[Sino-French companies plan joint venture to build a new battery factory]On May 12, 2023, French President Emmanuel Macron stated that China Xiamen Xiamen Tungsten New Energy Materials Co., Ltd. plans to establish a battery field laboratory with the French company Orano in Dunkirk, a port city in northern France. Joint venture with an expected investment of 1.5 billion euros and the creation of 1,700 jobs. Macron pointed out that Xiamen Tungsten New Energy's joint venture with Orano is complementary to ProLogium's factory because it will be upstream in the production of batteries for electric vehicles. Edit/Ma Xue
In the first half of 2026, the West East power transmission capacity of China Southern Power Grid reached 108.1 billion kilowatt hours, a year-on-year increase of 5.6%, setting a new historical high for the same period, with clean energy accounting for over 80%. Under the power situation of "strong supply and demand" in the southern region, Nanwang Ultra High Voltage Company has leveraged the synergistic effect of "medium and long-term+spot", and sold over 100 billion kilowatt hours of electricity for the first time in the first half of the year, reaching 103.5 billion kilowatt hours. Editor/Cheng Liting
The annual production of 100000 tons of high-purity manganese sulfate and 20000 tons of manganese trioxide project by Fujian Dexiang New Materials Co., Ltd. has started, with a total investment of 1.2 billion yuan and an area of 299.82 acres. It is a key project in Fujian Province in 2026. The project adopts the independently developed process of "two mines and one step" to produce high-quality manganese based new energy materials. Editor/Cheng Liting