Hunan Corun New Energy Co., Ltd. (stock code: 600478) was founded in 1998 and listed on the A-share main board in 2003. It is an international high-tech enterprise covering the full chain of mineral resources, battery materials, power batteries, energy storage systems, and resource recycling. It is committed to becoming a trustworthy comprehensive service provider for new energy systems.

The company was founded by Professor Zhong Faping. It currently employs more than 3,000 staff and holds over a thousand independent patents and multiple national and provincial industry awards. It has established three national-level innovation platforms, including the National Engineering Research Center of Advanced Energy Storage Materials. Its core businesses are divided into three major segments: nickel batteries, lithium batteries, and energy storage. Nickel-metal hydride batteries are the exclusive supporting supplier for Toyota hybrid vehicle models, with leading global foam nickel production capacity. It self-owns four lithium mine resources in Yichun and has supporting intelligent lithium carbonate production lines. Its consumer lithium batteries have deep cooperation with many leading enterprises. The energy storage segment has built a large intelligent energy storage equipment base with the capability for full life-cycle integrated delivery of independent energy storage power stations. Projects are deployed in multiple provinces across the country.

The company led the establishment of the Large Energy Storage Ecological Innovation Consortium, linking more than 30 units including central state-owned enterprises, leading listed companies, key universities, and financial institutions to build four collaborative platforms for market, capital, supply chain, and R&D. It focuses on cutting-edge tracks such as grid frequency regulation, green electricity hydrogen production, nickel-metal hydride long-duration energy storage, battery recycling, and zero-carbon parks to carry out technological breakthroughs and industrial implementation. It continues to deeply cultivate the field of energy conservation and emission reduction, leading the collaborative development of the new energy storage industry ecosystem.