Toyota Akan Menginvestasikan US$1 Miliar di Kentucky dan Indiana, Memajukan Rencana Produksi Baterai

[Solid-State Battery Rumor Refuted: CATARC's Wang Fang Says No Compliance Determination Was Made on Solid-State Battery Enterprises] On September 4, 2026, Wang Fang, Chief Scientist at the China Automotive Technology and Research Center (CATARC), clarified recent rumors at the "2026 World Power Battery Conference": CATARC has not conducted any determination on solid-state battery enterprises, and the related rumors are "false information." Recently, there were market reports claiming that CATARC, based on the national standard GB/T 43568-2026 "Solid-State Batteries for Electric Vehicles – Part 1: Terminology and Classification," which took effect in July this year, conducted determinations on more than 320 enterprises involved in solid-state batteries, with only 9 ultimately passing all compliance items in full.

Foshan Plastics Technology disclosed on Sept 3 that its wholly-owned unit Gellec (Hebei Jinli) will invest about RMB 3.35bn in a 4 billion sqm/yr wet-process separator base in Shaoguan, Guangdong, and about RMB 3.81bn in a 4 billion sqm/yr coated separator project in Wu'an, Hebei. It also plans a private placement of up to RMB 4bn to fund the projects, with controlling shareholder Guangxin Group subscribing RMB 400mn-1bn, aiming to lift separator supply scale and cost competitiveness.

ProLogium mengumumkan pada 2 September bahwa baterai keramik litium generasi ketiga Gen 3.5 telah memasuki produksi massal di pabrik skala gigawatt miliknya di Taiwan, Tiongkok, membawa teknologi solid-state berdensitas energi tinggi dari tahap percontohan ke output berskala besar. Pengujian TÜV menunjukkan sel besar 185,4Ah mencapai 381 Wh/kg dan 903 Wh/L, dan pengujian UL Solutions berdasarkan standar Tiongkok GB/T 43568-2026 mengonfirmasi klasifikasi all-solid-state-nya. ProLogium telah mengirimkan lebih dari 2,4 juta sel sejak 2013 dan meraih lebih dari 175 pesanan berulang dalam penggunaan otomotif; baterai Gen 4 generasi berikutnya hanya memerlukan sekitar 10% retrofit dari lini produksi yang ada, menargetkan pusat data AI, kendaraan listrik, maritim, dan kedirgantaraan.