National ceramic materials: The company experienced a fire accident, which is expected to have a certain impact on its business performance.

Guocai Materials announced in the morning of April 8th that at around 18:10 on April 7th, a fire accident occurred in one of the factory buildings in the east section of the company's second factory, resulting in one fatality. The fire has been brought under control and extinguished. Currently, the specific cause of the accident is under investigation, and the company is fully cooperating with the government authorities in handling the aftermath and conducting the investigation. Preliminary checks show that the factory building involved in the fire had not yet been officially put into use. The fire accident caused varying degrees of damage to some factory buildings, equipment, and construction materials, with the specific amount of losses still being assessed. It is estimated that this fire accident will have a certain impact on the company's operating performance in 2026, and the company will take all necessary measures to minimize the losses.