Status
Operational battery cell plant in Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
CALB battery cell plant in Changzhou, Jiangsu, China. Products: cells. Anchor customer: Li Auto / Zeekr / Chery.
Third-largest Chinese cell maker; Li Auto primary anchor; LFP and NMC; expanding aggressively to 500 GWh by 2030 target.
Semiconductor interface: Li Auto EREV SiC bidirectional demand; CALB growing international OEM pipeline.
Plant record
Plant record
| Owner or operator | CALB |
| Plant | Changzhou Base |
| Location | Changzhou, Jiangsu, China |
| Region | China |
| Owner home country | China |
| Products | cells |
| Cell format | prismatic |
| Cell chemistry | LFP, NMC |
| Capacity (GWh per year) | 40 |
| Capacity basis | legacy figure, not re-verified |
| Status | operational |
| Status checked 2025-2026 | no |
| Opened or target year | 2020 |
| Investment | $2.0 billion |
| Anchor customer | Li Auto / Zeekr / Chery |
| Strategic tier (1 highest) | 1 |
| China supply exposure | high |
| Record updated | 2026-10 |
Official site: calb-tech.com
In context
Where it fits
Listed in Battery Cell Gigafactories.
| Plant | Location | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wuhan Base (CALB) | Wuhan, Hubei, China | battery cell plant | operational |
| Plant | Location | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baoding Base (SVOLT) | Baoding, Hebei, China | battery cell plant | operational |
| Changsha Battery Plant (BYD (FinDreams Battery)) | Changsha, Hunan, China | battery cell plant | operational |
| Chongqing Base (CATL) | Chongqing, China | battery cell plant | operational |
| Chongqing Battery Plant (BYD (FinDreams Battery)) | Chongqing, China | battery cell plant | operational |
| Ganzhou Base (Farasis Energy) | Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China | battery cell plant | operational |
| Guangdong Base (CATL) | Zhaoqing, Guangdong, China | battery cell plant | operational |
| Guizhou Base (CATL) | Guiyang, Guizhou, China | battery cell plant | operational |
| Hefei Base (HQ) (Gotion High-Tech) | Hefei, Anhui, China | battery cell plant | operational |
| Huizhou Battery Plant (BYD (FinDreams Battery)) | Huizhou, Guangdong, China | battery cell plant | operational |
| Jiangsu Base (CATL) | Liyang, Jiangsu, China | battery cell plant | operational |
Sources
Sources and scope
- Scope
- Changzhou Base (CALB)
- Sources
- ElectronsX gigafactory dataset; company releases and trade press
- Updated
- 2026-10