On October 27, China Nerin Engineering Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "China Nerin") and Rio Tinto Group (hereinafter referred to as "Rio Tinto"), a leading global mining company, officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) on Establishment of Cooperative Partnership in Beijing. Wu Runhua, Chairman and General Manager of China Nerin, Bold Baatar, Chief Commercial Officer of Rio Tinto, and Charles Zimmermann, Head of Projects for Rio Tinto attended the signing ceremony. Hu Hu, Deputy General Manager of China Nerin, Jamie Sanders, Head of Global Procurement of Rio Tinto, and Richard Ireland, General Manager of New Growth of Rio Tinto Projects - Studies, signed the MoU on behalf of their respective companies.

In his address, Charles Zimmermann stated that China has world-leading technologies and experience in the field of engineering design. Establishing cooperation with a leading Chinese engineering company marks a significant milestone in Rio Tinto’s expansion of global partnerships and represents a crucial step towards driving industry innovation and achieving sustainable development. Through such cooperations, Rio Tinto will further deepen its procurement and supply chain collaboration in China, demonstrating its unwavering commitment to operational excellence and global partnerships.

Wu Runhua expressed his aspirations for the collaboration, stating that Rio Tinto, as a global mining leader, is renowned worldwide for its exceptional operational capabilities, advanced industry standards, and steadfast commitment to sustainability. China Nerin possesses profound technological expertise and extensive practical engineering experience, consistently dedicated to providing clients with advanced, efficient, and environmentally sound process technologies and technical solutions. In the future, China Nerin will engage in deep collaboration with Rio Tinto in the fields such as project consulting, engineering design, and technological innovation. He firmly believes that China Nerin’s technical expertise in green, low-carbon, and smart technologies can play a positive role in enhancing project efficiency and creating investment value within Rio Tinto’s global strategic blueprint.

Deepening mutual trust, combining strengths, and co-creating value with Rio Tinto represents a significant milestone in China Nerin’s advancement of its internationalization strategy. China Nerin will seize this opportunity to leverage its professional technical advantages in areas such as green mines, low-carbon metallurgy, intelligent plants, and comprehensive resource recycling to assist Rio Tinto’s global projects in achieving excellence in optimized design, cost control, and operational efficiency enhancement, jointly building a benchmark for sustainable development in the global mining industry.

According to the MoU, both parties will engage in extensive and in-depth cooperation in areas including Early Contractor Involvement (ECI), consulting proposals on a project basis, and design and engineering services. In the future, both parties will fully integrate their advantageous resources and focus on technological innovation and operational efficiency improvements to inject strong momentum into the high-quality and sustainable development of the global mining industry.