On October 16, General Motors and partner Posco Future M announced they have suspended the second phase of work on their joint venture battery materials plant in Bécancour, Quebec amid weak EV demand and recent North American policy decisions.
The Ultium CAM plant being commissioned in Bécancour remains on track to s
On October 15, 2025, TACC Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HEG Limited and part of the LNJ Bhilwara Group, secured a INR 12.3 billion credit facility from State Bank of India to fund a greenfield manufacturing facility in Dewas, Madhya Pradesh. The facility will have an annual capacity of 20,000 MTPA of lithium-
On October 13, ElevenEs signed a "Joint Declaration of Support for the ElevenEs Battery Manufacturing Expansion" with representatives from the European Commission and the Development Agency of Serbia, in the presence of the President of the European Commission.
The signing ceremony took place at the first EU-Western
On October 14, the China Automotive Power Battery Industry Innovation Alliance (CAPBIIA) released monthly drive battery data for September 2025.
In September, China’s total installed drive battery capacity was 76.0GWh, registering a year-over-year (y/y) increase of 39.5%. Specifically, the capacity of ternary batteri
On October 15, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL), in a social media update, announced that it is expanding its Test and Validation Center (TVC) at its German plant in Erfurter Kreuz, Thuringia. CATL is doubling its capacity and adding a new materials lab to strengthen local battery testing and valid
On October 6, IBU-tec advanced materials AG signed an agreement with PowerCo SE to produce LFP cathode materials for automotive batteries at its Weimar plant in Germany, starting in 2026.
By 2028, IBU-tec aims to fully use its current production capacity of over 3,000 tons per year for LFP materials. The contract wit
On October 13, SNE Research announced monthly power battery data for global electric vehicles (BEV, PHEV, HEV) sold in August 2025.
For January to August, the global battery installation increased 34.9% to 691.3 GWh.
By national origin among top 10 suppliers, Chinese manufacturers accounted for 68.4% of sales, follow
On October 8, InnoEnergy announced that it is leading a seven-digit pre-seed funding round for Qkera, a Munich-based advanced materials manufacturer. Qkera was founded in 2024 as a spin-off from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). It develops advanced ceramic
On October 6, Envalior announced that it is showcasing next-generation solutions, from high-voltage connectors and lightweight battery housings to thermal runaway prevention, at The Battery Show North America. It announced the debut of Pocan BFN4232ZHR S1, a next-generation PBT grade. It helps prevent silver migratio
On October 9, Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc. (hereinafter “PPES”), a joint venture (JV) between Toyota and Panasonic, announced that it has started up a new production line at its Himeji Plant and begun mass production of a new model of prismatic lithium-ion battery for battery electric vehicles (BEVs).
A new
On October 9, BASF announced that Chemetall, the global surface treatment business unit of BASF Coatings, introduced the first chromium-free and fluoride-free passivation technology for copper foils, Gardolene D. It enhances battery performance, is more sustainable. It is fully compliant with the European Union’s new
On October 9, Kia Europe announced that it is conducting the first public trial of a battery passport at a cellular level as preliminary research. A battery passport enables live State of Health (SoH) tracking, real-time repair diagnostics, and end-to-end traceability across the battery’s lifecycle.
For the trial, K
On October 8, Sumitomo Metal Mining and Toyota Motor announced that they have entered into a joint development agreement for the mass production of cathode materials for all-solid-state batteries to be installed in battery electric vehicles (BEVs). Toyota is aiming for a market launch of BEVs with all-solid-state bat
On October 7, Qnovo, California-based leader in battery software for e-mobility, announced at The Battery Show North America a strategic partnership with Sonatus, an AI and software-defined vehicle (SDV) solutions supplier.
The collaboration will transform how automotive OEMs deploy advanced battery safety technolog
On October 7, Ampere opened its Battery Cell Innovation Laboratory at the Lardy Technical Center, France. It is a 3,000 square meter center with over 120 advanced pieces of equipment, including a 600 square meter dry room, to increase Renault Group’s competitiveness in EVs.
The lab combines cell prototyping and elect
On October 8, ChemVolt Global, a leading Indian clean energy and storage solutions company, and ElevenEs announced a partnership aimed at accelerating the development of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), lithium-ion cell manufacturing, and electric vehicle (EV) battery pack supply across India.
This collaboratio
On September 30, ElevenEs announced that it is planning a battery cell factory in Poland with an investment of EUR 600 million. The manufacturing facility is planned to start construction by the end of 2027 and will employ 700 engineers. ElevenEs is considering either Kraków, Silesia, or Lower Silesia for the gigafac
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