All entries on CATL across all areas, newest first. tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:en:en/companies/catl 2026-09-22T06:00:00Z Eurotrack tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:d5b703bd:en 2026-09-22T06:00:00Z

Milestone: on 22 Sept 2026 CATL began trial production on the first two lines of its new cell-manufacturing building in Debrecen, after receiving the occupancy permit in August 2026 and remedying deficiencies found by the authorities (including elevated nickel exposure among nine workers); series production will only follow after the ramp-in phase. Announced in 2022, the plant is to reach 100 GWh of annual capacity at full build-out, making it CATL's largest site outside China; module assembly has been running there since autumn 2024 (around 537,000 modules). The sources give neither the investment sum nor headcount (Portfolio.hu and Világgazdaság, 22 Sept 2026). Update (06.10.2026): State Secretary Zsolt Tárkányi of the transport and investment ministry published excerpts of the non-binding letter of intent signed with the previous government in 2022: it lists a planned investment value of €7.3bn and annual capacity of 100 GWh and holds out, among other things, an 80% corporate tax reduction for up to 13 years and possible cash grants (Portfolio.hu, 06.10.2026). — Sources: https://www.portfolio.hu/uzlet/20260922/merfoldkohoz-erkezett-a-catl-megkezdodik-a-tesztuzem-debrecenben-864380 · https://www.portfolio.hu/uzlet/20261006/komoly-kedvezmenyeket-igert-a-kormany-a-catl-debreceni-beruhazasahoz-867732

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:8f0c141e:en 2026-07-27T06:00:00Z

On 27 July 2026 the government of Aragón granted final approval as a 'Proyecto de Interés General de Aragón' (PIGA) for the battery gigafactory of the Stellantis-CATL joint venture Contemporary Star Energy in Figueruelas, securing all construction permits for the scheme. This is a permitting milestone on an already running €4.1bn project rather than a new investment announcement: around 500 people currently work on the construction phase (peaking at up to 1,700), and the finished plant is to employ some 4,000 people producing 50 GWh of capacity a year. The first production lines are due to start up in early 2027. — Source: https://www.elespanol.com/aragon/economia/20260727/gigafactoria-stellantis-catl-culmina-tramitacion-avanza-iniciar-produccion-baterias/1003744334892_0.html