On January 28, 2023, Jiaxing City Three-level Cadre Conference and the Promotion Conference of Building a Strong City Through Intelligent Manufacturing and Innovation were held. Chen Wei, Secretary of Jiaxing Municipal Party Committee, attended the meeting and delivered a speech, stressing the need to unite more closely around the Party Central Committee with comrade Xi Jinping at the core, adhere to the "four dares to strive for the first", promote intelligent manufacturing and innovation, provide a strong physical foundation, industrial support and strength guarantee for building an important central city in the Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration, and strive to write a new chapter of Chinese path to modernization in Jiaxing City. At the conference, a number of Jiaxing excellent enterprises, advanced collectives and individuals were commended. Huayou was awarded the title of "Enterprise with Outstanding Contributions to Building a Strong City Through Intelligent Manufacturing and Innovation in Jiaxing City", and Huayou R&D Global Center was awarded the title of "Demonstration Unit of Scientific Research Platform of Building a Strong City Through Intelligent Manufacturing and Innovation in Jiaxing City".

▲Zhang Binghai (sixth from the right), Vice President of Huayou Group, came on the stage to receive the awards on behalf of the company

▲Yang Jie, Deputy Chief Engineer of Huayou Group (third from the right) came on the stage to receive the award on behalf of the Company

Talent is the No. 1 resource and innovation is the No. 1 driving force. In the past year, all Huayou staff at home and abroad have focused on the competitive strategy of "product leading and cost leading", aimed at the precise guidance of "supporting the industry and leading the future", concentrated their efforts to carry out original and leading scientific and technological breakthroughs, and resolutely won the battle of overcoming lithium-ion battery core technology. A large number of scientific research testing facilities have been put into use, and continuous breakthroughs have been made in the research and development of many new products such as high-voltage and high-nickel batteries. The 330 Scientific Research Plan has been rolled out in the industry chain to achieve the full coverage of leading talents, promote low-carbon manufacturing, green development, "integration of six features" and the construction of ESG system, and obtain the certification of zero-carbon factories and product green design. Huayou's "National Enterprise Technology Center" was certified, and major projects such as Indonesia Huayue, Huake and Chengdu BAMO Phase III were completed and put into operation, and a number of precursor and cathode material projects have progressed smoothly. At the same time, we have made breakthroughs and landmark achievements in many fields, such as scientific and technological innovation, project construction, park deployment, and green manufacturing, which have effectively promoted the high-quality development of the company. At the 6th World Zhejiang Entrepreneurs Convention, Huayou was rated as the "leading enterprise in high-quality development".

新的春天，新的征程,新的出发。新征程是充满光荣和梦想的远征。2023年是公司发展史上非常重要的一年、是十年任务五年完成进程中非常重要的一年。开局就是决战、起步就是冲刺。奋进2023，集团将继续以创新驱动为强大引擎，支撑公司转型升级。以产业链部署人才链，实现产业链高端人才全覆盖；以产业链构建创新链，增强产品领先成本领先的竞争力；以产业链、人才链、创新链的“三链融合”，支撑公司高质量转型发展。围绕加快技术进步、加快产品研发、加快“六化融合”持续深耕发力，以技术进步助推产品领先、以产品领先开拓市场份额、以市场份额保障产销增长，持续增强为客户创造价值的能力。

星光不问赶路人，历史属于奋进者。争先创优是奋进的状态、提质进位是高质量发展的结果，而创业创新是贯穿其中的主旋律。新的一年里，让我们在党的二十大精神指引下，像动如脱兔般奋跃而上、飞速奔跑，继续做起而行之的行动者、攻坚克难的奋斗者、创新发展的拓荒者，以实干、苦干、巧干、加油干，创造更多突破性进展、标志性成果，把光荣镌刻在实现伟大梦想的非凡征程上，推动“华友号”巨轮劈波斩浪、行稳致远，驶向更加辉煌的未来!