CATL Ningde Base (HQ)

CATL · China · battery cell plant

Battery cell plant of CATL in Ningde, Fujian, China, opened or targeted 2011. Status: operational.

Ningde Base (HQ): battery cell plant illustration; status operational, capacity 80 GWh, country China Operational 80 GWh China
Capacity
80 GWh
Chemistry
NMC, LFP
Opened or target
2011
Hub
Supply Chain

Status

Operational battery cell plant in Ningde, Fujian, China

CATL battery cell plant in Ningde, Fujian, China. Products: cells. Anchor customer: Tesla / BMW / multiple.

CATL global HQ and largest single site; NMC and LFP; anchor for global supply relationships including Tesla and BMW; expanding CTP and Qilin battery platform.

Semiconductor interface: Largest single cell supply node; LFP drives Blade and CTP format adoption; SiC demand multiplier.

Plant record

Plant record

Ningde Base (HQ) (CATL)
Owner or operatorCATL
PlantNingde Base (HQ)
LocationNingde, Fujian, China
RegionChina
Owner home countryChina
Productscells
Cell formatprismatic
Cell chemistryNMC, LFP
Capacity (GWh per year)80
Capacity basislegacy figure, not re-verified
Statusoperational
Status checked 2025-2026no
Opened or target year2011
Investment$5.0 billion
Anchor customerTesla / BMW / multiple
Other customersMultiple global OEMs
Strategic tier (1 highest)1
China supply exposurehigh
Record updated2026-10

Official site: catl.com/en

In context

Where it fits

Listed in Battery Cell Gigafactories. Owner profile: CATL.

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Sources

Sources and scope

Scope
Ningde Base (HQ) (CATL)
Sources
ElectronsX gigafactory dataset; company releases and trade press
Updated
2026-10