CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd.)
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Business Overview
-Chinese privately owned mega battery manufacturer. Main products are automotive batteries.
-In the drive battery business, we offer a diverse product lineup of chemical systems, including condensed batteries, ternary high nickel batteries, ternary high voltage medium nickel batteries, M3P batteries, lithium iron phosphate batteries, and sodium ion batteries. . We have deepened global relationships with overseas automakers such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, VW, Ford, Hyundai, Honda, and Volvo, as well as SAIC Group, Geely Automobile, NIO, Riso Automobile, Yutong, and Xiaomi ( The company is also strengthening its cooperative relationships with Chinese automakers such as Xiaomi) and Beijing Automobile.
-In the passenger vehicle application field, the Company's products are applicable to different market segments such as BEV, PHEV, and HEV. In the field of commercial applications, the company's products can be used in road passenger transport, commercial vehicles such as intra-city deliveries, construction machinery such as forklifts and loaders, electric ships and electric commercial aircraft.
-The Company also provides new energy application solutions and services to customers, such as the "EVOGO Battery Replacement Service" and the "Kirin Battery Replacement Service."
-In 2023, the Company's global drive battery market share will reach 36.8%, ranking first in the world for seven consecutive years. In 2023, the company's domestic drive battery market share in China was 44.5% (171.9GWh) and 27.5% globally. (From 2023 Annual Report)
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Shareholders
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-Listed on Shenzhen Stock Exchange |
(As of December 31, 2023) |
| Major Shareholders | Shareholding Ratio (%) |
| Xiamen Ruiting Investment Co., Ltd. | 23.35 |
| Shilin HUANG | 10.61 |
| Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd. | 9.65 |
| Ningbo Joint Innovation New Energy Investment Management Partnership (Limited Partnership) | 6.48 |
| Other shareholders | 49.91 |
| Total | 100.00 |
Products
| Product category | Technology | Type | Details | Applications | ||||||||||||||||
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| Cell mass energy density | C-rate | Cycle life | Safety standards | |||||||||||||||||
| Ternary lithium-ion battery | Lithium-ion batteries using nickel, cobalt, and manganese as positive electrode materials | Rectangular | BEV: 220～ 310Wh/kg HEV: 100～ 130Wh/kg |
BEV: 1C～4C HEV: 1C～50C |
BEV: 2,000-6,000 cycles HEV: 20,000 cycles |
GB38031, UN38.3, ECE R100.3, etc. | Passenger cars | |||||||||||||
| Lithium iron phosphate battery | Lithium-ion battery using lithium iron phosphate as positive electrode material | Cylindrical, rectangular | 165～ 200Wh/kg |
1C～4C | 4,000- 15,000 cycles |
Passenger cars, commercial vehicles: GB38031, GB38032, UN38.3, ECE R100.3, etc. Energy storage systems: GB/T36276, UN38.3, UL9540A, UL2580, UL1973, IEC62619, etc. |
Passenger cars, commercial vehicles, energy storage systems, electric ships, electric motorcycles, etc. | |||||||||||||
(From CATL Annual Report)
History
| Dec. 2011 | The company was established. |
| Nov. 2012 | Established a subsidiary called Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited (Qinghai). |
| Jun. 2014 | Established a wholly-owned subsidiary called Lithium Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited (Beijing). |
| Dec. 2014 | Established a branch in Shanghai . |
| 2014 | Established a subsidiary called Contemporary Amperex Technology GmbH (Germany) as a R&D center. |
| Jan. 2015 | Acquired Guangdong Brunp Recycling Technology Limited (Foshan). The company owns 66.72% of the shares. |
| Oct. 2015 | Established a subsidiary called Contemporary Lithium Power Limited. |
| Dec. 2015 | Changed name to Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited. |
| Jun. 2016 | Established a subsidiary called Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited (Jiangsu). |
| Aug. 2017 | Established a subsidiary called Contemporary Amperex Technology (Hong Kong) Limited |
| Jun. 2017 | Established a subsidiary called Contemporary Amperex Technology France |
| Jun. 2017 | Established two joint ventures called Contemporary SAIC Power Battery Co., Ltd. and SAIC Contemporary Power Battery Systems Co., Ltd. |
| Jul. 2017 | Established a subsidiary called Dongguan Runyuan Amperex Technology Limited |
| Sep. 2017 | Established a subsidiary called Contemporary Amperex Technology (USA), Inc. |
| Oct. 2017 | Established a subsidiary called Contemporary Amperex Technology Japan KK |
| Jun. 2018 | Listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange |
| Jul. 2018 | The Company established a battery production base and a technical center in Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany. |
| Jul. 2018 | Joint venture with Dongfeng Electric Vehicle Co., Ltd., Dongfeng Contemporary (Wuhan) Electronic Systems Co., Ltd., starts production. |
| Nov. 2018 | Established Yibin Tianyi Lithium Technology Innovation Co., Ltd. as a joint venture of CATL, Dongguan Yian Technology Co., Ltd., Sanxiang Advanced Material Co., Ltd., and Jiangsu Vansun Mechanical & Electrical Group Co., Ltd. |
| Dec. 2018 | Established a joint venture, Contemporary GAC Power Battery Co., Ltd., with GAC Group. |
| Dec. 2018 | Established a joint venture, GAC Contemporary Power Battery Co., Ltd., with GAC Group. |
| Dec. 2018 | The Company opened its first North American sales and service base in Detroit, Michigan, USA. |
| Dec. 2018 | Established a joint venture, CATL Geely Power Battery Co., Ltd., with Geely subsidiary Zhejiang Jirun Automobile Co., Ltd. |
| Apr. 2019 | Established Contemporary FAW Power Battery Co., Ltd. as a joint venture with China FAW. |
| Jun. 2019 | Established Contemporary Amperex Technology Thuringia GmbH in Thuringia, Germany. |
| Sep. 2019 | With its subsidiary, Guangdong Brunp Recycling Technology Limited (Foshan), established Ningbo Brunp New Energy Co., Ltd. |
| Oct. 2019 | Established Shichuan Contemporary New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. |
| Mar.2020 | Established a joint venture, Shanghai Kuaibu New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., with Fujian Baicheng New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (BACN). |
| Apr. 2020 | Established a joint venture with East Group Co., Ltd., Xinneng East (Yangzhou) Co., Ltd. |
| Jun. 2022 | Released EVOGO fast battery swapping stations. |
| Apr. 2023 | Released Condensed Battery |
| Jun. 2023 | Released Qiji Energy battery swapping solutions. |
| Aug. 2023 | Released Shenxing Superfast Charging Battery |
