Panasonic Energy Hyogo Cell Plant

Panasonic Energy · Japan · battery cell plant

Battery cell plant of Panasonic Energy in Himeji, Hyogo, Japan, opened or targeted 2010. Status: operational.

Hyogo Cell Plant: battery cell plant illustration; status operational, capacity 10 GWh, country Japan Operational 10 GWh Japan
Capacity
10 GWh
Chemistry
NCA, NMC
Opened or target
2010
Hub
Supply Chain

Status

Operational battery cell plant in Himeji, Hyogo, Japan

Panasonic Energy battery cell plant in Himeji, Hyogo, Japan. Products: cells. Anchor customer: Panasonic captive / Toyota.

Panasonic Japan cell plant; Hyogo; NCA and NMC cylindrical for domestic Japanese OEM and Panasonic internal supply.

Semiconductor interface: Japanese OEM SiC traction; NCA chemistry.

Plant record

Plant record

Hyogo Cell Plant (Panasonic Energy)
Owner or operatorPanasonic Energy
PlantHyogo Cell Plant
LocationHimeji, Hyogo, Japan
RegionAsia-Pacific
Owner home countryJapan
Productscells
Cell formatcylindrical
Cell chemistryNCA, NMC
Capacity (GWh per year)10
Capacity basislegacy figure, not re-verified
Statusoperational
Status checked 2025-2026no
Opened or target year2010
Investment$0.5 billion
Anchor customerPanasonic captive / Toyota
Strategic tier (1 highest)2
China supply exposurelow
Record updated2026-10

Official site: na.panasonic.com/us/energy-solutions

In context

Where it fits

Listed in Battery Cell Gigafactories. Owner profile: Panasonic Energy.

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Sources

Sources and scope

Scope
Hyogo Cell Plant (Panasonic Energy)
Sources
ElectronsX gigafactory dataset; company releases and trade press
Updated
2026-10