Blue Lotus China New Economy Research, Blue Lotus Research Institute

Eric Wen

Blue Lotus China New Economy Research

China growth and global non-US Internet equities

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Blue Lotus Research is a Hong Kong Type 4 Licensed investment advisory firm focusing on Chinese growth equities and global non-US Internet equities

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>XPEV US: Mona M03 Max facelift launches with RMB15k price cut (+)</li>
<li>LI US/601127 CH/ XPEV US/NIO US: Week 21 Sales Ranking (May 19-25, 2025)(+/+/-/-)</li>
<li>New Energy Vehicle: MOC focuses on "zero-mile used cars", BYD(1211 HK) &amp; Dongfeng attend meeting(-)</li>
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XPEV US: Mona M03 Max facelift launches with RMB15k price cut (+)
LI US/601127 CH/ XPEV US/NIO US: Week 21 Sales Ranking (May 19-25, 2025)(+/+/-/-)
New Energy Vehicle: MOC focuses on "zero-mile used cars", BYD(1211 HK) &amp; Dongfeng attend meeting(-)


[Blue Lotus Daily]:XPEV US/LI US/601127 CH/NIO US/BZ US/1211 HK/New Energy Vehicle

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Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>GreenRoc Strategic Materials Plc (AIM: GROC.L) is unusually well positioned to become a key supplier of high-purity, battery-grade graphite into Western markets increasingly focused on critical material security.</li>
<li>GROC’s flagship Greenland Amitsoq Graphite Project, has amongst the highest known in-situ graphite grades globally at 20.41% TGC, potential purity is 99.95% (a purity essential to the EV battery value chain looking for lower cost natural graphite vs. synthetic graphite).</li>
<li>GROC.L’s Thule Black Sands Project (TiO2) aligns with green energy transition trends.</li>
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GreenRoc Strategic Materials Plc (AIM: GROC.L) is unusually well positioned to become a key supplier of high-purity, battery-grade graphite into Western markets increasingly focused on critical material security.
GROC’s flagship Greenland Amitsoq Graphite Project, has amongst the highest known in-situ graphite grades globally at 20.41% TGC, potential purity is 99.95% (a purity essential to the EV battery value chain looking for lower cost natural graphite vs. synthetic graphite).
GROC.L’s Thule Black Sands Project (TiO2) aligns with green energy transition trends.


GreenRoc Strategic Materials Plc (GROC.L) - Core Investment Case – Graphite to Drive For

<ul><li>Blencowe Resources Plc (Standard: BRES.L) is positioned to become a globally significant, low-cost producer of battery-grade graphite, for energy storage (55%) and traditional secure cash flows (45%) markets.</li><li>Its flagship Ugandan Orom-Cross Graphite Project has an exceptional resource profile—long LoM, 6% TGC, free-dig ore, and low AISC scaling.</li><li>BRES.L’s DFS is at its end stage and pilot scale testing is completed.</li></ul>

Blencowe Resources Plc (Standard: BRES.L) is positioned to become a globally significant, low-cost producer of battery-grade graphite, for energy storage (55%) and traditional secure cash flows (45%) markets.Its flagship Ugandan Orom-Cross Graphite Project has an exceptional resource profile—long LoM, 6% TGC, free-dig ore, and low AISC scaling.BRES.L’s DFS is at its end stage and pilot scale testing is completed.

Blencowe Resources Plc (BRES.L) Core Investment Case 28052025

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<li>LI US/1211 HK/XPEV US: NEV Weekly Sales Ranking (May 12-18, 2025) (+/+/-)</li>
<li>1211 HK: Denza and Formula Leopard Units Merged Back into Parent Company (+)</li>
<li>1810 HK : Xuanjie O1 Chip Enters Mass Production (+)</li>
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LI US/1211 HK/XPEV US: NEV Weekly Sales Ranking (May 12-18, 2025) (+/+/-)
1211 HK: Denza and Formula Leopard Units Merged Back into Parent Company (+)
1810 HK : Xuanjie O1 Chip Enters Mass Production (+)


[Blue Lotus Daily]:LI US/1211 HK/XPEV US/1810 HK/Macro

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Equity Capital Markets

Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/contemporary-amperex-technolog" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24404:1" rel="noopener">Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) (300750 CH)</a>, one of the world’s largest battery solutions providers, raised around US$5.2bn in its H-share listing.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/contemporary-amperex-technology-co-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45179:1" rel="noopener">Contemporary Amperex Technology (3750 HK)</a> is the global leader in new energy vehicle battery solutions, in China and globally, as per SNE Research. Its A-shares have been listed since 2018.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance and valuations in our earlier notes. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
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Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) (300750 CH), one of the world’s largest battery solutions providers, raised around US$5.2bn in its H-share listing.

Contemporary Amperex Technology (3750 HK) is the global leader in new energy vehicle battery solutions, in China and globally, as per SNE Research. Its A-shares have been listed since 2018.
We have looked at the company’s past performance and valuations in our earlier notes. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.


CATL A/H Trading - Strong Demand, Upsized, Included in Short-Sell List

China

XPeng Inc. designs, produces, and distributes electric vehicles. The Company designs, develops, manufactures and markets smart smart electric vehicles, as well as finance, parts, and maintenance services. XPeng serves customers in China.

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XPeng (XPEV US)

[Blue Lotus Daily]:XPEV US/LI US/601127 CH/NIO US/BZ US/1211 HK/New Energy Vehicle

XPEV's Mona M03 Max gets a price cut, EV sales rankings fluctuate, MOC prioritizes "zero-mile used cars" with BYD and Dongfeng.

Blue Lotus Research Institute

GreenRoc Strategic Materials Plc (GROC.L) - Core Investment Case – Graphite to Drive For

GROC’s flagship Greenland Amitsoq Graphite Project, has amongst the highest known in-situ graphite grades globally at 20.41% TGC, potential purity...

ACF Equity Research

Blencowe Resources Plc (BRES.L) Core Investment Case 28052025

Blencowe Resources Plc (Standard: BRES.L) is positioned to become a globally significant, low-cost producer of battery-grade graphite, for energy...

ACF Equity Research

[Blue Lotus Daily]:LI US/1211 HK/XPEV US/1810 HK/Macro

NEV sales rankings for May 12-18, 2025 released; Denza and Formula Leopard units merged back into parent company; Xuanjie O1 chip enters mass...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

CATL A/H Trading - Strong Demand, Upsized, Included in Short-Sell List

Contemporary Amperex Technology (300750 CH), one of the world’s largest battery solutions providers, raised around US$5.2bn in its H-share listing....

Sumeet Singh

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[Blue Lotus Daily]:XPEV US/LI US/601127 CH/NIO US/BZ US/1211 HK/New Energy Vehicle

​XPEV's Mona M03 Max gets a price cut, EV sales rankings fluctuate, MOC prioritizes "zero-mile used cars" with BYD and Dongfeng.

Blue Lotus Research Institute

GreenRoc Strategic Materials Plc (GROC.L) - Core Investment Case – Graphite to Drive For

GROC’s flagship Greenland Amitsoq Graphite Project, has amongst the highest known in-situ graphite grades globally at 20.41% TGC, potential purity...

ACF Equity Research

Blencowe Resources Plc (BRES.L) Core Investment Case 28052025

Blencowe Resources Plc (Standard: BRES.L) is positioned to become a globally significant, low-cost producer of battery-grade graphite, for energy...

ACF Equity Research

[Blue Lotus Daily]:LI US/1211 HK/XPEV US/1810 HK/Macro

​NEV sales rankings for May 12-18, 2025 released; Denza and Formula Leopard units merged back into parent company; Xuanjie O1 chip enters mass...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

CATL A/H Trading - Strong Demand, Upsized, Included in Short-Sell List

Contemporary Amperex Technology (300750 CH), one of the world’s largest battery solutions providers, raised around US$5.2bn in its H-share listing....

Sumeet Singh

XPEV's Mona M03 Max gets a price cut, EV sales rankings fluctuate, MOC prioritizes "zero-mile used cars" with BYD and Dongfeng.

NEV sales rankings for May 12-18, 2025 released; Denza and Formula Leopard units merged back into parent company; Xuanjie O1 chip enters mass...