• Aowei forecast a first-half 2026 loss attributable to owners of no more than RMB 20 million.
• That compares with a RMB 75.6 million loss a year earlier, implying a year-on-year narrowing of about 73.5%.
• Higher iron ore concentrate selling prices lifted gross margin, supported by tighter cost controls on procurement, transport, other spending.
• Sand and gravel materials business at Laiyuan County Jiheng Mining recovered, with production and sales volumes rising over six months.
• Expected credit loss impairment swung to a net reversal versus substantial provisions in the prior-year period.

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