Battery Production

Panasonic Energy has opened a U.S.-based factory for the production of cylindrical lithium-ion batteries and aims to reach an annual capacity of 32 gigawatt-hours.

General Motors intends to produce battery cells based on lithium iron phosphate (LFP) in its Ultium Cells joint venture with LG Energy Solution in Tennessee.

The European Commission will support six projects for electric vehicle battery cells from France, Germany, Sweden, and Poland with 852 million euros from the Innovation Fund.

LEAD Intelligent Equipment from China has unveiled a system especially designed for industrial mass production for dry coating of lithium battery anodes and cathodes.

Following the planned takeover of the insolvent CustomCells Group, operations at the main site in Itzehoe will largely continue, while the plant in Tübringen will remain closed.

Chinese battery manufacturer EVE Energy plans to invest the equivalent of 1.2 billion US dollars in a new 484,000-square-meter plant for energy storage system batteries in Malaysia.

US-based company Lyten will take full control of Europeʼs largest production and research facility for battery energy storage systems from Northvolt in Poland.

CATL has started construction of a battery plant in West Java as part of a six-billion-dollar joint project, which is due to start production in late 2026.

The divisions of Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt managed by the insolvency administrator have received a provisional purchase offer.

The Battery-News team has chosen the best international interview in a vote on its own behalf and honored an extensive conversation with LEAD Group Chairman Yanqing Wang.