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At the 2026 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition (Auto China 2026), diversified application scenarios—including intelligent electrification, the low-altitude economy, robotics, and energy storage—emerged as key areas for power battery manufacturers to showcase their technology portfolios.
On July 16, Talga Group Ltd announced that it has signed a non-binding letter of intent (LOI) with Japan’s Dainen Materials Co., Ltd for the supply of its battery anode material Talnode-C from the Vittangi Anode Project in Sweden. The strategic offtake LOI marks a significant commercial milestone and follows five yea
On July 16, the China Automotive Power Battery Industry Innovation Alliance (CAPBIIA) released its monthly power battery data for June 2026.
In June, China’s total installed power battery capacity was 76.5 GWh, registering a year-over-year (y/y) increase of 31.5%. Specifically, the capacity of ternary batteries for
On July 15, 2026, NanoMalaysia Berhad (NMB) announced on social media that its subsidiary, Gigafactory Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., is recruiting Production Operators to support its battery manufacturing operations in Malaysia.
Successful applicants will be responsible for operating and monitoring production machinery, perfor
On July 15, Exide Industries Limited announced that it has invested around INR one billion by way of subscription in the equity share capital of Exide Energy Solutions Limited (EESL). With this investment, the total investment made by Exide in EESL stands at INR 49 billion. There is no change in the shareholding perc
Robert Bosch GmbH (Bosch) has signed a collaboration agreement with XING Mobility Inc. to co-develop and bring to market a highly integrated thermal management solution for immersion-cooled battery systems.
By integrating Bosch's thermal management expertise into XING Mobility's production-proven IMMERSIO battery arc
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd (CATL) announced that it has signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement with Luzhou Public Transport Group Co., Ltd (Luzhou Public Transport Group). Under the agreement, the two parties will strengthen cooperation in the second-life utilization and recycling of retired
Hyundai SK Battery Manufacturing America (HSBMA), the joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and SK On, recently began commercial operations at its plant in Bartow County, Georgia, according to local media on July 14.
The initial volume produced at the plant is ultimately being supplied to Hyundai Motor Group Meta
On July 15, Amara Raja Advanced Cell Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Amara Raja Energy & Mobility, announced the commissioning of its Customer Qualification Plant (CQP) at the company’s Giga Corridor in Telangana. The facility is designed as an intermediate step between lab-scale R&D and commercial-scale l
On July 13, the Fraunhofer Institute for Battery Cell Research and Production (FFB) held the topping-out ceremony for its "FFB Fab" research facility in Münster, Germany, marking the start of the next construction phase of the battery cell research infrastructure.
Fraunhofer FFB will help bridge the gap between batte
According to an announcement by the Jiading District People’s Government of Shanghai, NIO Inc.(NIO)’s new battery R&D base project is scheduled to begin construction between August and October 2026.
The project will serve as NIO’s first comprehensive R&D platform in Shanghai dedicated to next-generation power batteri
On July 13, Ardian, a global private investment firm, announced that it is acquiring a majority stake in Munich Electrification from the company’s founders. The founders will retain a minority stake, while the existing management team will significantly invest alongside Ardian and the founders in the company. Munich
In its annual report for FY 2025-26 (ending March 31, 2026), Automotive Stampings and Assemblies Limited (ASAL) announced that it has established a new vertical for automotive seat structures. It has initiated supplies to TM Automotive Seating Systems Private Limited. ASAL also started the supply of Body-in-White (BI
On July 9, Falcon Energy Materials plc opened its pilot plant near Casablanca, Morocco, to produce qualification-scale CSPG (high-purity coated spheronized purified graphite) samples for potential customers. It is the first natural graphite CSPG pilot facility in Morocco.
Qualification-scale CSPG samples will be prod
On July 10, Addionics presented Addionics Autonomous Architecture, a breakthrough smart battery architecture built for the always-on AI economy. The technology enables batteries to deliver higher performance, longer life, and greater efficiency under continuous, high-demand operations. It is designed for autonomous v
South Korea's Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. has announced plans to invest KRW 16 trillion (JPY 1.76 trillion) in its Ulsan facility by 2040 to strengthen its competitiveness in next-generation batteries and secure a global base for mass production. The plant is set to establish mass-production capabilities for all-solid-stat
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