Battery Materials – Macron: China’s XTC to invest 1.5 bln euros in JV with France’s Orano in Dunkirk.
French President Emmanuel Macron said that Chinese group XTC New Energy Materials (688778.SS) plans to set up a joint venture with France’s Orano in the battery sector in the northern French port city of Dunkirk for an expected investment of 1.5 billion euros.
Macron made the announcement from Dunkirk, where he was officially announcing a 5.2 billion euros ($5.7 billion) investment by Taiwanese battery maker ProLogium in a new gigafactory in the same city.
Emmanuel Macron French President said, adding that the venture would create 1,700 jobs:
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We just signed, with a joint venture between XTC and Orano, a second investment for the production of cathode material in lithium batteries.
Cathode materials, comprised of cobalt, nickel and manganese, are the main component of lithium batteries.
“(The XTC/Orano JV) will allow us to secure the top end of the value chain in lithium batteries production,” Macron added.
The French president said ProLogium and the XTC/Orano joint venture would create 5,000 new jobs overall in Dunkirk.
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Macron: China’s XTC to invest 1.5 bln euros in JV with France’s Orano in Dunkirk, DUNKIRK, France, May 12, 2023
