[Baotailong: Rising coal prices increase the company's raw material procurement costs] On November 9th, Baotailong responded on the interactive platform that the company was affected by the coal market in the first half of the year, with price and output declining year-on-year, and coal mining unit costs increasing, resulting in a year-on-year decline in the profitability of coal products; the company belongs to the coal chemical industry, and the coking raw material coal is a combination of self-owned and external procurement. The rising coal prices have increased the company's raw material procurement costs. In the future, the company will improve its self-sufficiency of raw materials, while continuing to optimize production organization, strictly control various costs, and strive to improve operations.