an upstream joint venture (JV) in Indonesia which focuses on nickel and cobalt raw material production. In parallel, VW and Huayou Cobalt plan to establish a downstream JV in Guangxi Province specializing in refining nickel and cobalt sulfates, as well as precursor processing and the production of cathode materials. On March 25, Audi FAW New Energy Vehicle Co., Ltd., a joint venture between FAW and Audi, was incorporated in Changchun automobile ...

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half of 2021. On February 25, a subsidiary of Evergrande Neoenergy Technology Group Co., Ltd. (Evergrande Neoenergy) established a new company in Shenzhen. With a registered capital of CNY 100 million, the new company will mainly engage in the development, production and wholesale of precursors and cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries. The new company will be 100% owned by a wholly-owned subsidiary of Evergrande Neoenergy. On March 15, Eve...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/18

rent generation of battery cells. The centre in Parsdorf and Munich is building the sixth generation of electric drive trains and developing of all-solid-state batteries. At the Battery Cell Competence Centre in Munich, BMW has already manufactured battery cells using 100% recycled and/or secondary cathode material. On November 27, BMW announced that it will introduce a major advancement in electrified powertrains with the Neue Klasse models in 2...

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unced that the total cradle-to-gate carbon footprint of Polestar’s first electric performance SUV, Polestar 3, is lower than that of the smaller Polestar 2 when it was launched in 2020. 81% of Polestar 3’s total aluminum production, the Li-ion battery cell module production as well as anode and cathode material production use 100% renewable electricity. Volvo Cars’ Chengdu factory in China and the plant in Ridgeville, South Carolina, use 10...

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Cells battery plant will be revealed in the first half of 2022 that will join plants in Lordstown, Ohio (opening mid-2022), Spring Hill, Tennessee (opening mid-2023), and Lansing, Michigan (opening late 2024), with suppliers including MP Materials (rare earth magnets), VAC (magnet factory), POSCO (cathode active material), General Electric (rare earth and other materials), Wolfspeed (silicon carbide), and Controlled Thermal Resources (lithium). ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/16

Cells battery plant will be revealed in the first half of 2022 that will join plants in Lordstown, Ohio (opening mid-2022), Spring Hill, Tennessee (opening mid-2023), and Lansing, Michigan (opening late 2024), with suppliers including MP Materials (rare earth magnets), VAC (magnet factory), POSCO (cathode active material), General Electric (rare earth and other materials), Wolfspeed (silicon carbide), and Controlled Thermal Resources (lithium). ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/15

atteries. In terms of evaluation and screening, BYD's recycling factories dismantle and assess retired batteries, selecting appropriate methods for comprehensive utilization of the batteries. In terms of dismantling and recycling, BYD's recycling factories have mastered the technology for recycling cathode materials and have reached cooperation with whitelist enterprises in the field of recycling. Currently, BYD has set up recycling factories in ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/11

system project, a major project for Wuling’s New Energy Strategy featuring “two million, five tens of billions”. It is planned to cover an area of about 933,333 square meters. It will include manufacturing facilities for such core products as cells, battery systems, battery core components, cathode materials, and diaphragms. Two initial projects focusing on cells and battery systems, respectively, will be constructed, covering a land are...

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design a high-performance, safe, and energy-efficient industrial environment. Equans France leads the consortium handling anhydrous rooms and terminal distribution of fluids at the plant. Equans leverages patented technology to control N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) vapors, aiding lithium-ion battery cathode production. They focus on recovering and recycling substances to reduce environmental impact and enhance energy efficiency. It also ensures th...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/07

l future innovations of manufacturing processes, their industrial efficiency, and their adaptation to the next generation of technology before deployment in Gigafactories. On April 27, Umicore and Automotive Cells Company (ACC) signed a long-term strategic supply agreement for EV (electric vehicle) cathode materials in Europe. Umicore will supply ACC's future large-scale European battery plants with next-generation high nickel cathode materials o...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/07

Cells battery plant will be revealed in the first half of 2022 that will join plants in Lordstown, Ohio (opening mid-2022), Spring Hill, Tennessee (opening mid-2023), and Lansing, Michigan (opening late 2024), with suppliers including MP Materials (rare earth magnets), VAC (magnet factory), POSCO (cathode active material), General Electric (rare earth and other materials), Wolfspeed (silicon carbide), and Controlled Thermal Resources (lithium). ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/07

icity and 100% recycled water. It studies the carbon capture effect of different plants and explores the closed-loop application of bio-based materials in the manufacturing process of automobiles and in products. Volvo is also committed to exploring a more direct battery recycling process to obtain cathode materials directly and reduce carbon emissions and secondary pollution. The company plans to enhance the R&D and design of power batteries and...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/07

Northvolt Six lithium ion battery cells, cathode active material Northvolt's first plant in North America, to open in 2026 - Northvolt is establishing its new gigafactory, which will have facilities for cell manufacturing, cathode active material production, and battery recycling. - Northvolt Six is expected to begin producing cells during 2026, and gradually increase production to reach full capacity in 2028. - Construction of the first 30 GWh p...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/03

plant. The vehicle rolled off the production line under the autonomous driving mode. On April 9, GAC Group hosted its GAC TECH DAY 2021 conference. At the conference, GAC Group introduced an electrification-based power battery technology strategy (“Neutron Star Strategy”), silicon sponge-based cathode piece battery technology, super fast charging battery technology, and ADiGO 4.0 intelligent connected eco-system. The “Neutron Star Strateg...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/06/27

Cells battery plant will be revealed in the first half of 2022 that will join plants in Lordstown, Ohio (opening mid-2022), Spring Hill, Tennessee (opening mid-2023), and Lansing, Michigan (opening late 2024), with suppliers including MP Materials (rare earth magnets), VAC (magnet factory), POSCO (cathode active material), General Electric (rare earth and other materials), Wolfspeed (silicon carbide), and Controlled Thermal Resources (lithium). ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/06/25

Cells battery plant will be revealed in the first half of 2022 that will join plants in Lordstown, Ohio (opening mid-2022), Spring Hill, Tennessee (opening mid-2023), and Lansing, Michigan (opening late 2024), with suppliers including MP Materials (rare earth magnets), VAC (magnet factory), POSCO (cathode active material), General Electric (rare earth and other materials), Wolfspeed (silicon carbide), and Controlled Thermal Resources (lithium). ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/06/13

plants in Tennessee and Kentucky. As Ford recently announced it was pushing back production of the Explorer EV Oakville Assembly plant in Canada, supplier EcoPro has also announced that it is postponing a planned USD 87 million investment in EcoCAM Canada, a joint-venture that was aiming to open a cathode plant in that country as well. This new future facility is now not expected to begin operations until 2027, a year later than originally plann...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/06/11

system project, a major project for Wuling’s New Energy Strategy featuring “two million, five tens of billions”. It is planned to cover an area of about 933,333 square meters. It will include manufacturing facilities for such core products as cells, battery systems, battery core components, cathode materials, and diaphragms. Two initial projects focusing on cells and battery systems, respectively, will be constructed, covering a land are...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/30

. In addition, 123 patents and non-patent technology assets mainly involve battery management systems, battery manufacturing, battery packaging. Fengchao Energy was established by Great Wall Motor on February 12, Its business scope is mainly for the research and sales of lithium batteries and their cathode materials, as well as new energy vehicles’s charging station and battery recycling. On October 27, Baoding Ruimao Enterprise Management Cons...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/28

Cells battery plant will be revealed in the first half of 2022 that will join plants in Lordstown, Ohio (opening mid-2022), Spring Hill, Tennessee (opening mid-2023), and Lansing, Michigan (opening late 2024), with suppliers including MP Materials (rare earth magnets), VAC (magnet factory), POSCO (cathode active material), General Electric (rare earth and other materials), Wolfspeed (silicon carbide), and Controlled Thermal Resources (lithium). ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/26