VFBATTERY REPORT

Notable Events

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Battery Report 2025, page 19: Notable Events

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Notable Events: December Week 1

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CATL and Stellantis broke ground on €4.1B LFP gigafactory in Spain, training 4000 local workers.

Ford and SK On unwound $11.4B BlueOval SK JV Ford takes full ownership of Kentucky plants.

Ford canceled $6.5B battery supply contract with LG Energy Solution.

LGES acknowledged $9.6B in US deals lost in December Ford cancelled $6.5B, Freudenberg $2.7B.

Panasonic Energy announced agreement to supply battery packs for Amazon-backed Zoox robotaxi.

China pledged to accelerate the implementation of targeted policies and measures to curb “irrational competitionˮ in the power and battery energy storage industry.

AESC restarted clock on construction of $1.6B Florence plant after six-month hiatus.

Japan rolled out its national Li-ion battery safety and EOL handling package.

Vianode to invest $3.2 billion to build North America's largest synthetic graphite production facility in Ontario

Farasis Energy announced it would supply 10 GWh of batteries for GAC Aion European models.

Factorial announced plans to go public via SPAC merger at a $1.1 billion valuation.

Samsung SDI signed a JV with KGM for next-gen EV battery packs using SDIʼs 46xx cylindrical cells.

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