[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

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• 2026.07.07 15:54
• [Dalian No.1 makes its maiden flight]
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• [Xinjiang Jimsar shale oil breaks the record for the shortest drilling cycle in China]
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