[PRNewswire] CATL announces its second European battery plant in Hungary
전체 맥락을 이해하기 위해서는 본문 보기를 권장합니다.
Peter Szijjarto, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said: "Both the global and the European economies have been faced with tremendous challenges recently. We in Hungary have a clear goal to be a local exception from the continental recession. The best tool to achieve this goal is to attract state-of-the-art investments in the most revolutionary branch of the automotive industry, namely electromobility. We are proud that CATL decided to execute the biggest ever greenfield investment in the history of Hungary. We have recently become one of the leading battery production sites of the world and with this huge investment we further strengthen our position."
The new project was well received from CATL's European customers. Markus Schafer, Member of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, CTO responsible for development and procurement, said: "This new state-of-the art European CATL plant in Hungary is another milestone for the scale-up of our EV production together with our key partners. With CATL we have a technology-leader as our partner to provide us - as the first and biggest customer of the new plant's initial capacity - with top-notch CO2 neutral battery cells for our next generation EVs in Europe, hence following our local-to-local approach in procurement. We're proud to see our Ambition 2039 supported by CATL's commitment to CO2 neutral production in Hungary."
이 글자크기로 변경됩니다.
(예시) 가장 빠른 뉴스가 있고 다양한 정보, 쌍방향 소통이 숨쉬는 다음뉴스를 만나보세요. 다음뉴스는 국내외 주요이슈와 실시간 속보, 문화생활 및 다양한 분야의 뉴스를 입체적으로 전달하고 있습니다.
(NINGDE, China, Aug. 12, 2022 PRNewswire=연합뉴스) On August 12, 2022, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) officially announced it will invest 7.34 billion euros to build a 100 GWh battery plant in Debrecen of east Hungary, which is also its second battery plant in Europe following its German plant. Subject to the shareholder meeting approval, construction of the first production facilities will start within this year.
Covering an area of 221 hectares in the Southern Industrial Park of Debrecen, the project will supply both cells and modules to European automakers.
Debrecen is located at the heart of Europe, and with close proximity to some auto plants of its customers such as Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Stellantis and Volkswagen, CATL's Debrecen plant will enable it to better cope with the battery demands of the European market, improve its global production network development, and help accelerate e-mobility and energy transition in Europe.
As part of its commitment to reducing the carbon footprint in battery manufacturing, CATL will use electricity from renewable energies, and is considering developing solar power with local partners in the country.
To build a sustainable and circular battery value chain, CATL is also examining the possibility of joining forces with local partners to establish facilities for battery materials in Europe.
"There is no doubt that our plant in Debrecen will enable us to further sharpen our competitive edge, better respond to our European customers, and accelerate the transition to e-mobility in Europe," said Dr. Robin Zeng, founder and Chairman of CATL. "The greenfield project in Hungary will be a giant leap in CATL's global expansion, and also an important step in our efforts to make an outstanding contribution to the green energy drive for humankind."
Peter Szijjarto, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said: "Both the global and the European economies have been faced with tremendous challenges recently. We in Hungary have a clear goal to be a local exception from the continental recession. The best tool to achieve this goal is to attract state-of-the-art investments in the most revolutionary branch of the automotive industry, namely electromobility. We are proud that CATL decided to execute the biggest ever greenfield investment in the history of Hungary. We have recently become one of the leading battery production sites of the world and with this huge investment we further strengthen our position."
The new project was well received from CATL's European customers. Markus Schafer, Member of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, CTO responsible for development and procurement, said: "This new state-of-the art European CATL plant in Hungary is another milestone for the scale-up of our EV production together with our key partners. With CATL we have a technology-leader as our partner to provide us - as the first and biggest customer of the new plant's initial capacity - with top-notch CO2 neutral battery cells for our next generation EVs in Europe, hence following our local-to-local approach in procurement. We're proud to see our Ambition 2039 supported by CATL's commitment to CO2 neutral production in Hungary."
Source: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
[편집자 주] 이 보도자료는 자료 제공사에서 제공한 것으로, 연합뉴스는 내용에 대해 어떠한 편집도 하지 않았으며, 연합뉴스의 편집방향과는 무관함을 밝혀 드립니다.
(끝)
출처 : PRNewswire 보도자료
Copyright © 연합뉴스 보도자료. 무단전재 및 재배포 금지.
- 尹, 탄핵심판에 배보윤 등 선임…대리인 변론준비기일 출석 예정 | 연합뉴스
- 국회, '사상 초유' 대통령 권한대행 탄핵안 본회의 표결 | 연합뉴스
- [2025전망] 윤석열 대통령 탄핵심판 본격화…이제 '헌재의 시간' | 연합뉴스
- 출석 거듭 불응한 윤대통령 이번엔 나올까…공수처 최후통첩 | 연합뉴스
- 충청·전라 중심 '습하고 무거운 눈'…적설량 최대 20㎝ 이상 | 연합뉴스
- 서울 '내집' 가지려면 월급 13년 꼬박 모아야 | 연합뉴스
- [신년인터뷰] 최호정 서울시의장 "민생현장 집중…기댈 언덕 되겠다" | 연합뉴스
- 우크라군 "최전선 북한군 보급선 끊겨 식수마저 부족" | 연합뉴스
- 與 "예산, 파격적 조기 집행해야…공격적 국내여행 캠페인 필요" | 연합뉴스
- 美당국자 "추락 아제르여객기, 러 방공망에 격추된 징후 있어"< 로이터 > | 연합뉴스