Core Insights - The 2025 World Power Battery Conference will be held in Yibin on November 12, focusing on "New Vision, New Ecology, New Opportunities" and marks the fourth consecutive year Yibin hosts this global industry event [1] - The conference will shift its focus from new technology breakthroughs to collaboration across the entire industry chain, aiming to identify new growth points for the power battery industry [1][2] Industry Growth and Performance - Yibin's power battery industry has seen a 25.1% year-on-year increase in added value in the first three quarters of this year, with production capacity expected to increase by 30 GWh by the end of the year due to the launch of the eighth phase project by Sichuan Times [1][4] - The province of Sichuan has reported a 49.2% year-on-year increase in power battery production, reaching 168.1 GWh in the first three quarters, with expectations to exceed 200 GWh for the entire year [4] Focus on Upstream and Downstream Collaboration - The conference will emphasize the importance of developing upstream and downstream partnerships, particularly in areas such as battery recycling and low-altitude economy, to create new industry growth points [2][3] - The introduction of the "Interim Measures for the Management of Recycling and Utilization of Waste Power Batteries" in Sichuan is aimed at establishing industry standards and fostering a more robust recycling ecosystem [2] Technological Innovations - The conference will spotlight next-generation battery technologies, particularly all-solid-state batteries, with the first domestic trial production line set to be operational in Yibin [3] - International collaboration will be a key theme, with participation from global battery alliances and companies, highlighting the need for communication and cooperation to overcome challenges in battery technology development [3] Ecosystem Development - The event will facilitate connections between various sectors, including electric vehicles, electric aviation, and smart technologies, to identify market demands for next-generation battery technologies [4] - Yibin is positioned as a central hub for Sichuan's new energy vehicle and power battery industry chain, promoting regional collaboration to enhance supply chain efficiency and support the development of a trillion-level lithium battery industry cluster [4]

Core Viewpoint - The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has issued an implementation plan to advance green and low-carbon standardization in the industrial and information sectors, focusing on improving resource utilization standards and promoting the comprehensive use of industrial solid waste [1] Group 1: Resource Utilization Standards - The plan emphasizes the need to revise and establish standards for source reduction technologies and evaluation, as well as comprehensive utilization technologies and product standards for major industrial solid wastes such as metallurgical slag, chemical slag, industrial by-product gypsum, and red mud [1] - It aims to promote the large-scale application of industrial solid waste in the production of building materials and roadbed materials [1] Group 2: Waste Management Standards - The initiative includes the development of standards for waste-free parks and enterprises, guiding key industries and industrial parks towards waste-free transformation [1] - There is a focus on the refined dismantling and low-cost, large-scale comprehensive utilization of new solid wastes such as retired photovoltaic components and wind turbine blades [1] Group 3: Battery and Resource Recycling Standards - The plan aims to enhance the standard system for the comprehensive utilization of waste batteries from new energy vehicles and accelerate research on the comprehensive utilization standards for waste lithium-ion batteries from electric bicycles [1] - It also seeks to increase the supply of technical and product standards for the comprehensive utilization of renewable resources, expanding the types and specifications of applicable products [1] - The initiative includes strengthening the revision of remanufacturing technology standards for important electromechanical products [1]