeper exchanges and cooperation. Suzhou Chuangtai Alloy Materials Co., Ltd. Profile: Shandong Innovation Group was established in 2002 and is a large modern comprehensive enterprise covering aluminum alloy material R&D, product design, manufacturing, new energy, carbon, commerce, logistics, and finance. It is currently the world's largest R&D and production manufacturer of aluminum processing products. The group has more than 20 subsidiaries, including the publicly listed firm Innovation New Materials (600361.SH), and has built 16 industrial parks in Shandong, Jiangsu, Inner Mongolia, and Yunnan provinces (autonomous regions) in China, with over 20,000 employees and a comprehensive capacity of more than 5.5 million mt. Its products are widely used in transportation (automobiles, etc.), industrial products, 3C electronics, power, and new energy, making it the largest aluminum alloy material production and R&D base in China, with its aluminum alloy rod market share ranking first in China and globally for many consecutive years. Additionally, the group is planning and constructing production sites in Southeast Asia, North America, the Middle East, and Africa, some of which have already been put into operation to serve local customers. The group has been listed in the "China's Top 500 Enterprises" and "China's Top 500 Manufacturing Enterprises" for many consecutive years, rated as an AAA credit enterprise by financial institutions, and awarded honors such as "Shandong Province Contract and Creditworthy Enterprise," making it a leading and benchmark enterprise in China's aluminum processing industry. Green and Low-Carbon Strategy Drives the Group's Long-Term Development: The group continuously explores green development, covering all aspects from raw material procurement, renewable energy utilization, to equipment selection, striving to build a "green aluminum" industry chain covering the entire process from secondary aluminum to casting, extrusion, and CNC precision processing. It is one of the first companies in the global aluminum processing industry to achieve full-process carbon footprint tracking and the first enterprise in China's aluminum alloy round casting ingot field to carry out international standard carbon footprint certification. Suzhou Chuangtai was established in 2014, located at No. 8 Chunxing Road, Caohu Street, Suzhou City, and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shandong Innovation Metal Technology Co., Ltd., with over 700 employees. The company mainly engages in the R&D, manufacturing, and sales of new-type aluminum alloy materials and high-end automotive aluminum alloy products, with main processes including aluminum alloy melting, extrusion, and deep processing. In 2023, the company achieved sales revenue of 5.23 billion yuan, ranking 59th in the "Top 100 Private Enterprises in Suzhou City" in 2023, and is one of the largest aluminum deep processing enterprises in the Yangtze River Delta. The company has been listed in the "Top 100 Private Enterprises in Suzhou" for many consecutive years and has been awarded honors such as "National Green Factory," "Standard Development Innovation Demonstration Base," "Jiangsu Province Green Factory," "Jiangsu Province Private Technology Enterprise," and "Suzhou City Engineering Technology R&D Center."

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[Head of National Energy Administration Meets with Chief Executive of Singapore Energy Market Authority] Jinshi Data reported on May 21 that on May 19, Wang Hongzhi, Director of the National Energy Administration, met in Beijing with Pan Guoqiang, Chief Executive of the Singapore Energy Market Authority, who was visiting China. The two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on advancing cooperation in new energy between China and Singapore. Wang Hongzhi stated that energy is an important area of pragmatic cooperation between China and Singapore. The two countries maintain close communication on bilateral and multilateral platforms, with mutual investments by enterprises from both sides. They have conducted extensive cooperation in power, oil and gas, energy storage systems (ESS), and renewable energy. There is significant potential for future cooperation, with broad prospects. The National Energy Administration of China is willing to build on past achievements with Singapore, further leverage the role of existing cooperation mechanisms, strengthen dialogue and communication, and jointly advance cooperation in new energy to new heights. (Jinshi Data APP)