Unite Strength to Embark on a New Journey, Draw Up a Blueprint for the Future | Zhongchen Light Machinery Holds the 2026 Annual Work Conference and the Fourth Meeting of the Third Employee Congress

Second, adhere to innovation-driven development and focus on value creation.

We should continue to extend the industrial chain, actively cultivate a second growth curve with explosive potential, and continuously enhance the company's ability to resist risks. Focus on technological breakthroughs, pay attention to customer needs, and create practical benefits for customers and help them grow through technological upgrading; actively plan for innovation, keep a close eye on the blue ocean market of "domestic substitution," which not only aligns with national strategy but also opens up a new track free from homogeneous competition. Practice the concept of green development and take greening as one of the core development directions. Green is not only an environmental protection requirement, but also a "passport" to enter the market. Greening should be integrated into the entire life cycle of products to shape future-oriented sustainable competitiveness.

Third, deepen Party building leadership and focus on strengthening foundations and empowering development.

We should focus on Party building work itself, promote the in-depth and practical implementation of "Party emblems shining, grid empowering," promote the deep integration of Party building and business, and strengthen penetrating management of Party building work between the headquarters and subsidiaries. We should systematically plan the building of the talent team and create a highland of compound talents, not only meeting the company's own development needs, but also striving to become the "Whampoa Military Academy for talent" within China United Equipment, reserving strength for long-term development. We should take inspection and rectification as an opportunity to improve management efficiency by drawing inferences from one case, establish rectification lists at all levels, and prevent problems before they occur. We should ensure the steady development of the enterprise through full and rigorous Party self-governance, strengthen compliance operations and risk prevention and control, and create a good ecosystem that is upright, clean, and conducive to undertaking work and entrepreneurship.

**He encouraged all Zhongchen people to continue to carry forward the fine style of "early, detailed, refined, and practical," take this meeting as a mobilization order, unite their strength, strive to be the first, and forge ahead courageously toward the established ambitious goals.**

Zha Zhengwang made work arrangements.

• On behalf of the company's Party Committee, Board of Directors, and leadership team, Zha Zhengwang expressed heartfelt gratitude to China United Equipment for its long-term care, guidance, and support, extended high respect to all employees for their hard work and outstanding contributions over the past year, and expressed warm congratulations to the advanced collectives and individuals who received commendations.

• Combining profound insight into industry trends with the company's future development prospects, Zha Zhengwang systematically deployed the key tasks for 2026, emphasizing the need to focus on the following four aspects and advance them solidly:

• First, raise awareness. The improvement of awareness is key to forming a company's core competitiveness. After long-term practice and accumulated reflection, the current stage requires an accurate grasp of industry trends and one's own advantages. The global liquid food packaging market continues to develop steadily, and the potential of the Chinese market is particularly notable. Zhongchen Light Machinery has solid advantages in cultural accumulation, market foundation, technological reserves, product systems, and team building. Firmly optimistic about the development prospects of China's liquid food equipment industry, he called on all employees to further broaden their horizons and elevate their vision, jointly driving the enterprise toward higher goals.

• Second, begin with the end in mind. Closely focusing on the vision of "building a leading brand in China's food and beverage packaging field," and taking the "Eight Good" implementation path as the starting point, comprehensively advance the optimization of the business structure and innovation of service models. He outlined the medium- and long-term development blueprint for the "15th Five-Year Plan" and even the "16th Five-Year Plan." On the one hand, accelerate the transformation from traditional services to an integrated service model of "equipment + operation and maintenance + data," relying on IoT and artificial intelligence technologies to achieve predictive maintenance and enhance service added value; on the other hand, actively lay out cutting-edge technical fields such as aseptic filling, cultivate a second growth curve for the business, and seize opportunities for equipment upgrading in emerging categories. At the same time, scientifically optimize the talent echelon and site layout, build a modern smart factory, improve the industrial chain, and solidify the foundation for long-term development.

• Third, grasp the key. Establish safety, quality, and compliance as the central tasks and insurmountable red lines and bottom lines for the year's work, take risk prevention and control as a core responsibility, and promote the three bottom lines to become highlights and profit growth points for the enterprise. They must be highly valued, vigorously implemented, and all kinds of risks and hidden dangers resolutely prevented.

• Fourth, drive through the "four modernizations." Use the coordinated force of digitalization, intelligence, greening, and grid-based management to inject strong momentum into high-quality development. Digitalization closely follows national policies to improve efficiency, intelligence lays out future technologies, greening responds to the global consensus on environmental protection, and grid-based management unites people's hearts and strength. It is necessary to continue to deepen the "Party emblems shining, grid empowering" activity, practice the work requirements of "three must-knows, four must-talks, five must-visits," follow the mass line well, fully give play to the vanguard and exemplary role of Party members, let every employee understand the company's strategy and solve practical problems, unite the striving strength of all staff, and transform political and organizational advantages into the enterprise's development advantages and competitive momentum.

In conclusion, Zha Zhengwang quoted, "Though the road is long, traveling will bring us there; though the task is difficult, doing it will ensure success," to encourage all employees. He stated that as long as they firm up confidence, unite and cooperate, and keep their feet on the ground, Zhongchen Light Machinery will steadily advance toward its established goals and open up a new situation for high-quality development.

He Sheng delivered a work report.

In his work report, He Sheng comprehensively reviewed the company's work in 2025. He pointed out that over the past year, under the strategic guidance of the group and the strong leadership of the company's Party Committee, all cadres and employees of the company overcame difficulties and strove to be the first, achieving remarkable results in all areas of work: major business indicators grew steadily, market expansion yielded fruitful results, technological innovation provided strong momentum, digital transformation continued to deepen, the bottom lines of quality, safety, and environmental protection remained solid, management efficiency continued to improve, and the leading role of Party building was fully brought into play, bringing the "14th Five-Year Plan" to a successful conclusion.

2026 is the opening year of the "15th Five-Year Plan," and doing a good job in the year's work is of great significance. He proposed that Zhongchen Light Machinery will adhere to the general tone of seeking progress while maintaining stability, focus on annual business goals, and do a good job in the following six areas: first, optimize the industrial layout and extend the supply chain, and strengthen complete-line delivery capability; second, deepen domestic and international market expansion, and enhance global brand competitiveness; third, continue to increase technological innovation and tackle key core technologies; fourth, strengthen the cultivation of compound talents to support enterprise transformation and upgrading; fifth, deeply advance full-process digital upgrading and improve the level of intelligent operations; sixth, comprehensively strengthen Party building, solidify the foundations of quality, safety, and compliance, and strive to write a new chapter in the company's high-quality development.

Awards for outstanding performance were presented.

At the meeting, advanced collectives and individuals were commended, including Zhongchen Light Machinery's 2025 Outstanding Employees, Advanced Collectives, Outstanding Managers, and Advanced Collectives in Safety Production.

Signing of letters of responsibility.

In order to further firm up confidence, clarify goals, and tighten responsibilities, the meeting site saw the signing of the 2026 annual business performance target responsibility letter, the safety and environmental protection management responsibility letter, the "one post, dual responsibilities" responsibility letter, and the Party conduct and clean government building responsibility letter.

Employee representatives delivered statements of commitment.

Zhongchen Light Machinery's 2025 Outstanding Employee representative Cheng Hu and Advanced Collective representative Wang Liyong spoke on stage successively.They shared their insights and experiences in their positions, expressed gratitude to the company for providing a development platform and training opportunities, and stated that they would turn the honor into motivation for moving forward. In their future work, they will continue to stay true to their original aspirations, refine their skills, devote themselves to all tasks with greater enthusiasm, and contribute to the company's high-quality development.

Signing representatives delivered statements of commitment.

Mao Shengke, Deputy General Manager of Anhui Zhonghong; Gao Daomao, Director of the Final Assembly Workshop; and Liu Nengjiang, Director of the Comprehensive Quality Office and Minister of the Quality Management Department, delivered statements of commitment respectively.They all stated that they would thoroughly study and implement the spirit of this meeting, firmly anchor to the annual business goals without wavering, lead by example and take the lead, unite and guide their teams to face challenges directly and overcome difficulties, implement work with a pragmatic style, solve tough problems with innovative measures, resolutely shoulder post responsibilities and development missions, go all out to complete all task indicators, and contribute solid strength to the company's realization of long-term development goals.

Zhou Xiaopeng, Deputy Party Secretary, Director, and Chairman of the Labor Union of China United Equipment; Wang Xinxin, Deputy Minister of the Party and Mass Work Department, Party Committee Publicity Department, and Party Committee United Front Work Department; Zhang Ruijuan, Deputy Minister of the Party Committee Organization Department and Human Resources Department; and a total of 92 people, including middle and senior leaders and employee representatives of Zhongchen Light Machinery, attended the meeting.