[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
TBEA has independently developed the first prototype of ultra-high voltage high impedance AC transformer in the manufacturing industry, and multiple parties have witnessed its one-time passing of all testing and trials. The product can suppress short-circuit current in the power grid, save equipment renovation investment, and comprehensively improve the safety and stability of power grid operation. Editor/Min Jing
The Zanaojin Natural Gas Processing Plant in Mangystau Oblast, Kazakhstan has invested 216 billion tenge in steady construction, with over 90% of the pending equipment produced in China and a manufacturing completion rate of 48.3%. The project will be put into operation in 2027, with both new and old gas plants operating simultaneously to expand local natural gas deep processing capacity. Editor/Min Jing