CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd.)
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-Chinese privately owned mega battery manufacturer. Main products are automotive batteries.
-The company operates in three divisions: the Drive Battery Division, which handles cells, modules, and battery management systems; the Battery Materials Division; and the Energy Storage Systems Division. Develops and manufactures ternary and iron phosphate batteries. Its products are compatible with xEVs (HV/EV/PHV/FCV) and are used in passenger cars, commercial vehicles, and motorcycles.
-In 2021, the company invested in securing battery materials and in a battery recycling business in response to concerns about a shortage of materials due to increased demand.
-Sodium-ion batteries, Cell to Chassis (CTC) and Cell to Pack (CTP) battery technologies, AB battery system solutions, and battery replacement services.
-According to SNE Research, a South Korean battery and energy research firm, the 2022 CATL is 52% in China in terms of market share for automotive drive batteries. Globally, it was 37%, up 4 percentage points from the previous year. This is the sixth consecutive year that CATL has held the top market share both domestically in China and globally.
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-The company was No. 6 in MarkLines' 2022 automotive supplier revenue rankings, up eight spots from the previous year.
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Shareholders
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-Listed on Shenzhen Stock Exchange |
(As of December 31, 2022) |
| Major Shareholders | Shareholding Ratio (%) |
| Ningbo Meishan Bonded Port Investment Co., Ltd. | 23.32 |
| Shilin HUANG | 10.60 |
| Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd. | 7.02 |
| Ningbo Joint Innovation New Energy Investment Management Partnership (Limited Partnership) | 6.46 |
| Other shareholders | 52.60 |
| 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～ 300Wh/kg HEV：100～ 130Wh/kg |
BEV： 1C～ 4C HEV： 1C～ 50C |
BEV： 2,000-5,000 cycles HEV： 20,000 cycles |
GB38031, UN38.3, ECE R100.2, etc. | Passenger cars, commercial vehicles | |||||||||||||
| 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, etc. Energy storage systems: GB/T36276, UN38.3, UL9540A, UL2580, UL1973, 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. |
