Energy storage battery cell prices still have downward room as the iteration of 300+Ah battery cells accelerated

On June 18, GEM disclosed that its main business growth drivers include focusing on core businesses such as key metal recycling and extraction, power lithium battery recycling, and new energy material core manufacturing. In the ternary precursor business, the company focuses on expanding the high-end product market. Regarding ternary cathode materials, the company focuses on high-profit segments such as small power applications, planning shipments to exceed 35,000 tons in 2026 and 60,000 tons in 2028. At the same time, the company is actively positioning itself in next-generation battery material technologies. High-nickel, ultra-high-nickel ternary cathode materials, and lithium-rich manganese-based cathode materials are considered the mainstream research directions for future solid-state batteries. The company has teamed up with Ningbo Eastern University of Technology and the academician team of Sun Xueliang to promote the industrialization of related technologies.

Recently, the Tengzhou Branch of the Zaozhuang Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau approved three expansion projects of CALB Technology (Shandong) Co., Ltd. Upon completion of these three projects, the total energy storage battery production capacity will reach 160GWh. Among them, the commercial vehicle and energy storage battery integrated system project involves an investment of 1 billion yuan, covering an area of 219,700 square meters, primarily constructing intelligent PACK production lines with an annual production capacity of 60GWh for battery systems. The energy storage battery project involves an investment of 4 billion yuan, covering an area of 336,600 square meters, utilizing leased factory buildings to set up workshops for electrodes, cells, NMP purification, etc., equipped with gas steam boilers and thermal oil heaters, achieving an annual production capacity of 50GWh for energy storage batteries.

N.A.N. GreenMet, in partnership with Silox Group, has established a 50:50 joint venture to build an advanced lithium-ion battery recycling and critical minerals recovery platform in India. The joint venture, named NAN Silox GreenMet Pvt. Ltd., plans to construct an industrial-scale processing facility in Andhra Pradesh. The plant will treat end-of-life batteries through shredding, beneficiation, and hydrometallurgical refining, enabling the recovery of key metals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, and manganese, thereby reducing India’s reliance on imported battery-grade raw materials and establishing a domestic circular supply chain. The project will be developed in two phases, ultimately targeting a capacity of 40,000 tonnes per annum of battery shredding and 20,000 tonnes per annum of hydrometallurgical processing. Beyond recycling, the joint venture will also explore downstream value creation, including the production of cathode active materials (pCAM, CAM) and second-life applications of batteries for energy storage.