Top Battery Manufacturers' Plans for Europe, The US and Elsewhere

Recording of Thursday, May 08, 2025 | The smarter E Europe | Exhibition Program | Language: English | Duration: 77:17 .

Moderator

Florian Mayr

Talk of session: Top Battery Manufacturers' Plans for Europe, The US and Elsewhere

The vast majority of battery manufacturing capacity is still located in China and South Korea. As domestic markets get crowded and competition gets fierce, many manufacturers chose to expand overseas to maximize profits and offset shrinking margins back home. At the same time, Europe and North America continue to nurture a domestic battery supply chain, impacting Asian expansion plans.

Panellists

Pengcheng Kang
VP of Energy Storage Sales Center
SVOLT Energy Technology Co., Ltd.

Kurt Gui
General Manager
EVE Energy Storage

Mizhi Zhang
President
Hithium

Paul Donnelly
Sales Manager
Sunwoda Energy Technlogy Co., Ltd.

Zherui Wei
CEO
CALB

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