XTC New Energy Materials to Invest $64.58M in Malaysia JV for 10,000 mt Lithium-Ion Cathode Project
XTC New Energy Materials (688778.SH) announced that it plans to establish a wholly owned subsidiary in Hong Kong, XTC New Energy Materials (Hong Kong), and through it to form a joint-venture holding subsidiary in Malaysia with EMI, investing approximately $64.58 million (equivalent to about RMB450 million) to build a lithium-ion cathode material project with an annual capacity of 10,000 mt. The project will be funded by self-owned and self-raised funds, with the construction period scheduled from September 2026 to June 2027. This investment is aimed at improving the company’s production capacity layout outside China and meeting demand in markets outside China, and does not constitute a connected transaction or a major asset restructuring.