CATL Plant

About 2,000 Chinese workers will participate in the factory's construction, with production expected to start by late 2026, according to Reuters.

The facility is CATL's second European plant besides its German operation, with an annual capacity target of 100 GWh.

The plant is expected to have a total battery capacity of 15 GWh, enough to power 250,000 to 300,000 vehicles.

The battery production base is being built in three phases, with the first phase of 60 GWh already in operation.

CATL's joint venture in Indonesia plans to build a battery cell manufacturing plant with an annual capacity of 15 GWh.

CATL currently has battery plants in Germany and Hungary, and last month announced plans for a new joint venture battery plant in Spain with Stellantis.

A CATL production site in Ningde, Fujian, where the company is headquartered, caught fire in one of the rare accidents in battery manufacturing.

The production base, when completed, will supply battery products to carmaker customers in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei, including BAIC, Xiaomi and Li Auto, CATL said.

The first phase of CATL's Guizhou production base has been put into operation with an annual capacity of 30 GWh, capable of producing a cell in 1 second and a pack in 2.5 minutes.

CATL launched the Shenxing Battery in China on August 16, saying it can get 400 kilometers of range on a 10-minute charge.