Battery Production

German car manufacturer Volkswagen is still considering taking its battery division PowerCo public. Renault recently withdrew similar plans due to market concerns.

Dutch company LionVolt has taken over battery cell production of AMTE Power in Thurso. The Scottish battery manufacturer went into administration earlier in January 2024 following financial difficulties.

ProLogium Technology has officially opened its Taoke gigafactory in Taiwan which is the world’s first gigawatt-hour capacity solid-state lithium-ceramic battery plant.

The municipal councils of Norderwöhrden and Lohe-Rickelshof in Germany have approved the gigafactory construction of Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt in Schleswig-Holstein – in one case only by a narrow majority.

CustomCells has inaugurated its new company headquarters in Itzehoe. The research center is intended to drive forward the global energy and mobility transition with tailor-made battery cells.

The Italian gigafactory project Italvolt, owned by Swedish entrepreneur Lars Carlstrom, has been placed under official crisis management.

Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt has officially decided to build its gigafactory for electric vehicle batteries near Heide in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Chinese lithium battery manufacturer Eve Energy plans a joint venture with Aksa Jeneratör Sanayi A.Ş. from Turkey to manufacture and sell battery modules and battery cabinets for outdoor use.

French battery developer Tiamat has received 30 million euros to start its third round of financing. The CNRS research center spin-off plans to build a sodium-ion battery factory in France.

Hungary is going to invest two billion US dollars (1.8 billion euros) in the Debrecen Industrial Park to prepare the site for announced investments of battery manufacturers.