Chenming Bi-Monthly Observer | Second Half of July 2026

Midsummer July, forging ahead with perseverance: Chenming Group, anchored to its '1-2-5' strategic development plan, has coordinated the advancement of Party-building to forge the soul, operational deployment, and style construction, with all work carried out in a solid and orderly manner. The following are the main developments for the second half of July: ☟☟☟ 01 - Monthly Headlines - On July 16, Li Xiangwei, member of the Party Leadership Group and vice president of the Shandong Branch of Bank of Communications, and his delegation visited Chenming Group, conducted an on-site investigation of production and operations, and held discussions on deepening bank-enterprise cooperation. Zhang Zhongshan, Party Committee Secretary of the Group, along with relevant executives and department heads, attended. On July 18, Zhang Zhongshan, Party Committee Secretary of Chenming Group, chaired a special meeting on transformation and development work. Relevant Group executives and responsible persons attended. On July 25, Zhang Zhongshan, Party Committee Secretary of Chenming Group, chaired a special meeting on the transformation and development work of the Shouguang Base, with relevant Group departments and Shouguang Base responsible persons attending. On July 27, Zhang Zhongshan, Party Committee Secretary of Chenming Group, chaired a coordination meeting on key projects at the Shouguang Base, with relevant Group departments and Shouguang Base responsible persons attending. On July 28, Hu Yuting, Deputy Secretary of the Jilin Provincial Party Committee and Governor of Jilin Province, and his delegation visited the Chenming Group's Jilin Base. They inspected the base on site, learned in detail about the enterprise's production resumption and recovery, and resolved bottlenecks in the enterprise's logistics channels on the spot. They encouraged the enterprise to maintain its development momentum, anchor its annual targets, generate greater growth, and make more contributions. On July 30, Li Peng, Secretary of the Shouguang Municipal Party Committee, led a team to investigate Chenming Group, encouraging the enterprise to firm up its confidence in development, closely center on market demand, strengthen technological innovation, and increase product R&D efforts, so as to deeply cultivate market segments and win market initiative with excellent product quality. 02 - Comprehensive News of the Month - On July 16, COMCHIHKTRADELIMITED (Kangchi) visited Chenming Group, toured Plant 7 of the Shouguang Base on site, and exchanged views on business cooperation. On July 17, the Qingdao Branch of Ping An Bank visited Chenming Group, toured Plant 9 and the chemical pulp mill of the Shouguang Base on site, and held discussions on business cooperation. On July 20, Zhongji Yongfa (Tianjin) Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. visited Chenming Group and held discussions on business cooperation. On July 20, Xiamen C&D Paper Co., Ltd. and UnitedPrinting visited Chenming Group, toured Plants 5 and 8 of the Shouguang Base on site, and held discussions on business cooperation. On July 20, Maite (Weifang) New Materials Co., Ltd. visited Chenming Group, toured Plant 7 of the Shouguang Base on site, and held discussions on business cooperation. On July 20, Shanghai Yingxuan Technology Trading Co., Ltd. and the People's Daily visited Chenming Group, toured Plant 7 of the Shouguang Base on site, and exchanged views on business cooperation. On July 20, SinoSeaPaperCo.,Ltd visited Chenming Group and held discussions on business cooperation. On July 20, Shandong Binzhou Printing and Dyeing Group Co., Ltd. visited Chenming Group and held discussions on business cooperation. On July 21, the Shouguang Sub-branch of SPDB visited Chenming Group and held discussions on business cooperation. On July 23, Ningbo Xinyuanhao Trading Co., Ltd. visited Chenming Group, toured the Shouguang Base on site, and exchanged views on business cooperation. On July 23, the Taixi Sub-branch of Taian Bank visited Chenming Group, toured Plant 9 and the chemical pulp mill of the Shouguang Base on site, and held discussions on business cooperation. On July 24, the Binjiang Sub-branch of Hainan Rural Commercial Bank visited Chenming Group and held discussions on business cooperation. On July 27, DoubleTreePaperIndustryGroupCo.,Ltd visited Chenming Group, toured Plants 5 and 9 of the Shouguang Base on site, and held discussions on business cooperation. On July 27, Shanghai Pulan Financial Services Co., Ltd. visited Chenming Group and held discussions on business cooperation. On July 28, the Shouguang Sub-branch of Hengfeng Bank visited Chenming Group and held discussions on business cooperation. On July 31, Chenming Group organized the speech contest 'Forge Synergy through Solid Work, Revitalize Chenming with One Heart,' where 15 contestant groups performed on the same stage with emotion and expression, vividly interpreting the new-era Chenming spirit with sincere language and vivid stories. 03 - Industry News of the Month - Recently, the revision proposal for ISO 8226-1:1994 'Paper and board - Determination of moisture expansion - Part 1: Moisture expansion in the process of increasing maximum relative humidity to 68%,' led by the China National Pulp and Paper Research Institute, was voted and approved at the 39th plenary session of the International Organization for Standardization / Technical Committee on Paper, Board and Pulp / Subcommittee on Test Methods and Quality Specifications for Paper and Board (ISO/TC6/SC2), and formally approved as a project. Recently, the National Bureau of Statistics released the profit situation of industrial enterprises above designated size nationwide for January-June 2026: in the first half of the year, industrial enterprises above designated size nationwide achieved a total profit of 3,947.99 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 18.7%. Among them, in the first half of the year, the paper and paper products industry achieved operating revenue of 689.79 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.5%; operating cost of 607.73 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.2%; and total profit of 19.61 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 27.5%