Founded in 1873 and headquartered in London, Rio Tinto is a leading mining and metals company with about 57,000 employees operating in 35 countries. Our purpose is to find better ways to provide the materials the world needs. We produce materials essential to human progress, including iron ore, aluminium, copper, diamonds, borates, titanium, lithium and salt. With low-carbon transition at the heart of our business strategy, we are committed to reaching net zero emissions by 2050 and partners to address emissions across our value chain. In 2024, Rio Tinto ranked 264 on Fortune Global 500.
Rio Tinto established its first office in China in 1983 and set up Rio Tinto Trading (Shanghai) Co Ltd in 2008 as China headquarters. We have more than 200 people working from corporate offices and operations across Beijing, Shanghai and Suzhou. We supply more than 250 million tonnes of high-quality iron ore and other mineral raw materials to China annually to support its urbanisation and low-carbon transition. We are also a strong supporter of China manufacturing with a total procurement exceeding $20 billion in China since 2005.

Kopper Chemical Industry Corp., Ltd. is an internationally renowned customized technology service provider of specialty chemicals, focusing on the technological development and production of metal extractants, mineral flotation agents, acid mist suppressants, dispersants, wetting agents and other specialty surfactants; at present, our products are mainly used in SX-EW, new energy batteries, metal recycling, recycling of urban mineral resources, inks and coatings treatment and other fields.

CAS connects the world’s scientific knowledge to accelerate breakthroughs that improve lives. We empower global innovators to efficiently navigate today’s complex data landscape and make confident decisions in each phase of the innovation journey. As a specialist in scientific knowledge management, our team builds the largest authoritative collection of human-curated scientific data in the world and provides essential information solutions, services, and expertise. Scientists, patent professionals, and business leaders across industries rely on CAS to help them uncover opportunities, mitigate risks, and unlock shared knowledge so they can get from inspiration to innovation faster. CAS is a division of the American Chemical Society. Connect with us at cas.org.

Myande has been deeply involved in the battery raw materials industry, providing MVR evaporation crystallization and freezing crystallization equipment and solutions for lithium extraction from ores and salt lakes, power battery recycling, and lithium iron phosphate production. With over 20 years of engineering experience, Myande is committed to providing energy-efficient and stable systems to create value for customers and drive industry development.
Myande focuses on supplying one-stop engineering service covering general layout plan, process design, R&D, equipment manufacturing, automatic control system, data integration, installation, supervision, commissioning, training and etc.

Nanonord A/S is a Danish, privately owned company with strong ties to the scientific community and university research. Renowned for its expertise in advanced analytical solutions, Nanonord develops innovative technologies that enable precise, real-time measurement of a wide range of critical elements, including lithium, boron, bromide, chloride, sodium, and more. These capabilities are essential at all stages of the lithium industry, from resource extraction and refining to end-product quality control.
Built on a foundation of non-destructive, real-time analysis, Nanonord’s technologies address the growing need for data-driven decisions to optimize processes, enhance resource efficiency, and ensure material quality. By enabling comprehensive multi-element analysis, Nanonord empowers stakeholders to tackle challenges in the lithium value chain while supporting sustainable practices and advancing the global energy transition. Through its collaborations with academic and industrial partners, Nanonord continues to innovate and refine analytical methods to meet the evolving needs of the energy materials sector.

NIO was founded in November 2014. Drawing inspiration from the English phrase “A NEW DAY”, the brand name of NIO embodies the pursuit of shaping a sustainable and brighter future together.
NIO is the first car company listed on the NYSE, HKSE and SGX, and currently has two major brands under its umbrella: NIO and ONVO. Nine years into establishment, NIO is one of the leading companies in the global premium smart electric vehicle market.
Aiming to foster its own research and development capabilities for core technologies, NIO has developed NIO Full Stack, a collection of 12 technology domains. Currently, NIO has R&D centers and manufacturing facilities in Shanghai, Hefei, Beijing, Nanjing, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Wuhan, San Jose, Munich, Oxford, Berlin, Budapest, Singapore and Abu Dhabi. Its sales and service networks have also been established in China, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark , UAE , Israel , Azerbaijan. NIO has eight smart electric models in its lineup, ONVO recently launched and delivered its first model L60