New stock news | Lai Fu Harmony Harmonic Reducer ranks second in the Chinese Siasun Robot & Automation Harmonic Reducer provider on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

According to the disclosure by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on May 29th, Zhejiang Lai Fu Harmonic Drive Co., Ltd. (referred to as Lai Fu Harmonic) has submitted its listing application to the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with CMB International as its exclusive sponsor. The prospectus indicates that the application version was submitted in confidential form on January 2, 2026. According to the Zhi Shi Consulting report, based on the shipment volume in 2025, the company ranks second among suppliers of harmonic reducers for Chinese Siasun Robot & Automation, with a market share of 21.4% based on revenue. According to the same data source, as of December 31, 2025, the company is one of the only two domestic manufacturers mentioned in the report that have delivered and entered mass production of humanoid Siasun Robot & Automation harmonic reducers. Company Overview The prospectus shows that Lai Fu Harmonic was established in 2013 and is a core component supplier of precision transmission for Chinese Siasun Robot & Automation, being one of the first batch of enterprises in China to develop harmonic reducers. After more than ten years of focusing on the development of harmonic reducers, the company has become a key force in the Chinese Siasun Robot & Automation harmonic reducer industry, and one of the few domestic enterprises that can compete with international leading manufacturers. Lai Fu Harmonic offers a product portfolio covering harmonic reducers, joint modules, robotic arms, and even automated workstations. The company's products are mainly used in the humanoid Siasun Robot & Automation and industrial Siasun Robot & Automation fields. The company's strength lies in its professional capabilities in the technical component of harmonic reducers in precision transmission solutions, relying on its independent research and development capabilities. In 2025, the company's harmonic reducers achieved a positioning accuracy of 15 arc seconds and a service life of over 10,000 hours, ranking among the top tier in China and globally. Lai Fu Harmonic has core capabilities in product design, electric actuation and drive, and production technology, which can serve a variety of precision transmission applications such as welding, handling, painting, assembly, and sorting. The company's products have been widely recognized in the industry for their performance, mainly delivered to domestic customers with a few sold to international markets including Europe, the United States, Japan, and South Korea. The company is gradually transitioning from a leading harmonic reducer supplier to a comprehensive provider of precision transmission solutions, expanding its technological applications to broader markets. Harmonic reducers are core components of Siasun Robot & Automation, widely used in multiple-joint humanoid Siasun Robot & Automation and industrial Siasun Robot & Automation. The company started its harmonic reducer business in 2015. According to the Zhi Shi Consulting report, there is currently no mature humanoid Siasun Robot & Automation enterprise that has the capability to independently design and mass-produce harmonic reducers. Leveraging its verified product performance, the company is deeply integrating into the supply chain of humanoid Siasun Robot & Automation, effectively meeting customers' power transmission needs for joints and robotic arms, and seizing the industry's development opportunities accurately. The company's harmonic reducers demonstrate outstanding performance in precision, reliability, and service life. Through the company's independently designed gear structure and material process, it has achieved low-cost and high-efficiency production. The company implements autonomous production in key production processes, including heat treatment, precision machining, and gear processing, ensuring consistent quality and stable delivery schedules. Based on years of experience in harmonic reducer research and production, Lai Fu Harmonic expanded its research focus in 2022 to joint modules, robotic arms, and automated workstations, marking the company's strategic extension of its harmonic reducer business. This expansion is driven by customer demand to integrate Siasun Robot & Automation precision transmission components with various Siasun Robot & Automation parts. To this end, the company combines harmonic reducers with motors and encoders to develop joint modules, which then form the core components of the company's robotic arms. Similarly, to enhance the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of its production line, the company has developed automated workstations, aligning with customer demands to increase their manufacturing capacity. The evolution from components to systems enables the company to create higher value across the entire manufacturing chain in the Siasun Robot & Automation industry. Financial Information Revenue In the fiscal years 2023, 2024, and 2025, the company achieved revenues of approximately RMB 94.545 million, RMB 108 million, and RMB 261 million respectively. Gross Profit and Gross Margin In the fiscal years 2023, 2024, and 2025, the company recorded gross profits of approximately RMB 27.857 million, RMB 25.927 million, and RMB 66.863 million respectively, with corresponding gross margins of 29.5%, 24.1%, and 25.6%. Net Loss for the Year In the fiscal years 2023, 2024, and 2025, the company reported net losses of approximately RMB 169 million, RMB 169 million, and RMB 171 million respectively. Industry Overview China has become the largest Siasun Robot & Automation market globally and is expected to maintain strong growth momentum. The shipment volume of Chinese Siasun Robot & Automation is projected to increase from approximately 800,000 units in 2025 to around 4.7 million units in 2030, with a compound annual growth rate of 42.5%. In terms of revenue, the global and Chinese Siasun Robot & Automation market sizes are expected to grow from approximately RMB 547.2 billion and RMB 200.3 billion in 2025 to around RMB 1.2892 trillion and RMB 491.4 billion in 2030 respectively. Humanoid Siasun Robot & Automation. As a new generation of general-purpose Siasun Robot & Automation, the market for humanoid Siasun Robot & Automation is experiencing explosive growth, with significantly higher growth rates compared to other segments of the Siasun Robot & Automation market. Leveraging humanoid form and motion capabilities, humanoid Siasun Robot & Automation, with its core advantages of versatility and task generalization, can perform complex tasks in unstructured environments, breaking the limitations of traditional Siasun Robot & Automation applications. With the continuous maturity of embodied intelligence technology and gradual optimization of supply chain costs, humanoid Siasun Robot & Automation is gradually achieving commercial scalability. Its market shipment volume is expected to increase from approximately 15,200 units in 2025 to around 1.1 million units in 2030, with a compound annual growth rate of 133.8%. Industrial Siasun Robot & Automation. Industrial Siasun Robot & Automation is the most mature and commercially viable segment of the Siasun Robot & Automation industry, with clear application scenarios (mainly focused on structured environments such as factories) and a clear return on investment. Currently, industrial Siasun Robot & Automation is the largest category in the Chinese Siasun Robot & Automation market in terms of shipment volume, forming the largest and most stable foundation of the Siasun Robot & Automation industry. Against the backdrop of continuous increase in labor costs and ongoing carbon neutrality transitions, manufacturers are facing multiple challenges. Shifts in employment preferences have exacerbated labor shortages, particularly among the younger generation of workers who increasingly reject repetitive and high-intensity physical labor, leading to structural shortages of production line operators and further accelerating the process of replacing human labor with Siasun Robot & Automation. The rapid expansion of strategic emerging industries such as new energy vehicles, lithium batteries, and photovoltaics is further driving the demand growth for industrial Siasun Robot & Automation. The shipment volume of industrial Siasun Robot & Automation is expected to increase from approximately 400,000 units in 2025 to around 1.2 million units in 2030, with a compound annual growth rate of approximately 20.7%. Other Siasun Robot & Automation. Driven by changes in population demographics and labor shortages, service Siasun Robot & Automation is rapidly penetrating commercial and household settings, enhancing operational efficiency and quality of life. On the other hand, high-risk environments (such as emergency rescue and scientific exploration) have higher requirements for personnel safety, perpetuating the demand for specialized Siasun Robot & Automation solutions. Therefore, the total shipment volume of this category is expected to increase from around 400,000 units in 2025 to approximately 2.5 million units in 2030, with a compound annual growth rate of 48.1%. The market size of precision transmission solutions in the Chinese Siasun Robot & Automation industry is expected to grow from around RMB 26.8 billion in 2025 to approximately RMB 197.5 billion in 2030, with a compound annual growth rate of 49.2%. The market size of precision reducers is expected to increase from around RMB 3.5 billion in 2025 to approximately RMB 26.1 billion in 2030; during the same period, the joint module market will expand from approximately RMB 7.8 billion to around RMB 57.9 billion, and the robotic arm market will grow from around RMB 12.4 billion to approximately RMB 96.4 billion. Precision reducers face high technical barriers, stemming from their reliance on advanced design and materials, precise manufacturing processes, and strict requirements for reliability and service life. These factors ultimately determine the performance limits of joint modules and robotic arms. Bolstered by the explosive growth of the downstream Siasun Robot & Automation industry, the market size of precision reducers in the Chinese Siasun Robot & Automation sector is continuously expanding. The market size is expected to increase from around RMB 3.5 billion in 2025 to approximately RMB 23.1 billion in 2030, with a compound annual growth rate of 45.9%. Harmonic reducers, with their unique structural characteristics, significantly reduce the weight and volume of Siasun Robot & Automation joints, thereby reducing the demand for motor power and becoming an inevitable choice for Siasun Robot & Automation designs moving towards lightweight, compact, and higher precision directions. Board of Directors Information The board of directors consists of 11 members, including four executive directors, three non-executive directors, and four independent non-executive directors. The board is responsible for the management and operation of the company and has general authority. Directors serve for a term of three years and are eligible for re-election upon completion of their term. The senior management is responsible for the company's daily operations. Equity Structure As of the last practicable date, Mr. Zhang collectively controls 32.67% of the voting rights of the company's shareholders' meeting through the following means: (i) Mr. Zhang directly owns 4.13% of the equity; (ii) through Lai Fu Investment holding 23.45% of the equity (its general partner Shenghe Information Consulting Co., Ltd. is controlled by Mr. Zhang); and (iii) through Jieyang Information holding 5.09% of the equity (with Mr. Zhang serving as its general partner). Lai Fu Investment was established in October 2015 as a limited partnership enterprise under Chinese law. The general partner of Lai Fu Investment is Shenghe Information Consulting Co., Ltd., with 99% owned by Mr. Zhang and 1% owned by former employee Ms. Qian Songyu. The limited partners of Lai Fu Investment include Mr. Zhang and 12 independent third parties. Jieyang Information was established in December 2017 as a limited partnership enterprise under Chinese law. The general partner of Jieyang Information is Mr. Zhang. The limited partners of Jieyang Information include three executive directors (Mr. Zhang Han, Mr. Wu Di, and Ms. Wang Haiying), two senior management members (Mr. Zhou Wenjun and Ms. Xue Wei), and 14 company employees. 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