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Kureha / BTR JV Ningbo Carbon Composite
Kureha / BTR JV Ningbo Carbon Composite
[Last updated: Apr 2026]
This production plant produces anode active materials (AAM) for EV and grid battery applications.
| OEM/owner: | Kureha / BTR JV |
| Facility: | Ningbo Carbon Composite |
| Location: | Ningbo Zhejiang |
| Country: | China |
| Capacity: | 20.0 kt/y |
| Product: | Synthetic Graphite |
| Form: | Hard carbon + composite |
| Carbon source: | Petroleum coke + hard carbon precursor Cells |
| Status: | Operational |
| Opened: | 2020 |
| Investment: | $0.3B USD |
| Customers: | |
| Geo risk: | HIGH |
Supply chain notes:
Kureha (Japan) JV with BTR; hard carbon development for Na-ion alongside synthetic graphite; Kureha's PAN-based hard carbon for sodium-ion cells..
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