[SMM Photovoltaic: CORNEX Expands Hubei Footprint with Multi-Base Battery Manufacturing Strategy] CORNEX continues to strengthen its manufacturing presence in Hubei Province through ongoing development of its Wuhan, Xiaogan, and Yichang production bases. Publicly available industry information indicates that CORNEX’s combined planned manufacturing capacity across Hubei has already reached several hundred GWh.
CORNEX has disclosed more than 500GWh of planned battery manufacturing capacity globally, with nearly 400GWh concentrated across its Hubei manufacturing cluster, further reinforcing Hubei’s strategic position as a major hub in China’s rapidly expanding new energy battery industry.
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