Global New Material International: Driving a Green Future Through Innovation

STUTTGART, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 16, 2025--

As global economic integration accelerates, materials science—the foundation of modern industry—is undergoing a profound transformation. Global New Material International Holdings Limited (GNMI) stands at the forefront of this evolution.

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At the recent 2 nd Sino-European Corporate ESG Best Practice Conference, GNMI was honored with the “Best Practice in Technological Innovation” award for its outstanding commitment to innovation and green development.

The judging panel praised the company’s achievements, noting that “GNMI’s innovations have gained broad international recognition. With a clear strategy focused on green manufacturing and sustainability, the company offers viable solutions to reduce dependence on non-renewable resources while advancing eco-friendly production.”

Technological innovation is central to the company’s success. Its core products—pearlescent materials and functional mica fillers—are widely used in cosmetics, plastics, rubber, coatings, and new energy batteries. In response to the limited supply of natural mica, the company has spent years on research and development, overcoming significant technical barriers to create synthetic mica with proprietary intellectual property.

GNMI continues to expand the application of these materials, including integrating pearlescent materials into colored BIPV (Building-Integrated Photovoltaic) modules. This innovation advances the intersection of green energy, smart manufacturing, and architectural aesthetics.

The company also places emphasis on industry-academia collaboration. It has partnered with Zhejiang University to co-found the “Zhejiang University–Chesir Pearl Joint R&D Center” to tackle critical challenges in battery performance and safety. Their joint research focuses on insulation and separator materials—key components for the new energy vehicle sector.

These collaborations not only enhance the company’s innovation capacity but also accelerate the commercialization of academic research, creating a mutually beneficial ecosystem.

Aligned with global sustainability goals, GNMI remains committed to green manufacturing by implementing energy-saving, waste-reducing, and low-carbon practices across the production chain.

Its subsidiary, Guangxi Chesir Pearl Material Co., Ltd., has been designated a “National Green Factory” by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Furthermore, this factory recently successfully connected a rooftop distributed photovoltaic project to the power grid, reaching a major milestone in its green manufacturing transformation. The project has an installed capacity of 5.9 megawatts peak (MWp) and adopts BIPV technology.

Looking ahead, Global New Material International will continue to lead with innovation and sustainability—empowering a colorful, greener world through science and technology.

Colored Building-Integrated Photovoltaic modules developed by CQV, a subsidiary of GNMI.

A Ukrainian drone strike killed one person and wounded three others in the Russian city of Voronezh, local officials said Sunday.

A young woman died overnight in a hospital intensive care unit after debris from a drone fell on a house during the attack on Saturday, regional Gov. Alexander Gusev said on Telegram.

Three other people were wounded and more than 10 apartment buildings, private houses and a high school were damaged, he said, adding that air defenses shot down 17 drones over Voronezh. The city is home to just over 1 million people and lies some 250 kilometers (155 miles) from the Ukrainian border.

The attack came the day after Russia bombarded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles overnight into Friday, killing at least four people in the capital Kyiv, according to Ukrainian officials.

For only the second time in the nearly four-year war, Russia used a powerful new hypersonic missile that struck western Ukraine in a clear warning to Kyiv and NATO.

The intense barrage and the launch of the nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile followed reports of major progress in talks between Ukraine and its allies on how to defend the country from further aggression by Moscow if a U.S.-led peace deal is struck.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday in his nightly address that Ukrainian negotiators “continue to communicate with the American side.”

Chief negotiator Rustem Umerov was in contact with U.S. partners Saturday, he said.

Separately, Ukraine’s General Staff said Russia targeted Ukraine with 154 drones overnight into Sunday and 125 were shot down.

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This photo provided by the Ukrainian Security Service on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, shows a fragment believed to be a part of a Russian Oreshnik intermediate range hypersonic ballistic missile that hit the Lviv region. (Ukrainian Security Service via AP)

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, second left, listens to British Defense Secretary John Healey during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Danylo Antoniuk)