[CATL: Actively adjusted supplier payments starting from the third quarter] On October 21, regarding the reason for the decrease in operating cash flow in the third quarter, CATL responded that in recent years, upstream companies in the lithium battery supply chain have been under greater cash flow pressure. Starting from the third quarter, the company proactively adjusted supplier payments, giving priority to partners with R&D capabilities, innovative spirit, and active cooperation with the company's expansion of production, including a combination of shortening bill periods, prepayments, and R&D funding support. The measures taken by the company to support supply chain enterprises may last for a period of time in order to promote a healthier and sustainable development of the industrial chain. Operating cash flow may have a periodic impact, but in the long run, it will not affect the company's cash profitability and will return to a relatively healthy level in the future. (Securities Times)