Hangzhou Hangyang Co Ltd

On the evening of July 22, multiple listed companies on the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges released important announcements. In terms of earnings, Yisheng Livestock & Poultry Breeding reported first-half net profit surged 4,897.29 percent year-on-year to 308 million yuan, and plans to distribute 1.5 yuan per 10 shares. Lianxun Instruments expects first-half net profit to rise between 801.96 percent and 925.75 percent year-on-year. China Southern Power Grid Digital expects net profit to increase between 1,051.24 percent and 1,511.74 percent year-on-year. Betta Pharmaceuticals expects net profit to grow between 120 percent and 180 percent year-on-year. Regarding major contracts, a controlled subsidiary of Jereh Group signed a gas turbine generator set supply contract worth 1.465 billion US dollars, accounting for approximately 61.33 percent of the company's 2025 audited revenue. A wholly-owned grand subsidiary of Jingang Photovoltaic signed an artificial intelligence computing power technical service contract worth 614 million yuan. A subordinate subsidiary of PowerChina signed a subcontract for a seawater desalination project water transmission system worth approximately 8.925 billion yuan. In addition, chairmen of companies including Wanhua Chemical, ArcSoft, and Hangyang proposed to implement interim dividends. Companies such as Biwin Storage, Daqin Railway, and Changjiang Securities disclosed share buyback plans. Trading in shares of Jiayun Technology and Lianchuang Electronics was suspended due to planned changes in control rights.

Hangyang announced that Chairman Zheng Wei has proposed implementing a 2026 interim profit distribution plan, with the dividend amount being no less than 30% of the company's net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company for the first half of 2026. The plan will be executed based on the total share capital on the record date, provided it complies with relevant laws, regulations, and the profit distribution policy stipulated in the company's articles of association.

In early trading on July 13, industrial gas concept stocks opened sharply higher. Shuifa Gas hit its daily limit up at the open. Jinhong Gas and Huate Gas were among the top gainers, while Kemet Gas and Hangyang also surged to their daily limits. On the news front, the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs announced on July 10 temporary export controls on helium. The traditional Chinese medicine sector was active, with Yiling Pharmaceutical, Kangyuan Pharmaceutical, and Taiji Group among the top gainers. Longshenrongfa rose over 16 percent, and Harbin Pharmaceutical and Lifang Pharmaceutical hit their daily limits. This followed the State Council's approval of the 15th Five-Year Plan for the Revitalization and Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine. In Hong Kong, the market opened lower but then moved higher, with the Hang Seng Tech Index briefly gaining over 1 percent.

China's Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs issued a notice on July 10, imposing temporary export ban management on helium, triggering a sharp opening surge for industrial gas concept stocks on the morning of July 13. Jinhong Gas and Huate Gas led the gains, Shuifa Gas hit the daily limit at the open, Jovo Energy locked in its second consecutive daily limit, and stocks such as KMT Gas and Hangzhou Oxygen also hit their daily limits. Helium is hailed as the 'golden gas' and is indispensable in semiconductor manufacturing. With demand surging recently, Zhang Zhijun, deputy manager of the production department at Shanghai Youjiali Specialty Gases, said daily output has doubled compared with the start of the year. The China Industrial Gases Industry Association noted in a statement that this move is an important measure to safeguard helium resource security and promote high-quality development of the industry, and will help maintain the stability of the global gas supply chain.