Amid the accelerating global energy transition and China’s financial market adopting the strategic tech innovation bond, Tianqi Lithium successfully issued the first tech innovation bond on July 11, 2025. The bonds have an issuance term of 5 years with an interest rate of 2.48%. The initial issuance size was 400 million yuan, while the actual issuance size reached 600 million yuan, exceeding the initial amount by 200 million yuan. These bonds, serving as a financing tool for the industrialization of core technology, will support the company’s efforts in introducing new-generation lithium battery materials such as lithium sulfide and ultra-thin lithium metal anodes to market. By introducing financial capital to facilitate the industrialization path from lab to production line for core new energy materials, the bonds will inject momentum into lithium battery technology.

As tech innovation bonds become a crucial financial tool for supporting new quality productive forces, Tianqi Lithium is reshaping the R&D and commercialization of new energy materials with its key technology, lithium. The issuance reflects the market’s positive outlook on the long-term development of the lithium industry and high recognition of the company’s commitment to becoming a leading company in innovative core new energy materials. It also benefits from policies that support financing for the real economy and technological innovation. These bonds help optimize the company’s debt structure and provide strong financial support for its high-quality development.

The bond issuance received strong support from many participating institutions, including Industrial Bank, Bank of China, Chengdu Bank, and various investors. It also attracted significant attention from non-bank financial institutions. This issuance highlights the capital market’s high recognition of Tianqi Lithium’s industry position, credit worthiness, and development prospects.