CATL Sichuan Base

CATL · China · battery cell plant

Battery cell plant of CATL in Yibin, Sichuan, China, opened or targeted 2020. Status: operational.

Sichuan Base: battery cell plant illustration; status operational, capacity 54 GWh, country China Operational 54 GWh China
Capacity
54 GWh
Chemistry
NMC, LFP
Opened or target
2020
Hub
Supply Chain

Status

Operational battery cell plant in Yibin, Sichuan, China

CATL battery cell plant in Yibin, Sichuan, China. Products: cells. Anchor customer: Multiple Chinese OEMs.

Major inland expansion; LFP and NMC; co-located with hydropower for low-carbon cell production; key supply node for Chinese domestic EV market.

Semiconductor interface: LFP cell supply; inland logistics hub for Chinese OEM supply chain.

Plant record

Plant record

Sichuan Base (CATL)
Owner or operatorCATL
PlantSichuan Base
LocationYibin, Sichuan, China
RegionChina
Owner home countryChina
Productscells
Cell formatprismatic
Cell chemistryNMC, LFP
Capacity (GWh per year)54
Capacity basislegacy figure, not re-verified
Statusoperational
Status checked 2025-2026no
Opened or target year2020
Investment$3.0 billion
Anchor customerMultiple Chinese 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
Sichuan Base (CATL)
Sources
ElectronsX gigafactory dataset; company releases and trade press
Updated
2026-10