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LG Energy Solution and Toyota Tsusho have announced the establishment of the Green Metals Battery Innovations joint venture for the recycling of batteries in the United States.
As part of the new “CellLab” project, an infrastructure for data-based research into battery production and its effects on cell quality is being created at RWTH Aachen University.
LG Energy Solution from South Korea will supply Chinese car manufacturer Chery with 46-format battery cells, covering a total capacity of eight gigawatt-hours for six years.
CATL has begun mass production of a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cell with higher energy density and fewer components for use in stationary energy storage systems.
Mechanical battery testing: time-consuming and cost-intensive. In an exclusive interview with Battery-News, Dr. Simon Vitzthum from ZwickRoell explains why it is still indispensable.
At its Cologne site, Ford has put a plant into operation where 180 robots are to ensure standardized and error-free assembly of electric vehicle traction batteries.
The UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC) has opened an 800 square-meter “Clean and Dry Zone” for industrial research, development, and testing.
With a planned annual capacity of ten gigawatt-hours, AESC has started series production of batteries for French car manufacturer Renault at a new factory in Douai in northern France.
Due to high tariffs on machinery, steel and aluminum, AESC from China has suspended construction of its battery factory in the US state of South Carolina indefinitely.
Battery-News presents an up-to-date overview of planned and already realized projects in the field of active material production for lithium-ion batteries in Europe.
Lucid Group has signed agreements with Canadian and Australian battery material companies Graphite One and Syrah Resources for the multi-year supply of natural graphite.
German recycling company “cylib” from Aachen and Australian-German company Pure Battery Technologies (PBT) intend to closer collaborate in the area of battery recycling.
German chemical company BASF has commissioned a new plant in Schwarzheide, Brandenburg, for the mechanical processing of used batteries.
Samsung SDI is investing a portion of the approximately one billion euros raised in May 2025 through a capital increase into renovating and expanding its battery plant in Göd, Hungary.
LG Energy Solution and Samsung SDI are apparently planning to set up production lines for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cells in the USA at the request of General Motors.
A current EDAG analysis shows how Europeʼs battery production can find its way back into the competition after billions in investments, high reject rates, and non-scalable processes.









