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AFRICA CRITICAL MINERALS FORUM 2026

NET ZERO MEA Solar & Energy Storage Summit

2026 SMM Automotive Supply Chain Conference

Indonesia Critical Minerals Conference & Expo 2026

Indonesia Nickel & Cobalt & EV Industry Conference 2024

CLNB 2024 9TH CHINA NEW ENERGY EXPO

SMM AFRICA CRITICAL MINERALS SEMINAR 2026

Shanghai Metals Expo 2025

AICE 2025 SMM (14th) Aluminum Industry Annual Conference

SMM Indonesia Seminar: Li-ion Battery & Energy Storage

Thin-film leader First Solar has signed a non-exclusive patent licensing agreement with UK-based Oxford PV to develop and manufacture perovskite-based solar products for the US market. Covering utility, commercial, and residential sectors, the deal allows First Solar to integrate advanced perovskite semiconductors into its next-generation modules while excluding crystalline silicon tech. CEO Mark Widmar noted the move aligns with their long-term goal of market-wide commercialization, supported by an R&D infrastructure in Ohio and a target to reach 18 GW of US annual manufacturing capacity by 2027.

【SMM Flash News】First Solar Licenses Oxford PV’s Perovskite Tech to Expand US Footprint

On February 24, Foton Motor disclosed that its collaboratively developed hybrid solid-liquid batteries have achieved mass production and market launch. The company's hybrid solid-liquid battery product sales reached 10,000 units in 2025. All-solid-state batteries are currently in the stage of technology reserve and product development. Additionally, the battery-swapping heavy-duty truck business in collaboration with CATL is progressing as normal.

Foton Motor's Hybrid Solid-Liquid Battery Product Sales Reach 10,000 Units In 2025

Recently, battery joint venture ACC has terminated its plans to build super battery plants in Germany and Italy. The decision to suspend the construction of battery plants in Germany and Italy was made due to considerations of shifting from nickel-based battery chemistry to lithium iron phosphate battery technology. The company had previously planned to build three super plants in Europe — in France, Germany, and Italy — with a total investment of approximately 7 billion euros. The goal was to increase ACC's battery production capacity to at least 120 GWh by 2030. However, the projects in Germany and Italy have been on hold since May 2024. With this announcement of termination, only the French battery plant will remain operational.

Two Major Super Battery Plants Terminated

Recently, the Chongqing Tongnan High-tech Zone Management Committee issued the second public notice for the environmental impact assessment of the "Battery Resource Recycling Project of a company in Chongqing." The project is located on Chuangxin Avenue, Zitong Subdistrict, Tongnan District, Chongqing. It involves constructing one power battery recovery and regeneration production line, including a 5,000 tons/year battery pack dismantling line, one 4,200 tons/year battery cell dismantling line, and one 1,600 tons/year lithium iron phosphate cathode material repair line.

Chongqing Tongnan High-tech Zone Announces Second EIA Notice for Battery Recycling Project

A 50,000-ton waste lithium battery comprehensive utilization project has been launched in Tongliao. The project construction site is located in Horqin Left Wing Rear Banner, Tongliao City. The first phase involves constructing a lithium battery cascading utilization production line and a lithium battery crushing, sorting, and recovery production line, with an annual capacity of 30,000 tons for cascading utilization of lithium batteries and 20,000 tons for crushing, sorting, and recovering lithium batteries. The second phase involves constructing a waste photovoltaic panel production line with an annual processing capacity of 20,000 tons. The third phase involves constructing a waste wind turbine blade production line with an annual processing capacity of 20,000 tons.

Tongliao Launches 50,000-Ton Waste Lithium Battery Recycling Project

Recently, the Ecology and Environment Bureau of Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, published a public notice regarding the approval decision on the environmental impact assessment document for the "Power Battery Recycling Comprehensive Utilization Project of a Company in Fujian." Upon completion, the project will be capable of recycling and processing 40,000 tons of waste power batteries annually. This includes the cascading utilization of 12,000 tons of batteries per year and the production of 30,000 tons per year of battery raw materials (copper powder, aluminum powder, electrolytic nickel, high-purity nickel sulfate solution, electrolytic cobalt, high-purity cobalt sulfate solution, crude manganese carbonate, high-purity lithium sulfate solution, and copper sponge, etc.).

Fuzhou Approves Battery Recycling Project to Process 40,000 Tons Annually

On February 6, the first batch of products officially rolled off the production line at the pilot base of Shuanghuan Technology in Yingcheng, Hubei Province, which has an annual capacity of kt-level sodium-ion battery composite cathode materials. This established Hubei's first kt-level sodium-ion battery cathode material pilot line achieving the transition from R&D to mass production. The project took only one and a half years from the technological breakthrough in September 2024 to the product rollout. The composite cathode material it developed enables batteries for two-wheeled electric vehicles to achieve a driving range exceeding 100 kilometers in extremely cold conditions of -30℃. Samples have already been sent to 18 downstream battery cell clients, and qualified certifications have been obtained from multiple top-tier enterprises. The pilot base utilizes intelligent equipment such as AGVs and robotic arms. Shuanghuan Technology is also planning the construction of a 10kt-level sodium-ion battery industrial park, promoting the industrial layout of the entire sodium-ion battery industry chain, and assisting Hubei's chemical industry in transitioning towards high-end and intelligent development.

Shuanghuan Tech Launches Hubei's First kt-Scale Sodium-Ion Cathode Material Pilot Line

Lithium Is Moving Again — What It Really Means for BESS Costs and Procurement Strategy

Asia Copper and Aluminum Scrap 2025 Market Review and 2026 Outlook

SMM Aluminium Year-End Review: Indonesia 's Value Chain Acceleration - Tighter Quotas, Refinery Ramps & the Path to Aluminum Powerhouse Status

SMM Online Webinar: Nickel in Turmoil - Decoding Indonesia’s Policy Evolution & The Future of Global Supply

The 4th National Excellent PhD Student Forum on Magnesium Materials

Review and Outlook: Nickel, Stainless Steel and Feedstock of Stainless Steel

2025 H1 Lithium Carbonate Market Review and H2 Outlook

SMM Free Webinar: Cobalt Ban Extension Spells: DRC’s Price Boost vs Global Supply Chain Resilience

SMM ONLINE WEBINAR: Navigating the Commodities Landscape in the Energy Transition: Short & Medium-Term Investment Insights

2025 SMM ASEAN Automotive Supply Chain Conference

Category	Price Description	Price Range	Avg	Change	Date
Raw Materials	Battery-Grade Lithium Carbonate yuan/tonne	158000-165500	161750	+9750	Feb 25
Raw Materials	Battery-Grade Lithium Hydroxide (Coarse Particles) yuan/tonne	142000-164000	153000	+8500	Feb 25
Cathode material	China Lithium Ferrous Phosphate (EV Type, Powder Compact Density 2.50g/cm³ min) yuan/tonne	56130-56640	56385	+2365	Feb 25
Battery separator	China 9μm Wet-process Separator yuan/m²	0.77-0.87	0.82	0	Feb 25
Electrolyte	China Lithium Hexafluorophosphate yuan/tonne	120000-130000	125000	0	Feb 25
Electrolyte	China Electrolyte (for LFP Battery) yuan/tonne	28500-33500	31000	0	Feb 25

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