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2022-08-17 00:00:00
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China's CATL to build €7.2bn 100 GWh battery plant in Hungary
Chinese battery maker CATL has announced plans to invest nearly CNY 50 billion (€7.2 billion) in the construction of a 100 GWh battery plant in Debrecen, Hungary. The new facility will be the largest ever overseas investment by a Chinese company, and is expected to create up to 2,000 jobs once operational. It will produce batteries for electric vehicles, as well as for energy storage applications.
China's leading electric vehicle (EV) battery maker, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL), is planning to build a new €7.2bn ($8.3bn) battery plant in Hungary. If the project receives shareholder approval, construction is set to begin later this year and should last no more than 64 months.
The planned facility covers an area of 221 hectares in the Southern Industrial Park of Debrecen, and would be Europe's largest battery cell plant. The facility will be CATL's second plant in Europe, after its Thuringia, Germany plant. This latest move underscores CATL's ambitious plans to become the world's largest EV battery producer by 2025. With global demand for EVs growing rapidly, this new Hungarian plant will help meet increasing demand for high-quality batteries and support the growth of clean energy technologies around the world. Thank you for reading! We hope you find this newsworthy and interesting!
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