The first batch of mass-produced lithium-ion battery cells rolled off the production line at CATT's G2 building. The installation and commissioning of the remaining lines have been underway for production ramp-up.
The cells freshly produced passed all tests required by CATL over its global products, meaning that CATL is capable of producing and supplying cells for its European customers from the Germany-based plant.
“"The production beginning proves that we kept our promise to our customers as a reliable partner of the industry and we stay committed to Europe's e-mobility transition even under very challenging conditions like the pandemic," said Matthias Zentgraf, CATL's president for Europe.
“We are working hard to ramp up production to full capacity, which is our top priority for the coming year,” he added.
In April this year, CATT was granted the permit for battery cell production by the state of Thuringia, which allows an initial capacity of 8 GWh per year.
In the third quarter of 2021, CATT started module production in its G1 building.
With a total investment of up to €1.8 billion, CATT features a total planned production capacity of 14GWh and plans to offer local residents 2,000 jobs.
It will have two main facilities: G1, a plant purchased from another company to assemble cells into modules, and G2, a new plant to produce cells.
Construction of the plant started in 2019, and cell module production began in the G1 plant in the third quarter of 2021.
In April this year, the plant received a license for 8 GWh of cell capacity for the G2 facility.
In addition to the plant in Germany, CATL announced on August 12 that it will build a new battery production site in Hungary, which will be its second plant in Europe and will produce cells and modules for European automakers.
Post time: Jan-03-2023
