Chinese Battery Leader CATL’s Subsidiary Invests in Establishment of Mining Company
According to Qichacha, a Chinese enterprise information inquiry platform, Guizhou Shidai Mining Co., Ltd. was established on December 31, 2021, with a registered capital of 800 million yuan ($125.88 million). The company is jointly owned by Guizhou Kailin Holdings (Group) Co., Ltd. and CATL (Guizhou) New Energy Materials Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL).
The new company’s business scope includes: mining of mineral resources (non-coal mines), mineral processing (except rare earths, radioactive minerals and tungsten), mineral washing and processing as well as metal ore sales.
CATL is the world’s leading R&D and manufacturing company of lithium-ion batteries. The company focuses on the R&D, production and sales of battery and energy storage systems for new energy vehicles and is committed to providing first-class solutions for new energy applications worldwide.
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Not long ago, the company signed an agreement with the People’s Government of Guizhou Province to cooperate in the construction of a battery swapping station network. Both parties agreed to build a new energy market and industrial highland in Guizhou.
