Compact CO2 Capture System Receives “Awards for Excellence” at the 2022 Nikkei Excellent Products and Services Awards JCN Newswire

Compact CO2 Capture System Receives “Awards for Excellence” at the 2022 Nikkei Excellent Products and Services Awards

TOKYO, Feb 1, 2023 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) received the "Awards for Excellence" at the 2022 Nikkei Excellent Products and Services Awards sponsored by Nikkei Inc., for its compact CO2 capture system developed for wide range of industries. The awards ceremony was held today at The Okura Tokyo hotel in Minato-ku, Tokyo.Awards ceremony"CO2MPACT" Compact CO2 Capture SystemThe Awards for Excellence, now in its 41st year, are presented annually for products and services that are in principle announced between January and December, and featured in Nikkei Inc. media. During 2022, a total of 20 new products or services (8 industrial products, 7 consumer products, and 5 services) were selected for Awards for Excellence from among 197 candidates. MHI's compact CO2 capture system was highly evaluated for its compact and highly versatile module configuration that significantly shortens the time required for transport and installation.The first compact CO2 capture system for commercial use has been operating since June 2022 at the Seifu-shinto biomass power plant operated by Taihei Dengyo Kaisha, Ltd.(Note1). The captured CO2 is used for growing vegetables in the company's on-site greenhouses, contributing to measures to prevent global warming. One of the merits of the compact CO2 capture system is that its small size allows it to be applied for CO2 capture technologies in a wide range of industries globally, including "hard-to-abate" sectors(2). Going forward, MHI will expand its lineup of compact CO2 capture systems, and by providing new services beyond just installation, such as automatic operation and remote monitoring, establish an integrated customer support package from planning to after-sales service.This compact CO2 capture system was recently named "CO2MPACT" (trademark registration pending). Looking ahead, MHI aims to enhance recognition globally, and promote stakeholders pursuing carbon neutrality. The name incorporates the aspects of "easiness," "lightness," "moving fast," and "simple," as the system will contribute to the advancement of the decarbonization sector and expand business opportunities.MHI Group is currently strengthening its position in the Energy Transition, and the development of a CO2 solutions ecosystem is a core component of those initiatives. MHI Group will continue to help achieve wide-scale greenhouse gas emission reduction by introducing its high-performance CO2 capture technology globally. It will also press ahead in developing new solutions to contribute to global environment protection.(1) For details on the first commercial compact CO2 capture system, see the following press release: www.mhi.com/news/22063001.html(2) Hard-to-abate sectors are industries such as steel, chemicals, cement, and paper/pulp where the use of fossil fuels in the manufacturing process makes electrification challenging, making it difficult to achieve zero carbon emissions with existing technologies and materials alone.About MHI Group's CO2 capture technologiesMHI Group has been developing the KM CDR Process (Kansai Mitsubishi Carbon Dioxide Recovery Process) and the Advanced KM CDR Process in collaboration with Kansai Electric Power since 1990. As of February 2023, the company has delivered 14 plants adopting the KM CDR Process, and two more are currently under construction. The Advanced KM CDR Process uses KS-21, which incorporates technological improvements over the KS-1 solvent adopted at all 14 of the commercial CO2 capture plants the company has delivered to date. The advanced version offers superior regeneration efficiency and lower deterioration than KS-1, and it has been verified to provide excellent energy saving performance, reduce operation costs, and result in low amine emissions.For further information on MHI Group's CO2 capture plants:www.mhi.com/products/engineering/co2plants.htmlAbout MHI GroupMitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group is one of the world's leading industrial groups, spanning energy, smart infrastructure, industrial machinery, aerospace and defense. MHI Group combines cutting-edge technology with deep experience to deliver innovative, integrated solutions that help to realize a carbon neutral world, improve the quality of life and ensure a safer world. For more information, please visit www.mhi.com or follow our insights and stories on spectra.mhi.com. Copyright 2023 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)
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Eisai Commences Business Activities at New Pharma Sales Subsidiary in Israel JCN Newswire

Eisai Commences Business Activities at New Pharma Sales Subsidiary in Israel

TOKYO, Jan 19, 2023 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that fully-fledged operations and business activities have begun at Eisai Israel Ltd., a pharmaceutical sales subsidiary recently established in Tel Aviv in the State of Israel (Israel). Eisai Israel is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eisai's European regional headquarters, Eisai Europe Ltd.Israel's pharmaceutical market reached 5.3 billion USD in 2021.1 The compound annual growth rate of the Israel pharmaceutical market from 2018 to 2021 was +8.56%1 and the market is expected to continue to grow steadily, with a high penetration rate of innovative medicines.In 2011, Eisai Europe started business in Israel marketing and selling Eisai products through local distribution partners, and mainly marketed Lenvima, Halaven, Fycompa and Inovelon. Eisai Israel was established in August 2021, and in January 2023, became the marketing authorization holder of the Eisai products in Israel. Eisai Israel will now perform sales and marketing activities for these products. The company plans to launch its other global brands in the future.With the commencement of operations at Eisai Israel, Eisai aims to utilize its own drug sales system in Israel, deliver innovative new drugs to more patients in Israel as quickly as possible, and contribute to improving the benefits of patients and their families. Media Inquiries:Public Relations Department,Eisai Co., Ltd.+81-(0)3-3817-5120 Copyright 2023 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)
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GlobalLogic Acquires Hexacta, an Innovative Digital Engineering Firm in Latin America JCN Newswire

GlobalLogic Acquires Hexacta, an Innovative Digital Engineering Firm in Latin America

SAN JOSE, CA, Jan 6, 2023 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - GlobalLogic Inc., a Hitachi Group Company and Digital Engineering Leader, today announced the acquisition of Hexacta, a Pan-Latin-America digital and data engineering company. The acquisition is part of GlobalLogic's continued strategy to expand its offerings, and its roster of exceptional engineering talent to meet the strong market demand for digital engineering services. For more than 20 years, Hexacta has successfully delivered high-quality software development, IT consulting, UI/UX design, and data engineering and analytics services. Hexacta's customer centricity and expertise across all phases of the software engineering lifecycle have resulted in a highly satisfied client base of globally renowned brands.Organizations continue to invest in building new digital products, platforms, and experiences to better engage customers, create new revenue streams, and become more sustainable. This continued transformational wave creates a strong demand for digital engineering--as provided by GlobalLogic and Hexacta. Through the acquisition of established software engineering firms with skilled team members, GlobalLogic will continue to service the robust market demand and serve a growing community of clientele around the globe.With operations in five countries, Hexacta strengthens GlobalLogic's already successful presence in Latin America. Their highly tenured team of consultants possess deep expertise in big data and analytics, cloud services, full-stack development, and testing--all of which are essential capabilities needed to create cutting-edge digital products and platforms. Their strategic nearshore locations are ideal for North and South American clients, offering increased geographical proximity and fewer time-zone differences. Hexacta brings more than 800 employees in 10 centers across Argentina, Colombia, Peru, United States and Uruguay under the GlobalLogic umbrella--broadening the company's capabilities and offerings, and providing greater access to the strong engineering talent across Latin America."Working at the intersection of design, engineering, and data, GlobalLogic continues to be the partner of choice in helping clients transform and modernize their digital products and services," said Nitesh Banga, President and CEO, GlobalLogic. "With the addition of Hexacta, we are strengthening our service portfolio and nearshore delivery capabilities, adding deep technical expertise and unique industry know-how. We welcome them to the team and look forward to our future successes together.""We have worked diligently over the last two decades to develop the talent and capabilities to provide groundbreaking services to our clients," said Juan Navarro, Founder and Managing Partner, Hexacta. "By joining GlobalLogic and the broader Hitachi Group ecosystem, we can bring those capabilities to a far bigger market, gaining wider reach and greater scale all at once. We are looking forward to joining the GlobalLogic family on this exciting journey."This acquisition will further enable GlobalLogic to augment Hitachi's strengths in Information Technology (IT), Operating Technology (OT), and Products, and to accelerate its growth helping expand the Lumada business.The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Under the agreement, Hexacta will continue to operate with its existing leadership and staff as a wholly owned subsidiary of GlobalLogic. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approval and is expected to close by the end of Calendar Q1, 2023.About HexactaHexacta (www.hexacta.com) is a Latin American company that offers end-to-end digital and data engineering services, delivering nearshore and offshore custom software development services, testing, and user interface design. The company is headquartered in Uruguay and has additional innovation hubs in Argentina, Colombia, Peru, and the United States. Enterprise customers from a wide range of industries--EdTech, FinTech, Healthcare, Media and Gaming, and Technology--benefit from Agile methodologies that result in strong program execution. More than 20 years of successful program delivery has earned the firm its position as one of Latin America's leading digital engineering firms.About GlobalLogic Inc.GlobalLogic (www.globallogic.com) is a leader in digital engineering. We help brands across the globe design and build innovative products, platforms, and digital experiences for the modern world. By integrating experience design, complex engineering, and data expertise -- we help our clients imagine what's possible and accelerate their transition into tomorrow's digital businesses. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, GlobalLogic operates design studios and engineering centers around the world, extending our deep expertise to customers in the automotive, communications, financial services, healthcare and life sciences, manufacturing, media and entertainment, semiconductor, and technology industries. GlobalLogic is a Hitachi Group Company operating under Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), which contributes to a sustainable society with a higher quality of life by driving innovation through data and technology as the Social Innovation Business.About Hitachi, Ltd.Hitachi drives Social Innovation Business, creating a sustainable society with data and technology. We will solve customers' and society's challenges with Lumada solutions leveraging IT, OT (Operational Technology) and products, under the business structure of Digital Systems & Services, Green Energy & Mobility, Connective Industries and Automotive Systems. Driven by green, digital, and innovation, we aim for growth through collaboration with our customers. The company's consolidated revenues for fiscal year 2021 (ended March 31, 2022) totaled 10,264.6 billion yen ($84,136 million USD), with 853 consolidated subsidiaries and approximately 370,000 employees worldwide. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at https://www.hitachi.com. Copyright 2023 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)
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Hong Kong Toys & Games Fair, Baby Products Fair and Stationery & School Supplies Fair open next Monday ACN Newswire

Hong Kong Toys & Games Fair, Baby Products Fair and Stationery & School Supplies Fair open next Monday

HONG KONG, Jan 5, 2023 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - The 49th HKTDC Hong Kong Toys & Games Fair, the 14th HKTDC Hong Kong Baby Products Fair and 21st Hong Kong International Stationery & School Supplies Fair will return to the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from 9 to 12 January 2023. The Hong Kong Toys & Games Fair and Hong Kong Baby Products Fair are organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), while the Hong Kong International Stationery & School Supplies Fair is jointly organised by the HKTDC and Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd.John Tong, HKTDC Toys Advisory Committee Chairman, Sophia Chong, HKTDC Deputy Executive Director and Judy Cheung, Deputy General Manager of Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd, attended the press conference to share highlights and innovative products.Exhibitors at the Toys & Games Fair displays an AR Animal Revival - Lion toy. By scanning the link on the lion's body, it shows a lion in vivid detail, enabling children to learn about the animal's habits and habitat and capture a photo with the lion by smartphone.The Pandas' Bamboo House from a Hong Kong exhibitor is made of wood and eco-friendly, renewable materials to nurture children's imagination and creativity while raising their awareness about the environment.The pandemic and disruption on cross-border trade flows between Mainland China and Hong Kong has affected Hong Kong's export. However, the resumption of cross-border land transportation between the Mainland and Hong Kong will help strengthen the momentum of Hong Kong's export growth to the Mainland. Although total exports of last year have not been announced, it is expected to fall 6%. Meanwhile, Hong Kong's tight regional supply chain with some Asian markets led to double-digit export growth. In the first 11 months of 2022, Hong Kong's exports to ASEAN grew by 9.9% year-on-year, while they surged 11.6% and 11.2% to Taiwan and Korea, respectively.Looking ahead to 2023, while trade frictions between the US and China persist and the geopolitical situation between Russia and Ukraine remains tense, cross-border land transport between Hong Kong and the Mainland is expected to return to normal in February to March this year. Coupled with exports to the ASEAN markets, the HKTDC forecasts a 5% increase in Hong Kong's total exports in 2023.Sophia Chong, the Deputy Executive Director of HKTDC, said, "With the theme of Play To Bond - Family and Beyond, the three fairs will feature more than 1,000 exhibitors from 17 countries and regions, including diverse group pavilions. The Toys & Games Fair's Mainland China pavilion will showcase over 250 exhibitors. Supported by the Guangdong Province's Department of Commerce's Cantonese Business Go Global, over 120 Guangdong exhibitors will participate in the Fair. In response to the imminent border reopening and resumption of quarantine-free travel between Mainland China and Hong Kong, the HKTDC will welcome over 1,000 Guangdong enterprises representatives."Ms. Chong continued, "The Baby Products Fair will once again have a Korean pavilion, showcasing high-quality Korean baby products. The HKTDC has invited many local and overseas entities to visit the three fairs, including importers, department stores, specialty shops, retail chains and etailers."Innovative products by over 120 international brandsThe Hong Kong Toys & Games Fair and Hong Kong Baby Products Fair will offer a number of themed zones for easy sourcing.The Brand Name Gallery at both fairs will feature unique and innovative products by over 120 internationally renowned brands, including Eastcolight, Hape, KEEPPLEY, Rastar, Welly, Marcus & Marcus and more.The Hong Kong Toys & Games Fair's Kidult World will features products for grown-ups, such as classic comic book character models and Hong Kong Softee Car Building Blocks, while the Smart-Tech Toys zone will showcase toys and games using innovative technology, including artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR). Green toys, currently the industry's must-haves, will also be on view.With the support of the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) and the Hong Kong Children, Babies, Maternity Industries Association, the Hong Kong Baby Products Fair will again feature two pavilions, offering a wide range of baby products to buyers. The popular Korea Pavilion will have on display baby fashion, health and bath products, maternity products and more, while the Strollers and Gear zone will showcase a range of strollers, car seats and bassinets. Other zones include Baby Bedding Items and Furniture as well as Feeding and Nursery Products.Jointly organised by the HKTDC and Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd, the Hong Kong International Stationery & School Supplies Fair will feature the latest in creative art supplies, gift stationery, and school and office supplies. The organisers continue to cooperate with renowned industry associations in different regions, including the Malaysia Stationery Importers and Exporters Association, the Federation of Stationers and Booksellers Association of Malaysia, the Taiwan Association of Stationery Industries and the Thai Stationeries and Office Supplies Association, to promote the fair to their respective members.A series of exciting events to network and stay informedOne of the flagship events, the Hong Kong Toy Industry Conference 2023, will be held on 10 January. On the theme of The Future of Play, a representative from Euromonitor International will analyse key trends in the toy industry in 2023. Industry experts from Animoca Brands, Medialink Group and Eastcolight will talk about the key to success in brand development while representatives from iClick Interactive, AlipayHK and Toy2R Group will share how e-commerce is shaping the way for the toyindustry. In addition, there will be seminars on smart toys and electronic games, an overview of baby products market trends, the latest toy safety regulations, testing and certification and other topics.The Hong Kong Toys & Games Fair, Hong Kong Baby Products Fair and Hong Kong International Stationery & School Supplies Fair will run under the EXHIBITION+ hybrid model, which comprises four key exhibition elements, including HKTDC-organised physical fairs, HKTDC's smart business-matching platform Click2Match, online-to-offline seminars under the Intelligence Hub and the hktdc.com Sourcing platform.This extends face-to-face interactions from physical exhibitions to an online smart business matching platform to help enterprises connect with business partners proactively. EXHIBITION+ provides round-the-clock services that boost the flexibility and effectiveness of business promotion for SMEs and offer benefits such as extended fair periods, expanded platforms and enhanced opportunities.The HKTDC encourages exhibitors and buyers to make full use of the Click2Match platform, while participating in the physical exhibitions to explore more business opportunities. The Click2Match platform for the three fairs will be accessible until 19 January, which is equivalent to extending the exhibition period by one week.The Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Fair (10-11 January) and the Asia Financial Forum (11-12 January) will be held concurrently with the three fairs, to kick off the trade sourcing cycle in 2023.Fair Websites- HKTDC Hong Kong Toys and Games Fair: http://hktoyfair.hktdc.com/- HKTDC Hong Kong Baby Products Fair: http://hkbabyfair.hktdc.com/- Hong Kong International Stationery & School Supplies Fair: http://hkstationeryfair.com/- Photo download: https://bit.ly/3Gj6rbDAbout HKTDCThe Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) is a statutory body established in 1966 to promote, assist and develop Hong Kong's trade. With 50 offices globally, including 13 in Mainland China, the HKTDC promotes Hong Kong as a two-way global investment and business hub. The HKTDC organises international exhibitions, conferences and business missions to create business opportunities for companies, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), in the mainland and international markets. The HKTDC also provides up-to-date market insights and product information via research reports and digital news channels. For more information, please visit: www.hktdc.com/aboutus. Follow us on Twitter @hktdc and LinkedIn.Media enquiriesHKTDC's Communications & Public Affairs Department:Clayton Lauw, Tel: +852 2584 4472, Email: clayton.y.lauw@hktdc.orgKate Chan, Tel: +852 2584 4239, Email: kate.hy.chan@hktdc.orgAgnes Wat, Tel: +852 2584 4554, Email: agnes.ky.wat@hktdc.org Copyright 2023 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)
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Tianyun International Signed MOU with a Leading Korean Food and Beverage Company as a Strategic Partner ACN Newswire

Tianyun International Signed MOU with a Leading Korean Food and Beverage Company as a Strategic Partner

HONG KONG, Jan 3, 2023 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Tianyun International Holdings Limited ("Tianyun International", together with its subsidiaries, (the "Group") (Stock Code: 6836.HK), a leading seller and manufacturer of processed fruit products in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), is pleased to announce that the Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with SF Innovation Co., Ltd., a leading Korean food and beverage manufacturing company, under which the two companies will work together as strategic partners to explore and develop the distribution of fruit products and beverages along with promoting Asian cuisine in the Korean market. The MOU is expected to contribute to expanding the Group's overseas revenue streams and diversify its business, as well as enhance the Group's branding and international reputation.SF Innovation Co., Ltd. is a leading food and beverage manufacturing company in Korea. The company has a particularly strong presence in the Korean market with the multiple successful restaurant brands and food delivery service, and sells (Korean style) instant food packaged in metal containers. It has a strong influence in the Korean market.Mr. Yang Ziyuan, Chairman and CEO of the Group, said, "We have been actively seeking expansion opportunities for our high quality, healthy and diversified processed fruit products and featured beverage products in overseas markets. This strategic partnership will combine the respective resources of the Group and SF Innovation Co., Ltd. SF Innovation Co., Ltd. 's local expertise in franchising, branding and food delivery, which include distribution of fruit products and developing Asian cuisine for the Korean market. We are delighted that an agreement has been reached and we look forward to expanding the scope of our cooperation, such as strategic investment, in the future. We also believe that this synergistic partnership will enable both companies to achieve great success in the long-term development of the Korean market. Meanwhile, the Group is accelerating its production technology upgrades and continues to bring diversified healthy and featured beverages, and snack good to consumers, as it expands into domestic and international markets. Leveraging the Group's industry-leading position and meeting our social responsibility to drive high-quality development within the industry, we are striving to become an international fruit product & beverages company and contribute to the society by giving back to consumers for their support and trust."About Tianyun International Holding Limited (Stock Code: 6836.HK)Tianyun International Holdings Limited (the "Company") and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the "Group") are principally engaged in (i) the research and development, production and sales of processed fruit packaged in metal containers, plastic cups, glass containers and aluminum foil bags and beverages ii) trading of fresh fruit. Processed fruit products are sold both under its own brands "Bingo Times", "fruit zz" and "Tiantong Times" and on an OEM basis. The beverages are sold under its own brand Shiok Party "Shiok Party" and "Yao Guo Ji".The Group has been consistently committed to providing its customers with healthy and safe products. As a food enterprise with one of the most complete quality certifications, we rigorously adhere to stringent international production standards and are accredited with BRC (A), IFS Food (High), FDA(FSMA), HALAL, SC, KOSHER, BSCI and ISO22000, etc. in respect of our production facilities, quality control and management. The Group has also passed the internal food-production standards reviews and audits from several UK and US supermarket chains. At the same time, as a Chinese "Equal production line; Equal standard; Equal quality" food production and export enterprise, the Group has been supplying products of equivalent quality to domestic and international markets. Since 2016, the Group's own-brand processed fruit products have continued to achieve high market recognition, and have also been awarded the honor and qualification of "China Canned Product Quality Certification Label" by national associations.The Group was awarded China's Most Promising Listed Companies by internationally-renowned financial magazine Forbes, and the "2017 Linyi Mayor Quality Award" by the PRC government in 2017. The Group's new and proprietary researched, developed and produced pure fruit snack food received a national "Certificate of Invention Patent" in 2018. The Group was awarded the national Hi-tech Enterprise Certificate in 2019. In 2020, the Group was recognised as one of the Most Valuable Chinese Brands for the fourth consecutive year.For more information, please visit www.tianyuninternational.com Copyright 2023 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)
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Bintai Kinden Expands Further into O&G ACN Newswire

Bintai Kinden Expands Further into O&G

PETALING JAYA, Malaysia, Jan 3, 2023 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Bintai Kinden Corporation Berhad (Bursa: BINTAI, 6998), a mechanical and electrical (M&E) engineering services specialist, is pleased to announce that the Company's 51%-owned sub-subsidiary, Bintai Energy Sdn Bhd ("BESB"), has been awarded a series of subcontracts by Petro Flanges & Fittings Sdn Bhd (PFF) and various customers recommended by PFF, involving the supply of high-grade carbon steel/stainless steel piping, valves and piping accessories to various oil and gas (O&G) businesses valued at RM4.0 million.Executive Director of Bintai Kinden, En. Azri AzeraiThe value of accumulated subcontracts secured through PFF in which BESB is the identified special purpose vehicle for the supply of materials to the O&G industry is now RM12.9 million. PFF is a supplier of pipes, flanges, fittings, valves and other O&G-related equipment.In a separate announcement, the Company is also pleased to note that BESB has received approved licenses as dealers of instrumentation cables and general cables in relation to power and control from Petronas. The licenses are effective from 11 August 2022 to 10 August 2025.Bintai Kinden also announced that BESB is partnering Puncak Logam Sdn Bhd (PLSB), whose principal business is the trading and marketing of goods, to ensure faster delivery time of products to clients through storing its products, which includes pipe, fittings, flanges, gaskets, stud bolts and structure materials and any other goods in PLSB's facility while enabling PLSB to source for purchasers in Malaysia for these products.En. Azri Azerai, Executive Director of Bintai Kinden said, "The latest award of subcontracts to BESB is part of the partnerships and tie-ups we are pursuing to grow our O&G-related business. This includes seeking opportunities and partnerships with companies that share the same vision as Bintai Kinden, in Southeast Asia. We are now expanding into Indonesia through a local partner in the country. We are also delighted with the award of the licenses by Petronas enabling us to supply products and services to O&G businesses in Malaysia. This will certainly be a boost to our O&G arm."En. Nuraiman bin Shaiful Annuar, Director of Bintai Energy said, "The partnership with PLSB is strategic to the growth of our O&G-related business because we believe logistics will be important in the supply-chain. It will ensure that products get to clients faster and also at the same time, PLSB will help us to market the products in Malaysia."En. Amli Mohamed Amin, Managing Director of PLSB said, "Our partnership with BESB ensures that there are always an inventory of O&G products on-hand that can be shipped out to clients. Given the uncertainties related to the global supply chain, our facility offers a stock of ready supply while at the same time, we can help market these products through our network of clients."Bintai Kinden Corporation Berhad: 6998 [BURSA: BKC], http://bintai.com.my/ Copyright 2023 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)
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Tianyun International Successfully develop new Fruit Chunks Vitamin Sports Drink and Fruit Enzyme Sports Drink, Accelerates our expansion to the functional beverage market ACN Newswire

Tianyun International Successfully develop new Fruit Chunks Vitamin Sports Drink and Fruit Enzyme Sports Drink, Accelerates our expansion to the functional beverage market

HONG KONG, Dec 19, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Tianyun International Holdings Limited ("Tianyun International", together with its subsidiaries, (the "Group") (Stock Code: 6836.HK), a leading seller and manufacturer of processed fruit products in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), is pleased to announce that following the successful launch of the Group's own brand "Shiok Party" vitamin sports drink and "Yao Guo Ji" chunky fruit beverages, the Group is planning to launch its latest products, the Fruit Chunks Vitamin Sports Drink and Fruit Enzyme Sports Drink. These new series of beverages are entering the preparation stage of production and sales, while all the research and development work has been successful completed. The beverages are expected to be launched in early 2023 and will further accelerate the Group's expansion to the growing functional beverage market.New Fruit Chunks Vitamin Sports Drink (For Reference Only)New fruit Enzyme Sports Drink ( For Reference Only)The upcoming series of Fruit Chunks Vitamin Sports Drink combines chunks of fruit, such as peaches and apples. The product can not only boost energy level, but also help fight fatigue and stay awake. Additionally, the fruit chunks in this featured product can provide consumers with a satisfying chewing sensation and a rich fruit flavour, which can be adapted to a variety of scenes, including daily life, sports and fitness, studying, entertainment and travel. It is a perfect choice to boost energy level and improve efficiency.Apples and peaches are used in the newly developed Fruit Enzyme Sports Drink series . The products mainly provide the enzyme concept that meets the needs of daily life. With a variety of different health effects, it is a functional beverage launched to meet the increasing public health awareness. These series of products belong to the "Medical, Health and Health Food Processing" industry which is among the "Top Ten" industries of "Shandong Province New and Old Dynamic Energy Conversion Major Project Implementation Plan", and is in line with the development trend of the national and Shandong provincial industries. Mr. Yang Ziyuan, Chairman and CEO of the Group said, "With the increasing health awareness and the change of consumers' consumption concepts and dietary preferences,the functional beverage market has been growing rapidly in recent years and the scenes of drinking have been expanding, providing an unprecedented development opportunity for this market. In line with the implementation of the "Healthy China 2030" strategy, the Group is leveraging its industry experiences and strengths to launch two new featured beverages that are distinctive and different from some similar products in the market. While this is in line with the Group's strategic approach of enriching its product range and brand portfolio, it also meets customers' needs and consumers' evolving tastes. With the increasing diversification of our products, the Group is expected to further enhance its competitiveness in the functional beverage market, especially in the sports drink segment."Mr. Yang continues, "Based on the theory of modern nutrition and sports medicine, the Group's new series of functional beverages can provide nutritional supplements and a variety of health benefits including immune system enhancement, slimming, anti-ageing, sports muscle building and intestinal tract conditioning. We believe that our products will arouse positive reactions after officially launched. As the market demand for functional beverages and processed fruit products continues to increase, the Group will continue to actively develop and innovate,and to bring more kinds of functional beverages and snack food products. To meet the needs of the market, we will contine to actively drive high-quality development in order to repay the community and consumer's support and trust on us."About Tianyun International Holding Limited (Stock Code: 6836.HK)Tianyun International Holdings Limited (the "Company") and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the "Group") are principally engaged in (i) the research and development, production and sales of processed fruit packaged in metal containers, plastic cups, glass containers and aluminum foil bags and beverages ii) trading of fresh fruit. Processed fruit products are sold both under its own brands "Bingo Times", "fruit zz" and "Tiantong Times" and on an OEM basis. The beverages are sold under its own brand Shiok Party "Shiok Party" and "Yao Guo Ji".The Group has been consistently committed to providing its customers with healthy and safe products. As a food enterprise with one of the most complete quality certifications, we rigorously adhere to stringent international production standards and are accredited with BRC (A), IFS Food (High), FDA(FSMA), HALAL, SC, KOSHER, BSCI and ISO22000, etc. in respect of our production facilities, quality control and management. The Group has also passed the internal food-production standards reviews and audits from several UK and US supermarket chains. At the same time, as a Chinese "Equal production line; Equal standard; Equal quality" food production and export enterprise, the Group has been supplying products of equivalent quality to domestic and international markets. Since 2016, the Group's own-brand processed fruit products have continued to achieve high market recognition, and have also been awarded the honor and qualification of "China Canned Product Quality Certification Label" by national associations.The Group was awarded China's Most Promising Listed Companies by internationally-renowned financial magazine Forbes, and the "2017 Linyi Mayor Quality Award" by the PRC government in 2017. The Group's new and proprietary researched, developed and produced pure fruit snack food received a national "Certificate of Invention Patent" in 2018. The Group was awarded the national Hi-tech Enterprise Certificate in 2019. In 2020, the Group was recognised as one of the Most Valuable Chinese Brands for the fourth consecutive year.For more information, please visit www.tianyuninternational.com Copyright 2022 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)
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Major Global Medical Device Manufacturer OrbusNeich Medical Group Announces Details of Proposed Listing on the Main Board of HKEX ACN Newswire

Major Global Medical Device Manufacturer OrbusNeich Medical Group Announces Details of Proposed Listing on the Main Board of HKEX

HONG KONG, Dec 13, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - OrbusNeich Medical Group Holdings Limited ("OrbusNeich" or the "Group"), a major global medical device manufacturer specialized in interventional instruments for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) procedures, has today announced the details of its proposed listing on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited ("HKEX"). The Group intends to offer an aggregate of 54,633,000 shares, of which 49,169,000 shares will be for the International Offering (subject to reallocation) and 5,464,000 shares will be for the Hong Kong Public Offering (subject to reallocation). The offer price is HK$8.80 per Offer Share. The estimated net proceeds from the Global Offering will amount to approximately HK$366.8 million, after deducting underwriting commissions and other estimated expenses paid and payable by the Group in connection with the Global Offering.Investment Highlights-- Headquartered in the Hong Kong Science Park, OrbusNeich is a major global medical device manufacturer specialized in interventional instruments for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) procedures, with a sales network covering over 70 countries and regions worldwide-- The only PCI balloon manufacturer headquartered in China ranked among the top 6 players in all major overseas PCI balloon markets, including Japan (Ranked No. 2), Europe (Ranked No. 4), and the U.S. (Ranked No. 6). In 2021, its global sales volume of PCI balloon products reached approximately 866,000 units-- A major PTA balloon developer and manufacturer in the global PTA balloons market, ranked No. 3 in the Japan market and No. 4 in the U.S. market in terms of sales volume of PTA balloons in 2021-- Strong in-house R&D capabilities with over twenty years of product development experience, more than 180 granted patents globally and a robust pipeline consisting of around 40 products under development-- Diversified comprehensive product portfolio covers all major treatment processes in PCI and PTA procedures. All the self-developed products are manufactured in-house at its advanced production facilities in Shenzhen, China and Hoevelaken, the Netherlands-- Clear roadmap to further penetrate and expand product portfolio into complex cardiovascular intervention, structural heart diseases intervention and neuro-intervention fields-- Revenue rose to USD116.5 million and USD68.9 million in 2021 and 1H2022 respectively, while adjusted net profit surged to USD21.4 million and USD 12.3 million respectively. Profit margins remained high with gross margin at 69.3% and adjusted net profit margin at 17.9% in 1H2022The Hong Kong Public Offer will commence on 13 December 2022 (Tuesday) and will end at noon on 16 December 2022 (Friday). Dealing of the shares is expected to commence on the Main Board of HKEX on 23 December 2022 (Friday) under the stock code 6929. The shares will be traded in board lots of 500 shares each.China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited and CCB International Capital Limited are the Joint Sponsors, Overall Coordinators, Joint Global Coordinators, Joint Bookrunners and Joint Lead Managers of the listing. BNP Paribas Securities (Asia) Limited is the Overall Coordinator, Joint Global Coordinator, Joint Bookrunner and Joint Lead Manager. CLSA Limited and China Merchants Securities (HK)Co., Limited are the Joint Global Coordinators, Joint Bookrunners and Joint Lead Managers, while Yue Xiu Securities Company Limited, Futu Securities International (Hong Kong) Limited and ZMF Asset Management Limited are the Joint Bookrunners and Joint Lead Managers of the listing.Investment HighlightsMajor global medical device manufacturer in the fast-growing PCI/PTA balloon markets with proven financial track record OrbusNeich, headquartered in Hong Kong Science Park, is a major global medical device manufacturer specialized in interventional instruments for PCI and PTA procedures. It is the only PCI balloon manufacturer headquartered in China that ranked among the top 6 players in all major overseas PCI balloon markets including Japan, Europe, and the U.S.. In 2021, the Group's global sales volume of PCI balloon products reached approximately 866,000 units, ranking No. 2 in Japan, No. 4 in Europe, No. 6 in the PRC and No. 6 in the U.S.; while in terms of sales volume of PTA balloons in 2021, the Group ranked No. 3 in Japan and No. 4 in the U.S.. As a key market player, OrbusNeich has been maintaining revenue and profit growth during the Track Record Period. In particular, its adjusted net profit surged over 200% year-on year to approximately USD21.4 million in 2021 and a further 11.8% year-on-year to USD12.3 million in 1H2022 as compared to 1H2021. Profit margins remained high with gross margin at 69.3% and adjusted net profit margin at 17.9% in 1H2022. The Group strategically focuses on the fast-growing coronary and peripheral vascular intervention markets. According to the CIC Report, the global market sizes of PCI instruments and PTA instruments are expected to grow at a CAGR of 12.1% and 11.1% from 2021 to 2030, respectively. Moreover, China-based endovascular interventional instrument developers and manufacturers have a relatively low penetration rate and market share in these markets, which provides the Group with enormous opportunities. Diversified product portfolio indicating different endovascular interventional procedures backed by world leading technologies, strong R&D capabilities and advanced production facilitiesOrbusNeich's diversified product portfolio covers all major treatment processes in PCI and PTA procedures. As of 30 June 2022, the Group had an aggregate of over 40 approved products, including 25 PMDA approved products, 22 products with CE Mark, 14 FDA cleared or approved products and 15 NMPA approved products, which were widely adopted by hospitals in over 70 countries and regions around the world.In particular, the Group focuses on developing innovative products with high performances, which enable it to benefit from first-mover advantages. For example, it was the first company globally that developed the 1.75mm scoring balloons; its Sapphire 3 semi-compliant balloon series have an industry-leading 0.85mm outer diameter; and its proprietary "drug plus antibody" COMBO Plus is the first and the only commercialized double-coated stent in the world that promotes effective coronary vessel healing and that has obtained CE Mark and PMDA approvals. The Group possesses strong in-house R&D capabilities with over twenty years of accumulated product development experience and continued investment in R&D activities. OrbusNeich owns more than 180 granted patents globally across key jurisdictions, including 31 and 56 granted patents in the U.S. and in the PRC respectively, as of 5 December 2022. Leveraging the Group's world leading technologies and proprietary know-how, it had a robust pipeline consisting of around 40 products under development, as of 30 June 2022. Based on its technology reserve and knowledge in the conventional endovascular intervention area, the Group strategically opts to further penetrate and expand its product portfolio into complex cardiovascular intervention, structural heart disease intervention and neuro-intervention fields with high unmet medical needs, apart from developing coronary and peripheral products.OrbusNeich has advanced production facilities in Shenzhen, the PRC and Hoevelaken, the Netherlands, which enabled it to manufacture all of its self-developed products in-house. For the six months ended 30 June 2022, the production facilities had an aggregate annualized production capacity of approximately 1,352,000 units of balloon products and approximately 56,400 units of stent products, thereby enabling it to supply large-scale and stable high-quality products to customers around the world. The production facilities have passed the audits and inspections by regulatory bodies like the NMPA, FDA, PMDA and NB. In particular, its production facilities in the PRC have passed onsite inspections by the FDA with Zero Observations in 2020. Established global sales network and distinctive commercial competencyOrbusNeich has established a global sales network which consists of both distributorship and direct sales models that provide it with more flexible and effective sales strategies in its target markets. As of 30 June 2022, its global distributor network consists of approximately 207 distributors while global sales and marketing team consists of 142 members. In addition, the Group's sales network covered over 70 countries and regions worldwide, among which it built a direct sales force in the Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Germany, France, Switzerland and Spain.OrbusNeich has built amicable and long-term business relationships with most of its customers, with no less than 50% of its top five customers during the Track Record Period having over 12 years of business relationship. The Group distinctive commercial competency combining its extensive network of physicians and KOLs, hospitals and distributors enables it to gain first-hand knowledge of unmet clinical needs, physicians' preferences and clinical trends, as well as to identify potential pipeline products with high market potential.Experienced management team supported by energetic and cohesive talent poolOrubusNeich is led by Mr. David CHIEN, chairman, executive Director, chief executive officer and the controlling shareholder. With over 30 years of experience in the medical device industry, Mr. Chien has been well-respected in the industry for his leadership of the Company. The Group also has industry veterans with an average of over 20 years of experience leading its R&D, sales and marketing, product manufacturing, quality assurance and business development functions, while it has other dedicated senior management members with legal, finance and investment expertise focusing on collaborations and other aspects of the operations, setting the foundation for its long-term success.Future Strategies The Group's vision is to become a global leading medical device developer and manufacturer that offers a variety of endovascular and structural heart intervention products to effectively improve patients' quality of life. The Group plans to execute the following strategies to achieve this goal:Further enhance the market penetration with the well-established brand recognition The Group plans to leverage the well-established brand recognition of its renowned "OrbusNeich" brand and continue increasing the market share by devoting resources to further solidify its brand awareness and expand the distribution network through setting up additional sales offices and/or collaborating with more distributors, and further strengthening its marketing efforts in relevant markets.For established markets such as Japan or Europe, the Group plans to leverage its existing brand strength, customer base and distribution channels to open up opportunities for new product distribution as well as further increase market share of other product by broadening its product offerings to existing customers and developing new customers. Moreover, it plans to commercialize matrix drug-eluting coronary and/or peripheral balloons in Japan in 2025.For high growth markets such as the PRC or the U.S. where the Group intends to expand its presence and enhance the market share, it plans to capitalize on opportunities brought by the ongoing healthcare reforms, as well as to increase market adoption for its existing and pipeline products. In the PRC, OrbusNeich strives to strengthen its sales capabilities and enhance management of its distributors to capture fast-growing market demand; while in the U.S., it plans to continue rolling out new products in its pipeline and increasing the market adoption for relevant products.Further enrich product offerings both vertically and horizontallyOrbusNeich's success depends on its ability to continuously develop innovative products that address the patients' evolving needs and growing market demand, thus its R&D staff will continue developing and expanding the pipeline products both vertically and horizontally.Vertically, the Group's product portfolio strategically focuses on "simplifying the complex" where it aims to deepen its diversified product portfolio for PCI/PTA procedures. Horizontally, it intends to cover structural heart disease intervention products and neuro intervention products. It plans to recruit additional talent specialized in R&D to further enrich product offerings. Work closely with physicians and KOLs to further enhance brand recognition and R&D capabilitiesOrbusNeich intends to work closely with physicians and KOLs in different therapeutic areas and participate in major conferences to continuously enhance its brand recognition and R&D capabilities to solidify market position and to maintain long-term growth. Pursue strategic acquisitions, partnerships and/or collaborations In addition, the Group intends to explore technology-focused acquisitions opportunities to implement its market-driven R&D capabilities, and plans to focus on acquisitions involving innovative medical device products that have strong growth potential and/or high synergy with its existing and pipeline products to further expand the product portfolio.Expand production capacity and continuously improve operational efficienciesOrbusNeich's production volumes have been increasing over the years and the Group expects the demand for its products will continue to grow in the near future. In addition, according to the CIC Report, the CAGR for the global endovascular interventional instrument market is expected to be 12.9% from 2021 to 2030. The Group intends to construct a new manufacturing site to increase its overall production capacity to meet such growing market demand. In addition, it plans to build up manufacturing capabilities for its pipeline products at the manufacturing site, provide training to the production staff as well as recruit additional production staff as needed.Financial Highlights For the year ended December 31 For the six months ended June 30(US$ million) 2020 2021 Change 2021 2022 ChangeRevenue 88.5 116.5 +31.6% 57.3 68.9 +20.2%Gross profit 58.0 81.2 +39.9% 40.5 47.7 +17.7%Gross profit margin 65.6% 69.7% +4.1 ppt 70.7% 69.3% -1.4 pptAdjusted net profit* 7.1 21.4 +201.4% 11.0 12.3 +11.8%Adjusted net profit margin 8.0% 18.3% +10.3 ppt 19.2% 17.9 % -1.3 ppt* Note: The adjusted profit excludes the effect of the convertible redeemable preferred shares, derecognition of financial liability, Commodity Linked Fixed Rate Note, listing expense and share-based compensationUse of ProceedsItem / Approximate PercentageExpansion of its production capacities: 54.2%Development and commercialization of its pipeline products: 30.0%Potential strategic acquisitions (Expand its product portfolio and strengthen its R&D capabilities): 10.8%Working capital and other general corporate purposes: 5.0%About OrbusNeich Medical Group Holdings LimitedOrbusNeich is a major global medical device manufacturer specialized in interventional instruments for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) procedures. Headquartered in Hong Kong, China, OrbusNeich sells products to over 70 countries and regions worldwide, and it is also the only PCI balloon manufacturer headquartered in China that ranked among the top 6 players in all major overseas PCI balloon markets including Japan (Ranked No. 2), Europe (Ranked No. 4), and the U.S. (Ranked No. 6) in terms of sales volume of PCI balloons in 2021 in accordance with the CIC Report. In addition, in terms of sales volume of PTA balloons in 2021, it ranked No. 3 in Japan and No. 4 in the U.S., respectively. It also specializes in coronary stent products and is actively expanding into neuro vascular intervention and structural heart disease areas. OrbusNeich owns more than 180 granted patents globally. Its in-house R&D team has over twenty years of product development experience and has developed proprietary, world leading technologies. For more details, please visit the Group's official website: https://orbusneich.com/ Copyright 2022 ACN Newswire. 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IBO Technology Announces 2022 Interim Results ACN Newswire

IBO Technology Announces 2022 Interim Results

HONG KONG, Nov 30, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - IBO Technology Company Limited ("IBO Technology", or the "Company", together with its subsidiaries, the "Group"; Stock Code: 2708.HK) is pleased to announce its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2022 (the "Period"). To promote the business development of Information Technology Application Innovation Information ("ITAI") and seize the industry golden opportunities, the Group cooperated with the People's Government of Fucheng District, Mianyang City, Sichuan Province ("Fucheng District People's Government") during the Period to develop an intelligent manufacturing industrial park project.During the Period, the demand for ITAI IT (terminal products and industry solutions), 5G (communication equipment and private network solutions) and Internet of Things ("IoT") (products and industry solutions), the Group's three major business segments, increased steadily and showed a positive development trend. The Group's revenue for the Period increased by approximately 37.5% to approximately RMB366.15 million (six months ended 30 September 2021: approximately RMB266.28 million), which was mainly benefited from the significant growth in the revenue of intelligent terminal products sales business of the Group for the Period as driven by the economic recovery, while the Group's gross profit also increased by approximately 14.2% to approximately RMB76.33 million (six months ended 30 September 2021: approximately RMB66.85 million). Gross profit margin was 20.8% (six months ended 30 September 2021: 25.1%), mainly due to the increase in the revenue from the intelligent terminal products sales business, which has a relatively low gross profit margin, from 77.5% of the Group's total revenue for the corresponding period of 2021 to 85.7% for the Period. The Group's profit attributable to owners of the Company increased by approximately 69.1% to approximately RMB7.39 million for the Period (six months ended 30 September 2021: approximately RMB4.37 million), which was mainly due to the significant growth of revenue and gross profit during the Period as driven by the substantial increase in the revenue from the intelligent terminal products sales business during the Period, as compared with 2021, and also the decrease in the Group's administrative expenses, finance costs, research and development expenses and income tax expenses during the Period as compared with the corresponding period of 2021. Huge Room for Domestic Substitution and Strong Demand for ITAI Industry The central government has incorporated the ITAI industry into the national development strategy, and has continuously introduced relevant policies to support the development of the industry, indicating that the PRC's ITAI industry has entered into an accelerated stage of domestic substitution. At present, the ITAI industry presents a huge market space and unprecedented market opportunities. Benefiting from the central and local governments' efforts to promote ITAI procurement, the scale of ITAI industry in the PRC has been growing rapidly, and the Group has penetrated into various key industries such as finance, telecommunications and energy. The market demand for purely domestically-produced software and hardware has accelerated, driving the development of the entire industry chain into a new "rillion-dollar industry".Actively Seizing the Opportunity of Domestic Substitution, the Demand for Major Business Segments Increased Steadily During the Period, intelligent terminal products sales business remained as the main source of the Group's income, accounting for approximately 85.7% of total revenue. During the Period, the Group focused on the development, production and sales of customised IoT smart terminals to customers. Benefiting from the recovery of economic activities, revenue from the intelligent terminal products sales business increased by approximately 52.2% to approximately RMB313.87 million (six months ended 30 September 2021: approximately RMB206.26 million).With regards to software development, the Group plans and designs the software system frameworks and function lists for customers, and provides customised software application development services based on their business and management needs. Leveraging on its strong software development capabilities, the Group has been providing quality software application development services to serve customers in different industries for many years. Affected by the decrease in demand for seasonal services, the segment recorded a revenue of approximately RMB46.16 million for the Period (six months ended 30 September 2021: approximately RMB54.92 million), accounting for 12.6% of the Group's total revenue.With regards to system integration and system maintenance services, the Group's segmental revenue were approximately RMB0.26 million (six months ended 30 September 2021: approximately RMB20,000) and approximately RMB5.86 million (six months ended 30 September 2021: approximately RMB5.08 million) respectively.Boosted ITAI Business Development to Grasp the Market Gap of the ITAI Industry In addition, the Group entered into a memorandum of understanding, an investment agreement and a supplemental agreement on the "IBO Technology Intelligent Manufacturing Industrial Park Project*", and also formed a joint venture with Fucheng District People's Government during the Period. The "IBO Technology Intelligent Manufacturing Industrial Park Project" is the first time that the Group has cooperated with the national government to launch an intelligent manufacturing industrial park project, proving that the Government is optimistic about the prospect of ITAI industry. It also marks a significant milestone for the Group since its entry into the ITAI industry in 2020, as a sign that the Group's development in ITAI industry has been widely recognised by the government.The "IBO Technology Intelligent Manufacturing Industrial Park Project" is to be invested in three phases. The investments in Phase I, Phase II and Phase III are projected to be RMB1.5 billion, RMB2 billion and RMB7 billion respectively. The project will accelerate the launch of domestically-produced products. For Phase I of the project, approximately 200,000 square-meter factories and ancillary facilities will be built. Approximately 2.5 million units of notebook computers, all-in-one computers, highly integrated desktop computers, cloud terminals and other ITAI terminal products can be produced annually when full production capacity of Phase I is reached. A high-end ITAI industrial park will be built in Phase II, and 5G equipment, energy storage equipment industrial park project, etc. will be built in Phase III. Moreover, Fucheng District People's Government will invest RMB400 million through Sichuan Fuchuang Development Group Limited, a state-owned company, to form a joint venture with a subsidiary of IBO Technology to collobrate in the "IBO Technology Intelligent Manufacturing Industrial Park Project".The Board believes that the "IBO Technology Intelligent Manufacturing Industrial Park Project" will build a "closed-loop" ecosystem of the ITAI industry, so as to strengthen the supply chain synergy, production and manufacturing synergy and technology synergy of upstream and downstream enterprises. The base will be a key project to promote the Group's future development. It is expected to improve the Group's production capacity, build strong product delivery capabilities and optimise cost management, which will help the Group continue to boost the development of domestically-produced ITAI industry and product research and development, accelerate the launch of products, in order to meet the strong demand for ITAI products from the market and the government. Thus, it will help the Group actively grasp the market gap and unprecedented market opportunities.Entered the Quantum Computing Industry, Expanding Revenue StreamFurthermore, the Group announced that it will enter into a cooperation agreement with Shenzhen SpinQ Technology Co., Ltd. in respect of quantum computing cloud platform development project. Centering on practical applications of quantum computing products and technologies by enterprises engaged in such areas as e-government, scientific research institutes, education, finance, and biopharmaceuticals in cloud computing, big data, and other areas, the parties will pursue cooperation on the development of domestically-produced quantum computing cloud platform project. Both parties have determined to form strategic partnership. They will both demonstrate complementary technological and marketing prowess, and will continue to integrate their respective advantageous resources, increase customer values, and achieve mutually beneficial cooperation. Leveraging on the technical advantages over quantum computing systems and application ecosystems of Shenzhen SpinQ Technology Co., Ltd., the Group is expected to enter the quantum computing industry through this cooperation, further expanding its revenue stream. Synergistic Advantages of Three Major Businesses to Build a MoatLooking ahead, leveraging on the close connection and synergy among the three major business segments, namely 5G, ITAI and IoT in the aspects of underlying technology, application technology, supply chain, project and business model, the Group will strive to seize the opportunities in the golden market, further strengthen and expand its own business, promote the healthy development of its business through multiple channels, actively identify suitable merger and acquisition targets that can create strong synergies with its existing principal business to support the Group's operation and rapid development. IBO Technology will continue to pursue breakthroughs, research and develop and launch more new high-quality products and services, so as to deliver better results and make positive contribution to the development of ITAI and 5G industries in China. * For identification purpose onlyAbout IBO Technology Company LimitedIBO Technology Company Limited (Stock code: 2708.HK), a leading digital solutions provider, is principally engaged in providing 5G communication equipment and private network solutions, ITAI terminal products and industry solutions, IoT products and solutions, as well as industrial digital solutions in the PRC. The Group's businesses mainly cover four areas, namely (i) intelligent terminal products sales; (ii) system integration; (iii) software development; and (iv) system maintenance services. With nearly 20 years penetration in the IoT industry, the Group serves customers from both the public and private sectors in the PRC, including government authorities, large-scale state-owned enterprises and private enterprises. In 2022, the Group cooperated with the People's Government of Fucheng District, Mianyang City, Sichuan Province to develop an intelligent manufacturing industrial park project, striving to promote the development of ITAI products in future. For more details, please visit: http://www.ibotech.hk/ Copyright 2022 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)
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JBM Healthcare Announces FY2023 Interim Results ACN Newswire

JBM Healthcare Announces FY2023 Interim Results

HONG KONG, Nov 25, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - JBM (Healthcare) Limited ("JBM Healthcare" or the "Group"; Stock Code: 2161), a leading branded healthcare products marketer and distributor in Hong Kong, has announced today the interim results of the Group for the six months ended 30 September 2022 (the "Reporting Period").KEY HIGHLIGHTS-- Period-on-period revenue up by 25%, totaled HK$236.8 million -- Profit attributable to equity shareholders increased by 116%, amounting to HK$21.6 million-- The Board declares an interim dividend of HK0.5 cent per share-- Proprietary Chinese medicines business witnessed robust growth of 53.1% -- Cross-border e-commerce business gained traction alongside expanded product offerings and growing customer traffic -- Foreseeable growth of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) business bolstered by favourable policies for gaining access to Greater Bay Area markets. Despite the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the volatile economic sentiment in Hong Kong, the Group continued to perform in a resilient manner posting total revenue of HK$236.8 million in the Reporting Period, delivering a notable increase of 25% period-on-period. Profit attributable to equity shareholders also increased by 116% period-on-period to HK$21.6 million. Such growth was primarily due to the easing of local social distancing policies, which buttressed retail spending sentiment and led to a gradual recovery of the Group's overall sales, alongside a financial subsidy from the HKSAR Government through the Employment Support Scheme.The Board declares the payment of an interim dividend for the six months ended 30 September 2022 of HK0.5 cent per share.Resilient Performance Sustained by Robust Branded PortfolioDuring the Reporting Period, the Group has made sound progress in developing its cross-border e-commerce platform, expanding the access of its products to a growing consumer base in Mainland China. Furthermore, the Group continued to implement its growth strategies to keep pace with consumer demand and market opportunities, further leveraging its unique strength to reinforce the Group's competitive position as a farsighted branded healthcare player in Asia. The promising performance was underpinned by the Group's brand management and strong commercial execution capabilities, as well as established sales network.For the branded medicines business, sales revenue saw a decline of 10.3% period-on-period to HK$56.9 million, mainly due to the adverse impact of the pandemic on retail consumption in Hong Kong and Macau Nonetheless, the category-leading AIM Atropine Eye Drops brand continued to achieve promising growth realising 11.3% sales growth.Regarding the proprietary Chinese medicines business, sales revenue delivered robust growth of 53.1%, amounting to HK$163 million, which was driven by strong momentum from its Concentrated Chinese Medicine Granules ("CCMG") business as a result of rising recognition and acceptance towards the adjunct therapeutic benefits of Chinese medicine amongst the general public. Our category leading brand, Po Chai Pills, also posted a remarkable growth of over 60% during the Reporting Period. As for health and wellness products, sales revenue registered a decline of 13.3% to HK$16.9 million during the Reporting Period, which was mainly due to lower sales of certain products in the Hong Kong retail sector, though offset by growth from Oncotype DX and the Pantogar shampoo and tonic series. Oncotype DX posted a robust growth of 19.7% with a sustained momentum during the Reporting Period. With respect to Pantogar, an effective treatment for hair loss as substantiated by clinical studies, it also gained notable success via e-commerce platforms and professional hair salon channels. Pantogar sales was boosted by the launch of a new shampoo and tonic series that feature specialised formulations for women and men.Accelerating E-commerce DevelopmentThe development of the Group's PRC cross-border e-commerce business continued to gather momentum as a result of its sustained efforts to drive expansion across product offerings, platform footholds, and customer traffic. The two self-operated flagship stores on Tmall Global Marketplace and JD Worldwide achieved significant progress in expanding market share and customer base during the Reporting Period, bolstered by the effective operation and customer service support of its dedicated cross-border e-commerce team. The Group's flagship store has earned a top 8 ranking at Tmall, while Ho Chai Kung Tji Thung San has claimed a top 5 ranking in the pain-killer category of the platform during the Reporting Period.The Group has continued to strengthen its partnership and operation with major PRC cross-border e-commerce platform customers, which witnessed a notable increase of pre-event purchase orders from B2B partners for the "6.18" and "Double 11" promotions during the Reporting Period. Apart from OTC products, the Group has been also actively enhancing its portfolio with products for tapping new potential categories to target a wider range of consumer groups. The Group's skincare and beauty products are currently sold through VIP Shop, a popular cross-border e-commerce platform for branded lifestyle products, and will be available via a growing array of cross-border e-commerce platforms.Capturing Growth Potential of Chinese MedicinesThe Group's proprietary Chinese medicine business also benefits from the government bureaus' collaborative support in facilitating the entry of Hong Kong's traditional proprietary Chinese medicines into the Greater Bay Area. Leveraging the streamlined measures for the Group's proprietary Chinese medicines portfolio to register with the Guangdong Provincial Medical Products Administration, it has successfully secured approval for registering its medicated oil brands Shiling Oil and Konsodona Medicated Oil in the Greater Bay Area.Mr. Patrick Wong, Chief Executive Officer of JBM Healthcare, said, "In the wake of adverse market sentiments, pragmatism and persistence have never been more important as we navigate through the challenges that the pandemic has introduced to the business landscape. The pandemic has heightened health awareness and accelerated consumers' shift towards a more proactive approach in managing their health and wellness, which will further shore up self-care demand. The Group, as a key proprietary Chinese medicine and CCMG market player in Hong Kong, is also well poised to tap the burgeoning market in the Greater Bay Area, supported in part by favorable policies that encourage the development of TCM in the region and which will create more prospective business opportunities.Looking ahead, we remain optimistic about the outlook for the healthcare industry. Adhering to our mission of enabling better health through self-care, we will continue to focus on developing our growth strategies based on the objectives of greater resilience and operational efficiency, and capitalise on market opportunities by helping consumers better manage their health through quality and well-trusted branded healthcare products."About JBM (Healthcare) Limited (Stock Code: 2161)JBM Healthcare is a Hong Kong-based company that markets and distributes branded healthcare products across Greater China, Southeast Asia and certain other countries. The Group is a unique field player with marketing expertise and a drug heritage that prioritises product efficacy and quality to meet consumers' healthcare needs. As a renowned healthcare brand operator in Hong Kong, the Group carries a wide-ranging portfolio of branded healthcare products comprising branded medicines, proprietary Chinese medicines and health and wellness products, which include well-recognised household brands such as Po Chai Pills, Ho Chai Kung Tji Thung San, Contractubex, BITE-X, Mederma Kids, Tong Tai Chung Woodlok Oil, Flying Eagle Woodlok Oil, Saplingtan, Shiling Oil and Konsodona Medicated Oil. JBM Healthcare has been a constituent stock of the MSCI Hong Kong Micro Cap Index since 27 May 2021. For more details about JBM Healthcare, please visit: www.jbmhealthcare.com.hk Copyright 2022 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)
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Betagro PCL (SET: BTG) debuts on SET to follow IPO success that amasses fund to drive growth ACN Newswire

Betagro PCL (SET: BTG) debuts on SET to follow IPO success that amasses fund to drive growth

BANGKOK, Nov 23, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Betagro PCL (SET: BTG), Thailand's leading international food company with over 55 years of history, debuts on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) today. With a total offering value of 20 billion baht and a securities value at an IPO price of about 80 billion baht (including over-allotments), BTG has stood out as the highest-value initial public offering (IPO) stocks in the agriculture and food industry on the Thai capital market, while recording the highest selling value in South East Asia so far this year.BTG has readied to continue its success with a strategy to build growth by means of investing in value chains both at home and abroad. The company will zero in on the high-value food products and seeking opportunities to invest in new businesses under the New S-Curve model to create continuous and sustainable growth in the future. Vasit Taepaisitphongse, Chief Executive Officer and President of BTG, noted that the IPO, at 40 baht a piece, has been well received by leading local and international institutional investors as well as individual investors in Thailand amid highly volatile economic and investment conditions.He said: "That reflects vividly the confidence in the robust business fundamentals and the potential for continuous and sustainable growth of Betagro as a world-class branded food firm. "Betagro is distinctive from other listed companies in the same industry with an integrated business model extending from upstream to downstream. "In addition, Betagro owns quality and diversified brands that are widely recognised and trusted by consumers who find our products through a variety of distribution channels in Thailand and more than 20 countries around the world. "Yet, our operations are supported by efficient data and innovation-driven processes."5-year investment Betagro sets its sight on lifting up the food industry, enhancing long-term competitiveness through its five-year investment (2022-2026) to boost the market share domestically and internationally, by the following means:1) Boosting its production capacity of animal feed to 5.5 million tonnes per year; ramping up processed food and sausages output to 223,000 tonnes per year; setting up swine processing plants capable of dealing with 4.8 million pigs and broiler processing plants capable of handling 270 million chicken.2) Focussing on food products with high added value such as ready-to-cook and ready-to-eat foods as well as increasing the proportion of premium and standard-branded products.3) Expanding the company's business overseas with plans to invest in the establishment of factories and farms to increase production capacity in Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar.4) Strengthening distribution in the overseas markets and adding more export marketplaces by, for example, increasing distribution channels in key international markets such as Singapore, Hong Kong and Cambodia;- Expanding into new product groups by increasing brand awareness and forming new partnerships with local businesses;- Developing more export markets beyond more than 20 countries where it has already established a presence and increasing the volume of orders in the existing markets in the European Union, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom.Betagro is also looking for new New S-Curve growth opportunities by earmarking 900 million baht in capital during 2022 and 2026 for new businesses through the Venture Building and Venture Capital methods in three branches:1) Developing the ability of consumers to access high quality products2) Creating new protein sources3) Optimising the supply chain in the existing agricultural industry, as well as focussing on the research and development of new products that are in line with the core business to support the opportunity for continuous and sustainable growth in the futureMr Vasit noted: "It is a great pride for Betagro's management team, staff and all stakeholders for contributing to the BTG listing on the Thai bourse. This (listing) is another crucial step in Betagro's pathway to take its business to the next level, for the money received from this fundraising will help realising our major business expansion, strengthening the financial position, attracting professional executives and staff to the company, drawing in potential business partners from the country and abroad, while raising environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards. All of these will create opportunities to spur sustainable growth in the future for the maximum benefit of shareholders and stakeholders."According to the BTG chief, the 20 billion baht fund raised from the flotation of 500 million shares inclusive of full over-allotments in the IPO process is specifically meant for:1) investment for acquisition and/or construction of new farms and plants in the amount of about eight billion baht2) Capital restructuring through payment of short-term and/or long-term liabilities to financial institutions in an amount of 8,960-10,500 million baht3) Using as working capital in an amount of not more than 1,021 million bahtInvestors who missed the investment opportunity during the IPO stage can still have access to BTG's interests and ownership on the SET trading floor from today onwards.Meanwhile, Kiatnakin Phatra Securities PCL is also due to start stabilising the BTG share price in the secondary market for a period of not more than 30 days from 2 November to help reduce the volatility of the stock price and building investor confidence.Interested investors can follow more information at the website. https://www.betagro-investor.com or Email: ir@betagro.comAbout Betagro PCLBetagro is a leading integrated food and agro-industrial company in Thailand. Its businesses encompass the production and distribution of animal feed, animal pharmaceuticals and additives, livestock, pork products, chicken meat and eggs along with related processed foods, pet food, the distribution of farm equipment and related research and development operations. The company has employed a Vertically Integrated Business Model on many aspects of its product value chain, ranging from animal feed production to culture and marketing animal breeders, commercial farming, meat slaughtering, processing and marketing. BTG operates a host of high standard food processing and manufacturing plants, possessing the research capability and internal control system that monitors and controlling every step of the food value chain, enabling the company to control quality and manage costs effectively. The company is also committed to producing high-quality and safe products, applying bio-security measures for strict quality control according to international standards. Stay up-to-date with the latest Betagro news at Facebook Betagro Group, LinkedIn Betagro Group, YouTube Betagro Group or visit www.betagro.com. www.betagro.comReleased for Betagro PCL by MT Multimedia Co LtdFor media inquiries, please contact:Office of Corporate Affairs and Communications, Betagro PCLThitipha Laksanaphisut, Assistant to CEOKanrakorn Ruangsomboon (Pui), Public Relations ManagerWittawat Netsansak (Golf), Media Relations OfficerT: +66 98 351 9893 E: wittawatn@betagro.comMT Multimedia Co LtdOrnanong Patarawejkul (Fah)T: +66 86 801 8888, +66 99 194 6597 E: ornanong.p@mtmultimedia.com Copyright 2022 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)
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AIM Vaccine Announces Proposed Listing on the Main Board of SEHK ACN Newswire

AIM Vaccine Announces Proposed Listing on the Main Board of SEHK

HONG KONG, Sep 23, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - AIM Vaccine Co., Ltd. ("AIM Vaccine" or the "Company", together with its subsidiaries, the "Group", stock code: 06660.HK), the second largest vaccine company in China in terms of 2021 approved lot release volume (excluding COVID-19 vaccines), announced the proposed listing of its H shares on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited ("SEHK") today.AIM Vaccine plans to offer an aggregate of 9,714,000 H shares (the "Offer Shares") under the Global Offering (subject to the Over-allotment Option), comprising an international offering (the "International Offering") of 8,742,400 H shares (subject to adjustment and the Over-allotment Option) and Hong Kong public offering (the "Hong Kong Public Offering") of 971,600 H shares (subject to adjustment), at an offer price of HK$16.16 per H share.The Hong Kong Public Offering will commence at 9:00 a.m. on 23 September 2022 (Friday) and close at 12:00 noon on 28 September 2022 (Wednesday) in Hong Kong. Dealings in H shares of the Company on SEHK are expected to commence at 9:00 a.m. on 6 October 2022 (Thursday), with the stock code 06660.HK in board lots of 200 H shares each.Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C., China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited, China Securities (International) Corporate Finance Company Limited and Macquarie Capital Limited are the Joint Sponsors, Joint Global Coordinators, Joint Bookrunners and Joint Lead Managers. BOCI Asia Limited, ICBC International Securities Limited, CMB International Capital Limited, Futu Securities International (Hong Kong) Limited, and Tiger Brokers (HK) Global Limited are the Joint Bookrunners and Joint Lead Managers. Livermore Holdings Limited is the Joint Lead Manager.Empowered by a full spectrum of proven human vaccine platform technologies, covering the full value chainAIM Vaccine is a major player in the Chinese vaccine industry. According to CIC, the National Medical Products Administration of the PRC ("NMPA") approved lot releases of 623.8 million doses of 46 vaccines against 26 diseases (exclusive of COVID-19 vaccines) in 2021, of which AIM Vaccine contributed 7.4%, or approximately 46 million doses, making AIM Vaccine the second largest vaccine manufacturer group and the largest among all privately-owned vaccine companies in the PRC in terms of approved lot release volume (excluding COVID-19 vaccines). AIM Vaccine covers the full value chain from research and development to manufacturing and to commercialization. According to CIC, AIM Vaccine is the only China-based vaccine player that has all five proven human vaccine platform technologies worldwide, namely bacterial vaccine technologies, viral vaccine technologies, genetically engineered vaccine technologies, combination vaccine technologies and mRNA vaccine technologies, with at least one approved product or one vaccine candidate at CTA or clinical stages under each platform. AIM Vaccine is one of the first two human vaccine companies in the PRC that has been granted permission under the Fourteenth Five Year Plan of the PRC to build a P3 Lab. In response to the current pandemic, AIM Vaccine has taken full advantages of the Group's full-spectrum platform technologies and is developing COVID-19 vaccine candidates spanning multiple technology routes validated by approved vaccines. AIM Vaccine currently commercializes eight vaccine products against six disease areas, of which the HBV vaccines and human rabies vaccine are its market-leading key commercialized vaccine products. According to CIC, in 2021, AIM Vaccine was the largest supplier of HBV vaccines in the globe and in the PRC, possessing a 45.4% market share in China in terms of approved lot release volume. In 2021, AIM Vaccine was the second largest supplier of human rabies vaccines in the globe and in the PRC, possessing 18.1% and 16.2% market shares of China market, respectively, in terms of approved lot release volume and sales revenue. AIM Vaccine also has 22 vaccine candidates in the Group's pipeline against 13 disease areas, of which five candidates are at clinical stages. AIM Vaccine's comprehensive vaccine product portfolio is empowered by high-quality, commercial-scale manufacturing capabilities of the Group's four individual licensed manufacturing facilities, enabling AIM Vaccine to achieve scalable and quality supply of multiple vaccines. As of 16 September 2022, a total of 45 production permits were granted by the NMPA to 33 vaccine manufacturers or manufacturer groups, and only seven had approved lot releases for four or more products in 2021, including the Group. By obtaining four production permits, the Group is the largest holder of production permits in the PRC among all privately-owned companies, and the second largest holder overall.Strive to access the best industry resources and innovative technologies to accelerate product development and commercializationIn order to accelerate building up a vaccine portfolio with true market potential, AIM Vaccine is profoundly committed to striving to access the best industry resources. AIM Vaccine currently has four individual licensed manufacturing facilities with differentiated product foci. AIM Vaccine acquired Rong'an Bio, AIM Honesty, AIM Kanghuai and AIM Weixin between 2015 and 2017, together with their vaccine products against human rabies, HBV, HAV, mumps and HFRS. After these acquisitions, AIM Vaccine upgraded the manufacturing infrastructure in each subsidiary to meet the latest GMP standards, improved manufacturing processes and techniques in pursuit of higher product quality and stronger supply capabilities, formulated and executed production plans which closely follow group marketing strategies and consolidated supply chains.In addition, AIM Vaccine turns science to high-quality vaccine products through a truly interactive R&D and manufacturing process with high efficiency. AIM Vaccine has established dedicated R&D departments in each of the four operating subsidiaries, with a specific focus on developing new vaccine varieties based on their respective leading products and manufacturing specialties. In addition, AIM Explorer, one of the Group's three research institutions, focuses on offering technological support to the four operating subsidiaries with research on early-stage and cutting-edge technologies as its priority. A cross-functional, cross-entity collaboration, which enables AIM Vaccine to consider both biological attributes and sound engineering and manufacturing principles from program inception onwards, could significantly improve R&D success rates and vaccine delivery efficiency. AIM Vaccine realizes a promotive synergy across vaccine R&D and manufacturing. On one hand, AIM Vaccine has ready-for-use commercial-scale manufacturing facilities to harness development of various vaccine candidates. On the other hand, the intensive pilot and scale-up productions of diverse candidates also rapidly refine and improve the Group's process know-how, production facilities, and productivity and skillset of production teams. Such a collaborative development path and culture enable AIM Vaccine to generate 22 vaccine candidates across different development stages.Leading mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in R&D progress is expected to capture massive market opportunitiesThe ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has created a massive and sustainable vaccine market in the globe and PRC. To capture such massive and underserved vaccine market opportunities, AIM Vaccine is currently developing vaccines for COVID-19 based on mRNA technology platform and has initiated a global Phase III clinical trial. According to CIC, as of 16 September 2022, there was no approved mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in the PRC. Six PRC vaccine developers were undertaking clinical trials for their respective mRNA COVID-19 vaccine candidates in the PRC or overseas, two of which (including AIM Vaccine) reached Phase III clinical trials. Therefore, AIM Vaccine's mRNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate is expected to be one of the first few to be approved in the PRC. Moreover, AIM Vaccine's mRNA vaccine pilot scale production facility is also among the first one to reach GMP standards in the PRC. In addition, for candidates against variant strains, AIM Vaccine has successfully constructed and produced trial vaccines against different variant strains in preclinical studies, including the Omicron variant strain. AIM Vaccine plans to first obtain NDA approval for and/or launch the Group's mRNA vaccine against the Original Strain in the second quarter of 2023 to address the urgent and near-term market demand. For the longer future, AIM Vaccine plans to launch the broad-spectrum recombinant adenoviral vector vaccine, which is not only effective against COVID-19 variants, but also risks of other coronavirus. Strong pipeline consisting of market-leading vaccine products and vaccine candidates with large market sizeAs of 16 September 2022, AIM Vaccine had eight vaccine products against six vaccine-preventable infectious diseases, and 22 vaccine candidates against 13 major vaccine-preventable infectious diseases. According to CIC, the Group's portfolio of vaccine products and vaccine candidates covers all top 10 vaccine products worldwide by 2021 global sales (totaling US$101.9 billion).Among its vaccine products, HBV vaccines and human rabies vaccines are the Group's key commercialized products, which is the main source of revenue for the Company, and each has a leading position in the corresponding Chinese vaccine market. In addition to these two types of market-leading key commercialized vaccines, AIM Vaccine has other vaccine products against HAV, meningococcal diseases, mumps and HFRS, which diversify the Group's product portfolio and revenue sources.Among 22 vaccine candidates in the Group's pipeline against 13 disease areas, AIM Vaccine has five candidates at clinical stages, and plans to file over 10 CTAs by the end of 2023 to advance multiple CTA-enabling and preclinical candidates to clinical trial stages. Out of this robust pipeline, AIM Vaccine expects to obtain NDA approvals for and/or launch new vaccine products every year from 2023 to 2025 and 12 other new products in and after 2026, to bring sustainable new growth drivers to the Group's business with a continuously diversifying product portfolio.Strong R&D capabilities fueled up by the full-spectrum proven human vaccine platform technologies, and mass-scale manufacturing capabilities with proven quality managementAIM Vaccine is the only China-based vaccine company that possesses all five proven human vaccine platform technologies worldwide, namely bacterial vaccine technologies, viral vaccine technologies, genetically engineered vaccine technologies, combination vaccine technologies and mRNA vaccine technologies. As of 16 September 2022, AIM Vaccine operates four individual licensed manufacturing facilities (Rong'an Bio, AIM Honesty, AIM Kanghuai and AIM Weixin), with a designed annual production capacity of 25.0 million doses, 45.0 million doses, 5.3 million doses and 16.0 million doses, respectively, or 91.3 million doses in aggregate. Each licensed manufacturing facility is responsible for producing one or more specific types of vaccines with different production processes and techniques. According to CIC, vaccine quality and safety attributes are highly dependent on the production processes and techniques, which take time to accumulate and are very hard to copy or switch. In addition, vaccine companies in China are generally prohibited from outsourcing manufacturing to CMOs. As a result, these four individual licensed manufacturing facilities create a highly competitive edge for the Group. By equipping AIM Vaccine with extensive hands-on experiences, process know-how and ready-for-use large-scale production capacity for multiple vaccine products, they enable AIM Vaccine to promptly respond to increasing commercial demand and shorten vaccine development cycle.AIM Vaccine has established a comprehensive quality management from vaccine research, development and manufacturing, with high and consistent quality as the Group's top priority. All the Group's four licensed manufacturing facilities have maintained 100% pass rate in vaccine lot release quality audits by the National Institutes for Food and Drug Control ("NIFDC") under the Group's operation, higher than the industry average level, according to CIC. AIM Vaccine is the only human rabies vaccine manufacturer with 100% pass rate in lot release quality audits by NIFDC over the past five years, and the Group's 10ug HBsAg/0.5ml recombinant HBV vaccine (Hansenula Polymorpha) has maintained 100% pass rate in lot release quality audits for 15 years since commercial launch.Extensive sales network and highly experienced and efficient commercialization teamThe Group's sales and marketing function is centralized, and is specialized and market-oriented. AIM Vaccine's in-house sales and marketing team, consisting of over 100 members with an average of more than 10 years' experience in sales of pharmaceuticals or vaccines. AIM Vaccine's core commercial leadership team has an average of 12 years of experiences in vaccine commercialization in leading multinational pharmaceutical companies, and has excellent track records in marketing international blockbuster vaccines, including global first HPV, IPV and DTaP-IPV-Hib. AIM Vaccine consolidates and integrates quality resources at the Group level instead of dispersing into four operating subsidiaries, which enables AIM Vaccine to achieve a high cost-efficiency, especially in team building and management. Through the sales and marketing centralization, AIM Vaccine has built effective sales channels for and strong CDC recognition of the Group's products, enabling AIM Vaccine to cross-sell existing vaccine products and rapidly ramp up sales of vaccine products. As of 16 September 2022, AIM Vaccine sold vaccine products to all 31 provinces, direct-controlled municipalities and autonomous regions in the PRC, covering all provincial CDCs and over 2,000 county-level CDCs.Visionary founder with strong support from experienced execution team and industry-leading scientistsAIM Vaccine's core management team comprises a group of seasoned vaccine industry professionals with a strong track record and proven execution capabilities. The industry experience, management expertise, professional knowledge and contributions of key members of the senior management are crucial to the Group's success. AIM Vaccine has leading scientists joining or collaborating with AIM Vaccine to support the Group's vaccine development and manufacturing. Within the group, AIM Vaccine has also established a Group-level vaccine expert panel. In addition, outside the group, AIM Vaccine has established a scientific advisory board that comprises prominent scientists in China's vaccine industry to offer advice and recommendations on the direction of the Group's R&D efforts. These scientists, in together, have and would continue to cultivate their scientific insights, deep industry knowledge and rich experience in the Group's vaccine development and production processes, and have helped to shape a dedicated, quality-forward and market-oriented culture in the Group.Vaccines have been one of the most important innovations in the science of public health, China has increasing demand from all age groups for high-quality vaccines. Including the COVID-19 vaccine market, the overall PRC vaccine market is expected to increase from RMB303.6 billion in 2021 to RMB431.4 billion in 2030. Leveraging its strong R&D capabilities and mass-scale manufacturing capabilities, to capture opportunities arising from the massive and underserved vaccine market in the PRC, the Group plans to advance R&D of the Group's vaccine candidates and to continue to enrich the Group's vaccine pipeline, construct new production facilities to expand production capacity for new vaccine products, as well as further invest in sales and marketing. Looking forward, AIM Vaccine will continue to realize its mission to "develop and manufacture top quality vaccines to safeguard the health of the world" through a diversified product portfolio, and strive to become a leader in the global vaccine industry. Copyright 2022 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)
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Pertamina-assisted MSMEs pull in crowds at Tong Tong Fair ACN Newswire

Pertamina-assisted MSMEs pull in crowds at Tong Tong Fair

JAKARTA, Sep 19, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Several products made by micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) assisted by state-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina sold out at the recent Tong Tong Fair in The Hague, the Netherlands.Visitors check out handicraft products from Indonesia at the Tong Tong Fair, which was held in The Hague, Netherlands, from September 1–11, 2022. (ANTARA/HO-PT Pertamina (Persero))The fair was held from September 1-11, 2022, after a gap of two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Foods from Dapur Bunda Duri, De Harvest Jaya, and Bakul Jamu Euis, as well as fashion products of Cetak Godhong and Dela Tapis, Sasirangan, and handicrafts made by Joglo Ayu Tenan and Bahalap were among the products that proved a draw for visitors.Indonesian Ambassador to the Netherlands, Mayerfas, welcomed the participation of Indonesian SOEs, which brought a number of MSME products to the annual Tong Tong Fair."It needs to continue to be carried out to encourage MSMEs to go global and increase their competitiveness," he said, according to a statement released by Pertamina.He also lauded the effort made by the SOEs Ministry to open the Roemah BUMN pavilion to enable several SOE-assisted MSMEs from Indonesia to exhibit their products at the fair.Pertamina showcased 175 types of superior products from various cities of Indonesia at the fair, including Yogyakarta, Balikpapan, Dumai, Banjarmasin, Pontianak, Lampung, and Tomohon, Sulawesi.Products from the fashion, handicrafts, and food sectors were selected through a fairly long process after being curated based on product quality criteria that were in accordance with the needs of the global market."I am proud that the rubik balado product could pass the curation to the Netherlands, (it) can make the city of Duri Riau proud, which previously did not have regional specialties," said Diah Novi Wulandari, owner of Dapur Bunda Duri, an MSME assisted by Pertamina since 2020.Wulandari, who currently has more than 15 employees and more than 70 MSME partners in Duri, did not expect her products to be of interest to residents of The Hague and surrounding areas. However, her products sold out in less than a week.Besides rubik balado, Cetak Godhong's ecoprints also found a place in the hearts of visitors."What I never dreamed of was that my product could participate in the Tong Tong Fair in the Netherlands," said Endah Hariyani, owner of Cetak Godhong.Cetak Godhong makes environmentally friendly handmade products by printing fabrics using natural dyes and making motifs manually using leaves.The use of leaves from various types of plants as motifs and natural coloring lend the products an exclusive air since no product has the exact same design.Vice president of CSR & SMEPP at Pertamina, Fajriyah Usman, said showcasing MSME products at the Tong Tong Fair 2022 was a complete success."The fostered partners provided quality local products that had very high artistic and cultural value. We got a lot of visitors with a fairly significant number of sales. All visitors seemed to enjoy the product offerings and were enthusiastic about the lucky dip draw that we gave," she informed.Fajriyah said she hopes that the Tong Tong Fair would accommodate the hopes and aspirations of Pertamina-assisted MSMEs as well as encourage the entrepreneurs' spirit of independence and spur them to become strong and professional players.In collaboration with the trade attache at the Indonesian Embassy in the Netherlands, Pertamina-assisted MSMEs' products are currently on display at the House of Indonesia, a one-stop shopping showcase that provides everything from products to information for prospective European business players."This promises a great opportunity for MSEs to expand their overseas marketing reach," Fajriyah added.The involvement of MSMEs in the Tong Tong Fair was a form of the SOEs' support for achieving the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) targets and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly Point 8, namely decent work and economic growth, which is being realized through funding and coaching programs for SMEs.This is part of the social and environmental responsibility push for realizing economic benefits for the community and driving the national economy.Through MSME programs and the spirit of "Energizing Your Future," Pertamina is striving to continue to encourage all MSME partners to level up and go global.Contact: Fajriyah Usman, VP Corporate Communications, PT Pertamina (Persero)M: +62 858 8330 8686, Email: fajriyah.usman@pertamina.com, URL: https://www.pertamina.comWritten by: Yashinta Difa Pramudyani, Editor: Sri Haryati (c) ANTARA 2022 Copyright 2022 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)
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The Growhub Innovations Company Announces Joint Project with Koufuku Group to Explore Asean Market Penetration ACN Newswire

The Growhub Innovations Company Announces Joint Project with Koufuku Group to Explore Asean Market Penetration

SINGAPORE, Sep 3, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - The GrowHub Innovations Company ("The GrowHub"), Asia Pacific's only Web3-enabled plug-and-play ecosystem builder for food traceability and carbon credits, and KOUFUKU GROUP, a Japanese food company with over 50 years of history, have signed an MoU partnership for a joint project on market penetration using The GrowHub's proprietary Web3 technology.This partnership will further enhance Japan's food traceability for Japanese consumers by enabling access to blockchain-driven technology solutions. The GrowHub's Web3 technology provides food manufacturers with an evidence-based understanding of the conditions necessary for market penetration of their products in the ASEAN market. In addition, GrowHub can also help food companies meet market penetration requirements.Dr. Daiki Nakaoka, the Country Head of GrowHub Japan, said, "The ASEAN market, which is expected to grow significantly, is attractive to many food manufacturers. However, the question and challenge of whether and how to gain acceptance of their products in that market is always a hurdle that is not low for food manufacturers to expand. This project would be one example that GrowHub's unique Web3 technology demonstrates it can answer such questions to the food manufacturers and help them solve such challenges.To ensure safety, provenance and traceability, GrowHub uses a proprietary blockchain-enabled technology platform that provides rich data-driven insights to agrifood producers and third-party solution providers by allowing partners to integrate directly into an existing system through GrowHub APIs. The information recorded on the blockchain is secure and non-reversible giving true transparency to the ecosystem.About The GrowHub Innovations CompanyThe GrowHub Innovations Company ( www.thegrowhub.co ) is Asia Pacific's only Web 3-enabled technology plug-and-play ecosystem builder focusing on food traceability and carbon credits. The GrowHub has strong and exclusive relations with the government bodies in Western Australia and Singapore - Food Innovation Precinct Western Australia (FIPWA) and PEEL Development, Shire of Murray. Currently in eight markets across Australia and Asia Pacific, The GrowHub offers access to trusted premium products at affordable rates through the development of new agri-food and blockchain technologies emerging from our innovation centre at FIPWA. With the capital, network and expertise, we use technology to improve the experience of "farm-to-fork". From crunching data to enable producers to improve yields, to leveraging statistics to enable better transportation of produce, to the information on the quality of food you pay for at the table, our blockchain technology allows for full food traceability across the supply chain - so that you can trust in the food you eat.About KOUFUKU GROUPKOUFUKU GROUP was founded in 1968 as a rice shop and has been supporting food, beauty, and health in Japan for more than 50 years. Amidst growing social awareness of food safety and security, we have been aiming to create new value as a manufacturer that consistently provides delicious and safe food products, supports consumers' eating habits, and maximizes the any further potential of food products. Furthermore, we also engages in businesses that focus on the happiness and future of people by developing high-quality health and beauty products and researching biomass for the beauty and health as well as the creation of a sustainable society. Under the corporate identity of "Science Materials and Create Happiness," our business activities aim to realize a sustainable society, an extension of healthy life expectancy, a beautiful and glowing lifestyle, a safe and renewable food distribution, and carbon neutrality by the year 2030. To find out more about GrowHub please visit: https://thegrowhub.co/For Media Enquires, Please Contact:PRecious Communications for GrowHub growhub@preciouscomms.com Copyright 2022 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)
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Huisen Household Announces 2022 Interim Results

HONG KONG, Aug 31, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - China's major furniture product manufacturer Huisen Household International Group Ltd. ("Huisen Household" or "the Group"; stock code: 2127.HK) announced unaudited interim results for the period ended 30 June 2022 ("the Reporting Period") yesterday. During the reporting period, the weak real estate market and the interest rate hike caused a contraction in the number of deals made. Inflation caused by the quantitative easing policy started to emerge during 2022, fuelling the uncertainties of economy. Reduction in subsidy, the U.S. housing price remained at a high level, and the rise in interest rate have all contributed to the plunge in the number of property transaction, leading to a relatively weak demand for furniture in the first half of 2022.In the first half of 2022, The Group's revenue was approximately RMB1.96 billion, representing a decrease of approximately 18.3% from approximately RMB2.40 billion compare to the same period of 2021. Profit was approximately RMB298.0 million, representing a decrease of approximately 29.2% from approximately RMB420.8 million compare to the same period of 2021.Mr. Zengming, chairman and executive director, said: "The weakened real estate markets in Europe and U.S. and a relatively faint furniture market have led to the decrease in the number of orders from the major customers of the Group. Notwithstanding the drop in revenue during the reporting period, the Group has successfully expanded its business to certain small and medium size enterprises customers and products were sold to more different countries or regions gradually. During the reporting period, we have reached an agreement of cooperation with Home-depot, a well-known chain store of furniture in U.S., orders from Home-depot have been increased progressively." Panel-type FurnitureDuring the reporting period, the decrease in demand from the overseas market such as the U.S. led to a decrease in revenue of panel-type furniture from approximately RMB2.26 billion to approximately RMB1.85 billion for the reporting Period, representing a decrease of 17.9%. The decrease in gross profit margin was mainly attributable to (i) the reduction in average selling price for some of the panel-type furniture as a result of the depreciation of RMB against U.S. dollar and (ii) the increase in the price of raw materials.Upholstered FurnitureDuring the reporting period, the revenue from upholstered furniture recorded a decrease of approximately 28.1%. The decrease in revenue was mainly due to the decrease in demand for upholstered furniture as a result of the slowdown of the the real estate market in Europe and U.S. During the Reporting Period, the average selling price for some of the upholstered furniture has been reduced as a result of the depreciation of RMB against U.S. dollar, leading to an overall decrease in the gross profit margin of the upholstered furniture.Sport-type FurnitureDuring the reporting period, the revenue from sport-type furniture amounted to RMB53.9 million, representing a decrease of 22.8% from the corresponding period of 2021, mainly due to the decrease in order during the Reporting Period. The gross profit margin of sport-type furniture decreased from 30.1% in the corresponding period of 2021 to 26.6% in the Reporting Period, mainly due to the reduction in the selling price of some of the products. Looking to the second half of 2021, During the reporting period, the Group continued to strengthen its original design capability and launch more original design manufacturing ("ODM") products. Revenue of ODM furniture accounted for more 81.1% of the Group's total sales for the Reporting Period, and the proportion maintained at above 80%. Original Equipment Manufacturing ("OEM") Furniture accounted for 18.9%.On 6 January 2022, the Group entered into an agreement with the local government authority to obtain the right to use two parcels of land with a total area of 33,539.30 sq.m. and on 24th August 2022 obtain the right to use another two parcels of land with 65,556.80 sq.m. in Nankang District, Ganzhou. Those four lands are nearby with total area 99,096.10 sq.m. are mainly for the construction of a new plant which will specialise in the manufacturing of particleboard, a major material used in the production of furniture products. The new plant is close to the factory operated by Ganzhou Aigesen Wood Panel Co., Ltd*.For improving and optimizing the marketing and advertising campaign of the Group and to better promote the smart furniture products of the Group, the Group has entered into a strategic cooperation agreement with Netjoy Holdings Limited (stock code: 2131) ("Netjoy"), a company listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Stock Exchange") on 24th January 2022. The Group and Netjoy shall jointly cooperate for the development of a cloud-based virtual reality smart home project based on Metaverse, including but not limited to developing virtual reality exhibition hall for consumers' interactive experience, live broadcast sales by artificial intelligence ("AI") sales anchor and promotion and sales of the smart home products of the Group through the application of AI technologies.Looking ahead to the second half of 2022, though various countries have already relaxed the social distancing measures and travel restriction, with the energy crisis in Europe and the pressure of high inflation in the U.S., the market sentiment in the private housing market in Europe and U.S. is difficult to rebound swiftly, it is expected that the export of furniture made in China would still experience a period of depression. The "World Furniture Outlook 2022" issued by Centre for Industrial Studies (CSIL) of Italy predicts that the growth in global furniture consumption could be around 4% in 2022, and the market performance for European and Asian countries are better than that as compared to other countries. While the growth is relatively minimal, the group will continue to uphold its business strategy to continuously explore markets outside U.S., establish strong relationship with new customers, and continually strengthens the ODM capabilities, making advancement of invested projects with the raised funds in a down-to-earth manner. We will also solidify our core competitiveness, and continuously increasing our market share, thus to keep on to be the leading force while being the leader of the panel type furniture industry.About Huisen Household International Group Limited We are a manufacturer of furniture products in the PRC with a primary focus on the manufacture and sales of panel furniture by way of ODM. Over 80 % of our revenue from our furniture products was generated from our ODM business and the remaining was generated from our OEM business. All of the products we produced for sales were not under our own brands. Our vertically integrated business model allows us to combine our in-house product design and development expertise with our integrated manufacturing platform, providing full range services covering product design and development, manufacture and sales of panel furniture, and securing stable supply of our principal production materials, i.e., particleboards and steel tubes by manufacturing them on our own. Copyright 2022 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)
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Newborn Town releases its 2022 Interim Results; Breakthrough in core social networking business, accelerated diversified growth ACN Newswire

Newborn Town releases its 2022 Interim Results; Breakthrough in core social networking business, accelerated diversified growth

HONG KONG, Aug 30, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - On August 25, Newborn Town Inc. (9911.HK) released its 2022 interim results. For the half ended June 30, the Company's total revenue reached RMB 1,374 million, up 32.3% YoY; adjusted EBITDA reached RMB 210 million, up 19.5% YoY; profit attributable to the owner of the Company reached RMB 83 million, up 121.3% YoY.The Company's successful model of social networking business continues to be replicated around the world. Its social networking revenue reached RMB 1,266 million, a growth of 52.4% YoY, indicating a steady breakthrough in the core business. At the same time, with the smooth progress of refined games, the Company's revenue from its innovative businesses totaled RMB 108 million, a rise of 91.7% compared to H2 2021, marking an accelerated diversified development.- 'Replication in Products' + 'Replication in Markets' showing social networking products spread globallyNewborn Town has long focused on global open social networking, and has built an audio and video social networking product matrix, including MICO, an open social platform, YoHo, an audio-based social product, and Yumy, a video-matching social product. As of June 30, the Company's social products had accumulated 419 million downloads. Average MAUs (monthly active users) in the second quarter reached 23.09 million, representing an increase of 27% YoY.With years of experience in exploring global markets as well as audio and video technology, Newborn Town has distilled a "replicable" model for its social networking business.In terms of the products, the Company has accumulated successful experiences and applied those to new products, so as to promote fast growth and to expand their commercialization space. For instance, launched last year, Yumy has seen gross profit and become one of the top 10 best-selling social networking apps in 50 countries/regions after continuous optimization of its business model. It is a typical case of "Replication in Products".In terms of markets, Newborn Town landed in new markets rapidly while consolidating its leading position in the markets where the Company has established a competitive edge. By now, YoHo, the product which started from the MENA region, has been successfully replicated in the market of pan-Southeast Asia. In the first half of the year, revenue from Non-MENA regions accounted for nearly 40% of YoHo's overall revenue, which proved significant to increase YoHo's revenue by more than 70% YoY.Through 'Replication in Products' + 'Replication in Markets', Newborn Town found equal success in replicating its proven model of a single product to multiple products, and its success in a single market to multiple markets. The Company will keep developing mega-apps to cover global markets in more directions to realize strong and promising growth.- Diversified growth accelerated as games show impressive monetization potentialIn addition to the social networking business, the Company also made important breakthroughs in its innovative businesses that consists mainly of games in the first half of the year. The loss from the game business has narrowed significantly, which was one of the major reasons for the doubled profit attributable to the owner of the Company.Specifically, products of the Company's Merge game series, "Mergeland - Animal Adventure" and "Mergeland - Alice's Adventure" were formally launched in April and June respectively. The series received rapidly increasing downloads and revenue after launch, and has become one of the top 10 best-sellers in the categories of puzzle and casual games in seven countries.Bubble Shooter Star, another refined game by Newborn Town, also has good performance as indicated by the figures (e.g.: retention on the 30th day is above 15%) after it was launched at the beginning of this year. The game has shown great monetization potential as at present, its monthly revenue has reached the USD 1 million level.In the second half of the year, further efforts will be made to promote the game experience, the user volume, and the monetization of the three games, so as to solidify the innovative businesses as a new point for growth. What's more, the Company's Metaverse layout has been further enriched. In the first half of the year, it built partnerships with leading virtual technology companies to explore the creation of digital virtual characters, the construction of virtual scenes, the empowerment of AI virtual technology and other aspects. It also invested in Shi Mi Network, a smart wearable devices manufacturer, to take the "portal" of the Metaverse and accelerate the deep integration of the Company's social products with the Metaverse.Big progresses of the innovative businesses have further accelerated the diversified growth of the Company, and the second growth curve is becoming clearer.- Consolidated advantages and extended borders to keep high-quality developmentThe Company's commitment to R&D is a precondition for its performance breakthroughs. In the first half of the year, the Company's R&D expenses were RMB 91 million, up 69.6% YoY. As of June 30, the Company's R&D team expanded by 30.6% compared with December 31 2021. At the same time, through continuous cost optimization efforts, the Company's selling and marketing expenses in the first half totaled RMB 199 million, down 31.8% YoY.On the other hand, the Company has persisted in localized operations to pursue Longtermism. It conducts in-depth operations and brand building efforts based on the understanding and respect of local cultures, and tries to integrate into the local industry and social development through industry media gathering and public welfare charities.In the first half of the year, MICO released a theme song MV for Thailand, which was created and performed by a well-known local band. The song has been played for more than 90 million times due to its lively style catering to the local youth. It became a hit on local social media in a short time and aroused a boom of dance imitations that made the relaxed and cheerful style of the Company's social products rooted in the hearts of local users.In the MENA market which the Company has deeply explored, Newborn Town, as a leading social networking company in the local market, held an industry media gathering of more than 20 local media. It helped the local market to establish a positive understanding about online social entertainment while promoting the development of the industry in the region.With the continuous increase of R&D investment and the further promotion of localized operation, the Company's technology and operation middle platforms have become increasingly mature. Jointly, these strengths favored the Company in promoting the rapid upgrading of its social products in terms of user experience, market expansion and content distribution, and further accelerating the development of its social networking business. In the future, Newborn Town will continue to enrich its product matrix, expand its market layout, optimize its operating efficiency, and explore diversified development opportunities to extend its boundaries. The Company will accelerate its progress towards the goal of "becoming the largest global open social networking platform". For further information, please contact:PEANUT MEDIA LIMITEDDirect Line: 0755-61619798+8210Email: hswh.project@czgmcn.com Copyright 2022 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)
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Inkeverse 2022 Interim Results Announcement ACN Newswire

Inkeverse 2022 Interim Results Announcement

HONG KONG, Aug 29, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Inkeverse Group Limited ("Inkeverse" or the "Group"; stock code: 3700.HK) has announced its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2022 (the "Reporting Period").In the first half of 2022, the Group continued to intensify its expansion in the interactive entertainment and social networking sector while enriching its business scenarios to boost operational efficiency. Through its strategy of profiting from a diversified matrix, the Group realized total revenue of RMB4.0 billion. Supported by stable revenue, Excluding the impact of share-based non-cash compensation expenses and goodwill impairment losses, the Group recorded an adjusted net profit of RMB402 million, a year-on-year increase of 150.8%. The Group's gross profit increased by 22.8% to approximately RMB17.3 billion, and the gross profit margin also increased to 42.6% from 34.9% in the same period last year, primarily due to an increase in the proportion of revenue from products under revenue-sharing businesses with high gross profit and the optimization of the revenue-sharing structure.In particular, revenue from social networking products accounted for 69.6% of total revenue. Revenue from live streaming products and dating products accounted for 22.2% and 5.5% of total revenue respectively. The encouraging performance of these products demonstrated the effectiveness of the Group's development strategies, which will help drive future growth.Mr. Feng Yousheng, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Group, said, "In the first half of 2022, although affected by the macroeconomic environment and short-term epidemic resurgence, we continued to refine our technologies through innovation and maintained stable and sound cash flow which provided strong support for further business expansion. Entering the new era of Web 3.0, we have drawn on our extensive operating experience and social network to continuously acquire new technologies. In June 2022, we upgraded our brand, changing its name to Inkeverse Group Limited, and announcing our entry into the metaverse market. We are poised to seize the new growth opportunities presented by the times and the industry, and strive to bring better returns to our shareholders."Business ReviewContinuous development in live streamingLooking at the development of live streaming thus far, it is no longer a tool in a single scenario, but a strong pillar of support facilitating the growth of other business sectors. The new metaverse era has driven the development of virtual reality and other advanced technologies. As the Group's most mature product, "Inke" APP has innovated the traditional live streaming model with new technology. In May 2022, the Group launched "Panoramic Karaoke", an immersive KTV function which integrates a 3D space with virtual images, creating a variety of new live streaming scenarios and continuing to empower more business segments to realize higher business value. Refined social networking operationThe Group continued to refine the management of its existing social networking products and polished its business model, and also actively explored more diversified scenarios to keep abreast of new market trends. With social networking at the core, the Group has built a diversified product portfolio with multiple scenarios for people of different social circles, ages, geographical backgrounds, and interests, laying a solid foundation for the Group's product development with the continuous launch of new and iterative products. In addition, the Group has been actively exploring the new ecology of metaverse social networking. Its diversified models have also helped improve the profitability of the social networking sector.Increased dating match efficiencyThe Group maintained its market acumen and developed an innovative matching and dating model. By continuously optimizing the user matching strategy, the rapid penetration of the "Cloud Matching" model has completely improved the issue of "unmatched dating information". The Group has established its position as a leader in the online dating industry with its professional and extensive product operations and user services. In addition to providing professional relationship guidance, "Matchmakers," has created tens of thousands of jobs in the markets of lower-tier cities and facilitated more than 25 million dating matches. In May 2022, the Group launched "Love Planet" for lovers to create a new ecology for romantic social networking. By reaching male and female users of different ages in different regions, the satisfaction and influence of our brand have been furthered enhanced.Rapid growth of middle platform valueWith the diversification of business development, the value of the Group's middle platform has grown at an accelerated pace. In addition to stepping up investment in the metaverse, Web 3.0 and other cutting edge technologies, the Group constructed an efficient and intelligent data input system for the overseas market, upgraded the overseas multi-cloud structure and applied HTTP 3 and other technologies to improve service access quality in major countries and regions around the world, providing strong support to the overseas business expansion and development of the metaverse ecology. Prospects Looking ahead, the Group will focus on pan-entertainment development of overseas markets. With interactive entertainment and social networking sectors at the core, the Group will promote and replicate its operating experiences in different countries and regions, actively explore local demand and achieve breakthroughs in more markets around the world. At the same time, the Group will seize diversified development opportunities, continue to enrich and upgrade the metaverse elements in its products, quickly enter the emerging Web 3.0 sector and try to integrate frontier elements with social networking experiences to maintain profits and achieve quality growth. In addition, the Group will continue to closely monitor upstream and downstream industrial chains, take business synergies into consideration, explore business areas in line with its existing operations, expand and analyse new growth opportunities globally and create room for multi-dimensional development.About Inkeverse Group Limited (stock code: 3700.HK)Inkeverse (3700.HK) is a leading interactive social platform in China. In May 2015, the core product Inke APP was launched, creating the trend of domestic mobile live streaming broadcasting. Inke was listed in Hong Kong in July 2018, making it the first entertainment livestreaming enterprise on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Inke continues to deepen its efforts in the field of audio and video streaming. After its listing, Inke is focusing on the strategy of "matrix products" for the development layout of the Group. Based on the mature industrial mid-stage system, aiming at the needs of many vertical markets and individuals, it has successively created a number of phenomenon products such as the Jimu APP, Duiyuan APP and Super Like APP, and has rolled out a rich matrix of social products. Its business covers live broadcasting, dating and social networking. After undergoing multiple online and offline scenarios, and establishing a presence in overseas markets, it has transformed from a single product line into a matrix of products to drive performance growth. Reflecting this shift, in 2022, Inke changed its name to Inkeverse, aiming to create a multidimensional social matrix combining reality and virtual reality based on a new technology model.Company Website: https://www.inkeverse.com/index.htmlPress ContactsStrategic Financial Relations LimitedVicky Lee Tel: (852) 2864 4834 E-mail: vicky.lee@sprg.com.hkYan Li Tel: (852) 2864 4320 E-mail: yan.li@sprg.com.hkDaphne Duan Tel: (852) 2864 4833 E-mail: daphne.duan@sprg.com.hk Website: www.sprg.com.hk Copyright 2022 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)
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Dynasty Fine Wines’s White Wine Revenue Transcends Red Wine for The First Time in The First Half of 2022 ACN Newswire

Dynasty Fine Wines’s White Wine Revenue Transcends Red Wine for The First Time in The First Half of 2022

HONG KONG, Aug 26, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Dynasty Fine Wines Group Limited ("Dynasty" or the "Group") (Stock Code: 00828), a premier grape winemaker in China, today announced its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2022.During the period, the resurgence of COVID cases in various cities in China caused the imposing of control and lockdown measures in consuming places and also led to adverse impact on consumer sentiment. As a result, in the first half of 2022, the Group's revenue decreased by 44% to HK$101 million, compared to the same period last year, whereas profit attributable to owners of the Company dropped by 45% to HK$10.7 million. However, gross profit margin increased from 38% in the first half of 2021 to 40% during the period.With consumers' growing interest in white wine products of the Group, especially in coastal regions of China, revenue of white wine products transcended red wines products for the first time in the first half of 2022, as the Group's major revenue contributor, accounted for approximately 52% (2021 1H: 41%) of the Group's revenue for the period. Red wines revenue accounted for 45% (2021 1H: 58%). During the period, the gross margin of white wine products and red wine products were 44% and 35% respectively (2021 1H: 35% and 39% respectively).The Group produces a wide range of more than 100 wine products under the "Dynasty" brand. It has been actively pursuing innovation, embracing the "5+4+N" product strategy. The Group's 5 key series of products comprise the air dry series, seven-year reserve series, merlot series, classic series and best-selling series, which cover fully the price range of mainstream markets, whereas the 4 advantageous product categories include dry red wines, dry white wines, brandy and sparkling wines, which enlarge vertical market shares for the Group. Furthermore, the Group boasts the development of "N" kinds of customized products to meet the diversified needs of Chinese consumers. During the period, the Group launched a new round of upgraded products, the innovative 373ml and 180ml Dynasty dry red and semi-dry white series. The new sizes coming with screw caps offer greater convenience to enjoy and young and chic styles that target the young consumer market. The 180ml wine comes in boxes of six, giving young people another choice of drinks than beers in gatherings. As for the 373ml size, with online-to-offline (O2O) platform support, consumers can scan the product QR code and get rewards. Moreover, the Group has created a gift box during the period for the collection of "Pleasant Color" wines which targets the young consumer market as well. The gift option is ideal for gatherings with family and friends and festive celebrations. New product launch and product upgrade are not only promoting interaction between consumers and the Group's brand, but also ultimately enable Dynasty's products to reach wider consumer groups.In addition, the Group also sold chateau wines imported from France and other foreign branded wines in China through the Group's existing distribution network. In that way, the Group introduced classic "old world" and "new world" varietals to cater for the consumer group preferring the taste of foreign premium wines.During the year, the Group's e-commerce team started to operate online stores on such traditional e-commerce platforms as JD.com, Tmall and Pinduoduo. Moreover, innovations were achieved across its brands, product categories, business systems, operation procedures and models via new retail platforms including Weibo, RED (Xiaohongshu app), Kuai (Kuaishou app) and TikTok (Douyin app), which replaced the cooperation with distributors. The e-commerce team has also actively cultivated e-commerce live broadcasting talents to further expand the Group's sales channels so as to build up a new customer base.The Group held its tasting and business events this February and June, during which the Group actively promoted its latest product mix that covered all product lines, and received enthusiastic market response. Close to the end of the first half of the year, the pandemic has subsided in most regions of China, and the business and sales of the Group has a gradual recovery to normal. Against this backdrop, the Group will continue its reform in sales and marketing. Following the relaxation of COVID control and lockdown measures, the Group will forge ahead the mass-scale marketing campaign showcasing 20,000 shops, hosting 1,000 wine tasting events and organising 100 plant visits, so as to keep developing and enhancing its point-of-sale network.Mr. Wan Shoupeng, Chairman of Dynasty, concluded, "Looking ahead to the second half of 2022, Dynasty will further strengthen presence in Ningxia and Xinjiang to secure the supply of quality grapes and grape juice, and plan for the development of local production bases of grape juice in these regions in the long term. In addition, following the gradual containment of the COVID situation and relaxation of control and lockdown measures at the end of the second quarter of 2022, as well as the policy support for the recovery of economy, the Board currently remains cautiously optimistic on the business in the second half of 2022. The Group will continue to be well prepared to tackle the uncertainties associated with the pandemic, proactively develop the market, enhance product quality and boost sales volume." Copyright 2022 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)
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CMS Releases Its 2022 Interim Report, Achieves Sustained Growth with Its Platform Strategy ACN Newswire

CMS Releases Its 2022 Interim Report, Achieves Sustained Growth with Its Platform Strategy

SHENZHEN, CHINA, Aug 26, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - China Medical System Holdings Limited ("CMS", 867.HK) released its 2022 interim report on August 22. In the first half of 2022, CMS delivered an outstanding interim results -- it achieved stable performance growth in several business segments, and solid progress in clinical development and registration of innovative products in China, and launched Southeast Asia business to empower its long-term development.According to CMS' 2022 interim report, the turnover was RMB4,447.8 million (H1 2021: RMB3,843.0 million), representing an increase of 15.7% over the same period last year; in the case that all medicines were directly sold by the Group, the turnover would increase by 21.1% to RMB5,170.0 million (H1 2021: RMB4,269.3 million). Profit for the period was RMB1,796.3 million (H1 2021: RMB1,631.6 million), representing an increase of 10.1% over the same period last year. CMS's turnover and profit for the previous ten interim periods have maintained a sound growth momentum with both CAGR exceeding 20%.Rooted deeply in pharmaceutical industry, the Group has developed a product portfolio covering cardio-cerebrovascular, gastroenterology, central nervous system, dermatology medical aesthetics, ophthalmology, pediatrics and other specialty therapeutic fields. With leading drugs commercialization capability in China, CMS achieved excellent financial performance and initiated its unique "collaborative R&D and investment" innovative R&D strategy. The year of 2022 marks the 30th anniversary of CMS's establishment. As a mature pharma, CMS has maintained steady growth momentum, and has continuously expanded its business boundary with platform strategy. The 2022 interim report shows the future growth potential of CMS.Commercialization platform: enabling steady growth of "Cardio-cerebrovascular and Gastroenterology" business and rapid development of emerging business, "ophthalmology" and "dermatology and medical aesthetic".The commercialization capability is the core competitive advantage of CMS and the cornerstone of its continuous growth. The Group's marketed product lines, including cardio-cerebrovascular, gastroenterology, ophthalmology, dermatology and medical aesthetic line, all achieved steady growth in the first half of 2022. Among which, cardio-cerebrovascular and gastroenterology lines, CMS's traditional business, increased by 26.0% and 17.4% respectively year-on-year. The core products have maintained strong growth momentum after being commercialized for years, and several products have ranked first among peers, which is rare and it highlights the value of CMS's commercialization platform.As the core emerging strategy of CMS in recent years, the "ophthalmology" and "dermatology and medical aesthetic" businesses, with product matrix being expanded while business system getting shaped, have both achieved steady growth by leveraging the Group's commercialization capability.In particular, CMS has been engaged in the ophthalmology field for many years. Both its core product Augentropfen Stulln Mono Eye drops and innovative pipeline Cyclosporine Eye Drops 0.09% have attracted considerable attention. In July 2022, the Group acquired the global assets related to VEGF/ANG2 tetravalent bispecific antibody from Wuhan YZY Biopharma Co., Ltd, which further enriched its innovative pipeline in the ocular fundus diseases treatment field; In August, the Group entered into an agreement with EYE TECH CARE ("ETC"), a medical company of France, for the EyeOP1 ultrasound glaucoma treatment device and made an equity investment to acquire approximately 33.4% equity interest in ETC. CMS's ophthalmology product matrix has expanded from prescription medicine to devices and consumables through this collaboration, while CMS's academic platform and channel resources accumulated over years in the ophthalmology field will provide a solid foundation for the rapid development of new products. Based on this, CMS has built a clearer development path for its ophthalmology business that featured with high-growth potentiality.For the dermatology and medical aesthetics business, since the Group promoted its independent operation in 2021, the Group has acquired several medical aesthetics specialty companies and multiple marketed products with professional brands in the field, which have accelerated its development in the dermatology prescription and medical aesthetic fields. The focused ultrasound technology R&D platform of CMS, is developing three major series of products, including FUBA Focused Ultrasound Fat Reduction Device Series, LITU Focused Ultrasound Skin Treatment Series, and MEBA Ultrasonic Transdermal Delivery Series, to further expand its energy-based medical aesthetic devices product portfolio. In August 2022, CMS acquired 60% equity interest in Heling Medical, and entered into an exclusive license agreement for three dermatology-grade skincare products. Heling will act as the Group's R&D platform for dermatology-grade skincare products and accelerate the category expansion and product iteration for CMS. With the operation system of "CMS Aesthetics" getting shaped and the continuous acquisition of new products, CMS is steadily moving forward with its professional operation, compliance management and resource advantages in this rapidly developing and gradually regulated medical aesthetic market.Innovation platform: "collaborative R&D and investment" strategy broadened its innovation development potentialWith commercialization capability being its foundation of innovative R&D, CMS has developed its innovative strategy -- "collaborative R&D and investment" that could best leverage its strengths and capabilities. Capitalizing on its strong commercialization gene, extensive academic resources, as well as deep market understanding, CMS is able to identify unmet clinical needs with a sharp business insight, and locate differentiated innovative products with both social and economic value through precise product evaluation.Nowadays, relying on its increasingly matured innovative R&D team and project management system, while constantly acquiring mature innovative products, CMS also collaborated with biotech companies with innovative technology platforms, to jointly develop innovative products, which could make the most of respective strengths and improve the R&D efficiency by shortening the R&D cycle and reducing expenses. Meanwhile, with its improving scientific mindset and R&D capabilities, the Group actively participated in the target selection and development path planning of innovative products, to conduct customized development of innovative products. Through multi-dimensional collaborative development models, CMS has formed an "innovative product incubation platform" empowering the development of innovative clinical practice in the world.At present, CMS has acquired nearly 30 innovative products, mainly first-or best-in-class products, among which 9 products have been approved for marketing in the U.S./Europe. During the Reporting Period, 3 products of CMS were under NDA review in China, 1 product was approved for marketing in Hong Kong of China, 1 product's NDA was granted the priority review designation by the CDE, and 3 products' China bridging trials were progressing steadily after the completion of first subject dosing. CMS's innovation development is expected to enter a maturing phase and delivering harvest.Relying on its innovation transformation platform, CMS is capable to manage the R&D processes and rapidly promote the clinical trial progress. The Group has submitted NDA of several innovative products, including Tildrakizumab Solution for Injection and Methotrexate pre-filled injection in China, which only took 1-2 years since acquisition. In July 2022, CMS has overcome challenges under pandemic prevention and control, and took only 6 months (including the Chinese Spring Festival) to complete the enrollment of all 1,800 subjects in China bridging trial of Methylthioninium Chloride Enteric-coated Sustained-release Tablets. It took only 2.5 months (including the Spring Festival) to complete the enrollment of all 220 subjects in the China bridging trial of Tildrakizumab previously.With its platform getting increasingly matured, CMS is expected to benefit from the multiplier effect the platform provides and enhance its future scalability.Southeast Asia Platform: A one-stop operating platform empowers global pharmaceutical companies to enter Southeast Asia marketCMS 2022 interim report indicated it has achieved impressive progresses in the Southeast Asia market.With the rapid development of China bio-pharmaceutical industry, increased industrial scale and enhanced drugs quality and scientific research level, Chinese pharmaceutical companies have gained stronger competitiveness in the global market, which has presented a critical opportunity for Chinese pharmaceutical companies to develop overseas market. Compared to the United States, Europe, and Japan market with mature pharmaceutical system, Southeast Asia and other emerging markets have greater unmet pharmaceutical demands and provide more opportunities. Pharmaceutical industry trends in the past two years indicates that the Southeast Asia market has drawn great attention and the connection between China innovative drug industry and Southeast Asia market has been getting stronger. At this point, CMS stands out with comprehensive Southeast Asia business development strategy.Given the information in its 2022 interim report, CMS Southeast Asia business has achieved preliminary results. It has set up an independent operating entity with clear organizational structure, and has built a core team for its business in Southeast Asia, CMS aimed to form a platform covers innovative R&D, production and sales, helping Biotech and pharmaceutical companies in Europe, America, Japan, and China to rapidly enter the Southeast Asia market and achieve mutual beneficial cooperation and strategic complementarity.In terms of products, CMS newly acquired the innovative EyeOP1 Glaucoma Treatment Device in August 2022, which has been approved for marketing in Southeast Asia. At the same time, CMS's Southeast Asia business entity has obtained exclusive rights for several insulin products in 11 countries in Southeast Asia, which is an initiative for insulin products of mainland China to enter the Southeast Asia market. As a rigid demand for diabetes, this product series has the advantages of excellent quality and affordable price. In Southeast Asia market, the major insulin products are European and American imported products with high price and the penetration of insulin products is significantly insufficient, which indicates a huge market potential.The platform in Southeast Asia market is bound to become an important engine driving CMS's future development.ConclusionPlatform building requires a solid foundation, but the potential of the platform is unlimited. As a "Platform Company", CMS will leverage its accumulated advantages to continuously optimize it platform, thus laying a solid foundation for its high growth and business sustainability.As of now, CMS 's PE-TTM is trading only 7.2 times, and its TTM dividend yield reaches 5.5%. Given its growth potential, steady operation, organized development strategy, combined with the strong resilience of the pharmaceutical and medical aesthetic industries, CMS can achieve " Davis Double Strike " is worth looking forward to.Media ContactMedia Team, CMSEmail: ir@cms.net.cnWebsite: http://www.cms.net.cn/Source: China Medical System Holdings Ltd. Copyright 2022 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)
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Sino Biopharmaceutical (1177.HK) Announces 2022 lnterim Results, Revenue up by 5.9% to RMB15.19 billion ACN Newswire

Sino Biopharmaceutical (1177.HK) Announces 2022 lnterim Results, Revenue up by 5.9% to RMB15.19 billion

HONG KONG, Aug 23, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Sino Biopharmaceutical Limited ("Sino Biopharmaceutical" or the "Company", together with its subsidiaries, the "Group") (HKEX:1177), a leading innovation-driven pharmaceutical conglomerate in the PRC, has announced its unaudited Interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2022 (the "Period").Development Highlights-- The Group achieved considerable sales growth from a number of new products and oncology products, with sales of new products launched within five years accounted for approximately 43.5% of the Group's total revenue in the first half of 2022, up from approximately 36.9% for the same period last year.-- As of 30 June 2022, the Group had a total of 40 innovative drug candidates in the oncology field, 8 innovative drug candidates in the field of liver disease, 9 innovative drug candidates in the respiratory system field in development process for clinical application, and 1 innovative drug candidate in the field of surgery/analgesia in phase III clinical trial. Furthermore, the Group had a total of 23 biosimilar or generic drug candidates in the oncology field, 9 other biosimilar or generic drug candidates in the surgical/analgesic field, 5 biosimilar or generic drug candidates in the field of liver disease and 20 biosimilar or generic drug candidates in the respiratory system field in development process for clinical application.-- Focus V (Anlotinib Hydrochloride Capsules) was approved for the fifth indication-differentiated thyroid cancer in the first half of 2022. To date, Anlotinib has been approved for five indications: third-line non-small cell lung cancer, third-line small cell lung cancer, soft tissue sarcoma, medullary thyroid cancer and differentiated thyroid cancer.-- TDI01 is a highly selective inhibitor of ROCK2 and is currently in development process of phase I clinical trial for the target indications of pneumoconiosis, pulmonary fibrosis and graft versus host disease. There is no approved drug for pneumoconiosis worldwide, TDI01 is expected to fill this gap and be a boon to pneumoconiosis patients. -- SFT-1001 and SFT-1003 are two soft mist inhalation products that are currently in late clinical stage. As of 2021, there are only five soft mist inhalation products available worldwide, with a global market size of over US$3 billion and a compound growth rate of over 35% in the past five years, and the global soft mist market is expected to each US$7 billion by 2030.During the Period, the Group recorded revenue of approximately RMB15.19 billion, an increase of approximately 5.9% against last year. Profit attributable to the owners of the parent company was approximately RMB1.92 billion. Earnings per share attributable to the owners of the parent company were approximately RMB10.30 cents. Excluding the share of profits and losses of associates and a joint venture (net of related tax and non-controlling interests), certain non-cash items and one-off adjustments, adjusted non-HKFRS profit attributable to the owners of the parent was approximately RMB1.66 billion, an increase of approximately 4.5% over that in the same period last year. Sales of new products accounted for approximately 43.5% of the Group's total revenue for the period, while it was approximately 36.9% for the same period last year. The Group's liquidity remains strong, with cash and bank balances classified under current assets of approximately RMB7.77 billion, bank deposits classified under non-current assets of approximately RMB6.84 billion, and wealth management products of approximately RMB7.64 billion in aggregate, the Group's total fund reserve was approximately RMB22.25 billion at the period end.The Board of Directors has declared the payment of an interim dividend of HK6 cents per share. (2021: HK4 cents).Sales: Harvested years of R&D results, sales of new products as a percentage to revenue climbedThe Group has obtained significant benefits from years of high research and development, and continues to focus on development of related products in the areas of specialist therapeutic. During the period, the sales revenue of new products launched within five years was approximately RMB6.61 billion, accounting for approximately 43.5% of the total revenue of the Group from approximately 36.9% last year.During the Period, the Group's oncology, liver disease and cardio-cerebral vascular medicines continued to lead in sales contribution. Sales of oncology medicines increased by 16.7% year-on-year to approximately 4.96 billion, accounting for approximately 32.6% of the Group's revenue. Sales of liver disease (hepatitis) medicines and cardio-cerebral vascular medicines increased by approximately 11.1% and 13.8% year-on-year to approximately 2.01 billion and 1.55 billion, respectively, accounting for approximately 13.2% and 10.2% of the Group's revenue. In addition, the sales contributions of products in various areas such as surgery/analgesia, respiratory system and others went up hand-in-hand. Sales of surgery/analgesia and respiratory system medicines accounted for approximately 16.6% and 10.0% of the Group's revenue, respectively.In the area of oncology, since its launch in 2018, the revenue from sales of Anrotinib has continued to grow rapidly and is expected to grow at a compound rate of 46% in the period between 2018 and 2022. During the Period, sales of Annike (Penpulimab monoclonal antibody injection) increased significantly against the same period last year. F-627 (Efbemalenograstim alpha, long-acting granulocyte colony-stimulating factor) is currently under marketing application stage. It provides a safety advantage over mainstream second generation products currently on the market, is expected to be approved in China in the first half of 2023.In the area of surgery/analgesia, the Group focused on hospital access and high-potential area development, specifically on developing and increasing coverage of secondary hospitals and community healthcare facilities, driving the rapid growth of Debaian (Flurbiprofen) Cataplasms in the first half of the year.In the area of liver disease, the Group made efforts to strengthen academic promotion so as to expand doctor coverage and enhance expert recognition, as well as actively identified new patients and new market to develop, driving the rapid growth of sales revenue of Tianqing Ganmei Injection during the Period.R&D: Continued to focus on new products in specialist therapeutic areasThe Group has continued to focus R&D efforts on new oncology, surgery/analgesia, hepatitis, respiratory system and cardio-cerebral vascular medicines. As of 30 June 2022, a total of 418 pharmaceutical products had obtained clinical trial approval, or were under clinical trial or applying for production approval. Of them, 29 were for under hepatitis, 230 for oncology, 31 for respiratory system medicines, 9 for endocrine, 16 for cardio-cerebral medicines, 3 for surgery, 4 for analgesia and 96 for other medicines.Prospects: Two-pronged approach of independent research and development, focusing more on products with high innovation and market potentialIn the future, the Group will build a healthier, more diversified and sustainable revenue structure by continuing to build on traditional public hospital sales, invest more resources in new marketing channels and new marketing tools, and gradually expanding their share of revenue. In view of the potential impact of the national volume-based procurement policy on generic drugs, the Group has re-evaluated and optimised its product lines under development from the perspective of innovation and market value, focusing more on products highly innovative and with market potential.The Group will continue to invest more resources in innovative R&D facilities, personnel and projects. Innovation has become a key driver of growth for the Group, with the share of revenue from innovative medicines expected to reach 24% by 2022. Looking ahead, the Group plans to attain revenue exceeding the RMB10 billion mark from innovative medicines by 2023, further increasing the share of revenue from them in the Group's total. The Group aims to become a world-class innovative pharmaceutical group by 2030, with a revenue target of HK$100 billion, of which over 60% is expected to be contributed by innovative drugs.Looking ahead, the Group is focusing on four therapeutic areas, namely oncology, surgery/analgesia, liver disease and respiratory system, and will strive to achieve its 2030 target by adopting a two-pronged approach - pursuing independent research and development and innovation-driven business development.About Sino Biopharmaceutical Limited (HKEX:1177)Sino Biopharmaceutical Limited is a leading, innovative R&D-driven pharmaceutical conglomerate in the PRC. Its business encompasses a fully-integrated chain which covers an array of R&D platforms, a line-up of intelligent production and a strong sales system. The Group's products have gained a competitive foothold in various therapeutic categories with promising potential, comprising a variety of biopharmaceutical and chemical medicines for oncology, surgery/analgesia, hepatitis, and respiratory system.Sino Biopharmaceutical is a constituent stock of the following indices: MSCI Global Standard Indices - MSCI China Index, Hang Seng Index, Hang Seng China Enterprises Index, Hang Seng Composite Index, Hang Seng Healthcare Index, Hang Seng SCHK Mainland China Healthcare Index, Hang Seng Composite LargeCap Index, Hang Seng Composite LargeCap & MidCap Index, Hang Seng China (Hong Kong-listed) 100 Index and Hang Seng Stock Connect Hong Kong Index, etc.. Sino Biopharm was ranked as one of "Asia's Fab 50 Companies" by Forbes Asia for three consecutive years in 2016, 2017 and 2018. Copyright 2022 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)
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