CALB sees batteries fail at Hefei manufacturing base

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- The Chinese electric battery manufacturer CALB Co., Ltd. (“CALB”) saw batteries rolling off production lines at its manufacturing base in Changfeng County, Hefei City, indicating the start of production of the first phase of its Hefei project, the company said. on October 8 via his WeChat account.

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Dubbed L221, the product that recently rolled off the line is a mid-nickel high pressure NCM battery that targets the long range of over 600km. It adopts all-tab laminated battery technology, which the company claims provides excellent volumetric energy density and exceptional fast charging performance.

In August 2021, CALB signed an investment agreement for the first phase of the Hefei base, which includes a planned annual production capacity of 50 GWh of electric batteries and energy storage batteries. The inauguration of the first phase of the project took place three months later.

On Nov. 19 last year, the battery maker struck another deal for a project to expand production capacity at its Hefei base. The second phase project is also designed with an annual generation capacity of 50 GWh and will be commissioned by the end of this year.

After the first two phases, more than 16 billion yuan ($2.248 billion) of production value is expected to be generated annually.

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Notably, as the first phase started production, CALB also reached an agreement with the local authorities of Changfeng County to launch the third phase of the Hefei base with another 50 GWh annual production capacity to be added.