Group 1 - The fifth "Two-Wheeled Vehicle Battery Swap Conference" and "Light-Duty Power Battery Technology Summit Forum" will be held in Shenzhen on July 10-11, 2025, focusing on battery swapping technology [1] - Guoxuan High-Tech announced a strategic partnership with EHang to develop customized power battery systems for EHang's EH216 series aircraft, enhancing performance and safety [3] - LG Energy Solution signed an 8GWh supply contract with Chery for the new generation 4680 cylindrical battery, which offers five times the energy and output compared to existing models [4] Group 2 - ByteDance's Seed team and BYD are collaborating to establish a laboratory for lithium battery research, focusing on AI-driven scientific research [5][6] - Green Chip Times Technology in Sichuan has begun trial production of lithium batteries, with an expected annual output value of approximately 150 million yuan [7] - A 5 billion yuan lithium battery project has commenced in Tianjin, aiming for an annual production capacity of 96GWh [8] Group 3 - Xiamen's new energy battery industrial base is accelerating construction, with a total investment of about 10 billion yuan and a planned completion by the end of the year [9] - Envision AESC is ramping up supply of 46 series cylindrical batteries to BMW's global electric platform, with production efficiency improvements underway [10] - Jiangxi Xiangnan New Energy's lithium carbonate project has received environmental approval, with an annual production capacity of 15,000 tons [12][13] Group 4 - A 60,000-ton graphite anode material project has broken ground in Gansu, with an expected annual output value of nearly 600 million yuan [14] - Fulin Precision's registered capital has increased by 40% to support business expansion in lithium battery materials [15] - Hubei Ruipai New Energy is constructing a 50,000-ton lithium iron phosphate project, with the first production line expected to be operational by the end of the year [16][18] Group 5 - Dazhong Mining plans to invest 1 billion yuan in a new lithium battery materials project, with a phased construction approach [19] - Xianlead Intelligent has delivered core equipment for solid-state batteries to a leading global battery manufacturer, marking a significant milestone in the industry [21] - Winbond Technology has shipped solid-state battery equipment to a domestic client, indicating progress in solid-state battery manufacturing [22][23] Group 6 - LG Energy Solution is forming a joint venture with Toyota to focus on battery recycling, aiming for a processing capacity of 13,500 tons of waste materials annually [27][28] - EVE Energy has launched a global lithium battery recycling network, with plans to establish 1,000 recycling points worldwide [31] - A 50,000-ton lithium battery recycling project is set to be established in Chongqing, focusing on comprehensive utilization of retired batteries [32]