Shanghai Firm-Lithium has established 0.5GWh sulphide all-solid-state battery and 30mt-scale electrolyte mass production lines in Shanghai, Jiangxi, and Changzhou by 2025, with pouch battery cells achieving 410Wh/kg and 2,000 cycles. It has secured designations from automakers such as SAIC and FAW, and plans to expand to 2GWh by 2026, taking the lead in achieving batch deliveries across consumer, small power, and automotive applications.

After a prolonged period of market stagnation and low prices, the lithium battery copper foil sector has begun a strong recovery.

On November 26,  the Shanghai Metals Expo (SME) 2025, organized by SMM Information & Technology Co., Ltd. and SMM Trading Center Co., Ltd.,  wrapped up successfully in Shanghai, China!

Chinese lithium battery industry chain enterprises are continuously accelerating their pace of overseas expansion.

Canmax is advancing solid-state battery development with a "sulfide electrolyte + high-nickel/lithium-rich manganese-based cathode" strategy, progressing in mass production and sampling of key materials, supported by CATL's investment, targeting a material capacity of 15,000 mt by 2026. From 2025 to 2027, the company aims to industrialize materials and achieve breakthroughs in all-solid-state battery cells.

For the battery industry, it was a year of breakthroughs, setbacks and everything in between.

US-based Factorial Energy and South Korea’s POSCO FUTURE M are teaming up on all-solid-state batteries, the “holy grail” of battery tech.

This week, the solid-state battery sector gained significant momentum, with multiple domestic enterprises achieving key breakthroughs in environmental approvals, sample deliveries, and mass production, while overseas players in South Korea and the United States intensified technological competition.

December 5 news: Northern ports: South African high-iron ore at 29.6-30.1 yuan/mtu, flat WoW; South African semi-carbonate ore at 34.1-34.8 yuan/mtu, flat WoW; Gabon ore at 41.7-42.5 yuan/mtu, up 2.43% WoW; Australian lumps at 41-41.7 yuan/mtu, up 2.48% WoW; South African medium-iron ore at 36.6-37.1 yuan/mtu, up 3.37% WoW. Southern ports: South African high-iron ore at 30.8-31.3 yuan/mtu, flat WoW; South African semi-carbonate ore at 36.9-37.8 yuan/mtu, flat WoW; Gabon ore at 40.6-41.5 yuan/mtu, flat WoW; Australian lumps at 40.5-41.2 yuan/mtu, up 0.49% WoW; South African medium-iron ore at 37.6-38.1 yuan/mtu, flat WoW. Overall, port inventories of high-grade lump ore are tightening, bargaining power is tilting toward sellers, and purchasing negotiations are becoming increasingly difficult. The manganese ore market is expected to hold up well in the short term, with high-grade ore likely to continue leading the gains.