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- Nanjing Red Sun Co.,Ltd. (000525.SZ) is a China-based company principally engaged in the research, development, manufacture, sale, and trading of pesticides, chemical fertilizers, and related intermediates. The company produces a comprehensive range of agrochemical products including herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, bactericides, pyridine-based compounds, disinfectants, fine chemicals, and three-drug intermediates; compound fertilizers such as urea, potassium chloride, potassium fertilizers, and monoammonium phosphate; specific active ingredients like chlorpyrifos, prochloraz, cyhalothrin, cypermethrin, and imidacloprid; as well as biochemical animal nutrition products. It provides technical consulting, investment management services, and import-export operations for commodities and technologies, serving domestic Chinese markets and overseas customers primarily in foreign regions. Founded in 1991 and headquartered in Nanjing, China, at 18 Gutan Avenue, Gaochun Economic Development Zone, the company operates as a state-owned high-tech enterprise with approximately 2,920-2,991 employees, focusing on the full industrial chain of green life sciences including biochemical environmental protection pesticides and supported by scientific research, manufacturing, international trade, and agricultural services. In recent developments, Nanjing Red Sun signed a formal investment agreement with a restructuring investor on October 16, 2024, advancing its restructuring process; completed a 5.17% stake acquisition by Nanjing Frierson Investment Partnership from Nanjing No. 1; received a shareholder proposal from Yunnan He'ao Industrial Partnership on September 12, 2025; and approved a 2025 Restricted Stocks Incentive Plan including matters related to recipient lists, board resolutions, and supervisory inspections, alongside plans for a third extraordinary general meeting. The company reported pesticide chemical sales of CNY2.91B in 2024 with significant year-over-year growth in operating profit and net profit, alongside expanding foreign sales to CNY1.48B, reflecting ongoing strategic shifts in global agrochemical operations.