According to the Zhitong Finance App, Zhongwei New Materials (02579) announced that it is expected to obtain net profit attributable to shareholders of listed companies of 1.25 billion yuan to 1.35 billion yuan in the first half year of 2026, an increase of 70.58%-84.23% over the same period last year. During the reporting period, the company seized the booming development opportunities of the global new energy industry, and relied on its leading position in the field of battery materials, the total sales volume of core products such as nickel, cobalt, phosphorus, and sodium exceeded 250,000 tons. By sector, sales of precursor precursors increased by more than 50% year on year in the first half of the year, and the overall gross margin remained stable, and the leading position in the industry was further consolidated; sales of phosphorous materials increased by more than 25% year on year, and profit elasticity was significantly released, successfully turning losses into profits; sales of sodium electric precursor materials maintained a high growth trend and continued to maintain a leading position in the industry. In addition, the company's upstream resource layout has achieved outstanding results, and investment income from laterite nickel ore has been steadily increasing; the Indonesian Fire and Nickel Smelting Project has effectively hedged local policy changes and maintained excellent profit levels with its cost advantage. Overall, the company's “resources+smelting+materials” industry chain integration advantages continue to be deepened, and various business sectors work together to build a safe margin and cyclical resilience of the company's operations.