CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd.)

Company Profile

■URL

https://www.catl.com/en/

■Address

No.2, Xingang Road, Zhangwan Town, Jiaocheng District, Ningde, Fujian, China

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

-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

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Products

Product category	Technology	Type	Details				Applications
Product category	Technology	Type	Cell mass energy density	C-rate	Cycle life	Safety standards	Applications
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)

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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