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SK IE Technology to supply separators for EV batteries to Sunwoda

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SK IE Technology (SKIET) signed an MOU with Sunwoda , the 9 th largest battery manufacturer in terms of global market share (according to SNE Research in 2022), to strengthen cooperation in supplying battery separators. SKIET plans to supply separators produced at its Changzhou factory in China to Sunwoda.

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CATL to build €7B battery plant in Hungary, its second in Europe

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Chinese battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., billion to build a 100 GWh battery plant in Hungary. The Debrecen, Hungary battery plant would join CATL’s Munich, Germany facility as the second for the company in Europe. CATL announced on Friday that it would invest €7.34

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BMW Group announces local production of NEUE KLASSE in China from 2026, new gen 6 battery plant

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—Milan Nedeljković The BMW Group has had a presence in the Chinese market since 1994 and founded the BMW Brilliance Automotive joint venture in May 2003. The company also plans to establish a new location in Germany to supply its Bavarian vehicle plants with sixth-generation high-voltage batteries going forward.

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Benchmark: Li-ion battery pipeline could exceed 6 TWh by end of decade

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Total lithium-ion capacity existing or being built has doubled since the beginning of 2021, following announcements of new plants by Chinese and South Korean battery producers, according to Benchmark’s Gigafactory Assessment. Battery capacity is currently growing at twice the speed of lithium raw material supply. trillion (US$1.4

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Mercedes introducing EQB compact electric SUV in Shanghai

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After Europe, the international version of the EQB, produced in Kecskemét, Hungary, will be launched at the end of the year, followed by the US market launch in 2022. Ltd (BBAC), a joint venture between Daimler and its Chinese partner BAIC Group. Following the EQA 250 (combined electrical consumption: 15.7

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Mercedes-Benz prepares car production network for new electric portfolio

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—Jörg Burzer, Member of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, Production and Supply Chain. Core Luxury: The Mercedes-Benz plants in Bremen, Germany and Kecskemét, Hungary to manufacture vehicles in Europe based on the MB.EA Battery systems will be supplied by the global Mercedes-Benz battery production network.

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SK On may start mass producing LFP batteries for automakers in 2026 – executive – ET Auto

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South Korea’s SK On plans to start mass producing lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries as early as 2026 to supply several automakers as it pushes to deliver a lower cost battery chemistry favoured by its Chinese rivals, a senior executive said. We have to compete with the Chinese LFPs. We are flexible.”