Southern Manganese Investment Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Southern Manganese Industry” or “Company”) is a leading multinational enterprise group integrating mining, selection and processing of manganese products. It is a manufacturer of electrolytic manganese metals, electrolytic manganese dioxide, and manganese battery materials. The Group is headquartered in Hong Kong, China, and its business layout covers Guangxi, Guizhou, Guangdong, Gabon, Africa, etc. The Southern Manganese Industry is rich in manganese ore resources and has the largest reserves in operation in China. Nanfang Manganese's core product production has all passed national industry access and obtained international quality system certification, creating a rich manganese product line. It is the main unit for drafting and approving quality standards for eight manganese products, including the electrolytic manganese metal. In order to match the development of the business, Southern Manganese was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange motherboard on November 18, 2010. The stock code is 1091.HK.