Group 1 - The company, Zhonggang Tianyuan, produces manganese tetroxide, which is an important upstream material in the manganese-based cathode industry chain, used in lithium manganese oxide and lithium iron manganese phosphate battery materials [1] - The company has fully released its production capacity of 35,000 tons of battery-grade manganese tetroxide and is supplying leading companies in the cathode materials sector [1] Group 2 - The company confirmed that manganese tetroxide can serve as a manganese source for both ternary and phosphate routes in solid-state battery materials, with performance and cost advantages over other manganese sources like manganese dioxide and manganese sulfate [3] - The company is currently utilizing its battery-grade manganese tetroxide production capacity and has established supply relationships with leading cathode material companies such as Dongsheng, Rongbai, YN, and Defang Nano [3]