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- Nubia Brand International Corp. (NUBIW) operates as the warrant for Solidion Technology Inc., a Delaware corporation headquartered in Dallas, Texas and formed in 2021 as a blank check company whose merger with Honeycomb Battery Company closed on February 2, 2024, resulting in the combined entity's Nasdaq listing under ticker STI on February 5, 2024 following shareholder approval on December 14, 2023. Solidion develops and commercializes advanced battery materials, components, cells and module/pack technologies; advanced anode materials including green graphite and high-capacity silicon-rich anodes; solid-state batteries comprising silicon-rich all-solid-state lithium-ion cells (Gen 1), anodeless lithium metal cells (Gen 2) and lithium-sulfur cells (Gen 3) with polymer or polymer/inorganic composite-based solid electrolytes; sulfur-based cathodes; fire-retardant electrolytes; and related energy storage products for electric vehicles, drones, unmanned aerial vehicles, ground/air/sea transportation and other markets, supported by over 525 global patents (355 in the U.S.). The company targets the automotive EV, consumer electronics and energy storage sectors primarily in the U.S. with manufacturing and R&D operations rooted in Dayton, Ohio via legacy Honeycomb assets; recent developments include regaining Nasdaq compliance in October 2025, showcasing high-performance pouch cells for drones in November 2025, securing a U.S. Department of Energy grant in November 2025, multiple trust extensions and funding infusions (including $1.235 million in March 2023) to facilitate the merger, and ongoing efforts to scale production using existing lithium-ion facilities while replacing costly materials like cobalt.