高工锂电·2025-05-19 11:21Group 1: Industry Events - The 2025 High-Performance Sodium Battery Industry Summit is scheduled for June 9, 2025, at the Shangri-La Hotel in Suzhou, organized by GGII and sponsored by Zhongna Energy [2] - The 2025 High-Performance Solid-State Battery Technology and Application Summit will take place on June 10, 2025, at the same venue, organized by GGII and sponsored by Liyuanheng [3] Group 2: Company Developments - Guoxuan High-Tech has entered the pre-production phase for its all-solid-state battery with a designed capacity of 0.2 GWh, showcasing a new quasi-solid-state battery with a range of 1000 km and an energy density of 300 Wh/kg [5] - Tianqi Co., Ltd. announced a capital increase of 70 million RMB for its subsidiary, Jiangxi Tianqi Jintai Co., focusing on battery recycling, with a 2.8% equity stake being acquired by Qingdao Huatie New Energy Venture Capital Fund [7] - BYD plans to invest approximately 20 million RMB in Budapest, Hungary, to establish its European headquarters and R&D center, creating 2000 new jobs [8] - CATL's first phase of its battery production project in Shandong has officially commenced, with a total scale of 60 GWh, aiming to form a leading global new energy battery industry cluster [9] - The Mengxing Nano Lithium Iron Manganese Phosphate project in Changsha is set to begin operations by the end of June, with an expected annual production of 40,000 tons of lithium iron manganese phosphate [9] - Taihe New Materials announced a capital increase of 46.98 million RMB for its subsidiaries to enhance their financial strength and support innovative business development [10] Group 3: Market Challenges - Nissan has decided to abandon its plan to build an $1.1 billion electric vehicle battery plant in Kyushu, Japan, as part of its efforts to return to profitability [11]