Ningbo Carbon Composite

Kureha / BTR JV · Ningbo, China · Synthetic graphite

Anode material plant operated by Kureha / BTR JV in Ningbo, China. Status: operational.

Ningbo Carbon Composite: anode plant illustration with graphitization furnace and spheroidizing mill; Synthetic graphite, status operational, China Synthetic graphite Operational China
Capacity
20.0 kt/yr
Product
Hard carbon + composite
Start year
2020
Hub
Supply Chain

Status

Operational: Joint venture not confirmed in company disclosures

Product: Hard carbon + composite. Capacity: 20.0 kt/yr (Legacy figure; not re-verified).

Kureha (Japan) JV with BTR; hard carbon development for Na-ion alongside synthetic graphite; Kureha's PAN-based hard carbon for sodium-ion cells.

Customers and offtakers: CATL / LGES.

Plant record

Plant record

Ningbo Carbon Composite (Kureha / BTR JV)
CompanyKureha / BTR JV
PlantNingbo Carbon Composite
CityNingbo
State or provinceZhejiang
CountryChina
Materialsynthetic graphite
ProductHard carbon + composite
Capacity (kt/yr)20.0
Capacity basisLegacy figure; not re-verified
Statusoperational
Status noteJoint venture not confirmed in company disclosures; record unverified
Scalecommercial
Start year2020
Investment (US$ billion)0.
Customers and offtakersCATL / LGES
Carbon or silicon sourcePetroleum coke + hard carbon precursor
Geopolitical exposureHIGH
Record updated2026-10

Official site: btrchina.com

In context

Where it fits

Listed in Anode Active Materials. Anode plants are compared on route (natural or synthetic graphite, silicon, hard carbon), the step they own (mining, graphitization, spheroidizing, coating), capacity and cell qualification; purification, graphitization and coating are the bottlenecks, not graphite itself.

Other plants of Kureha / BTR JV and other plants in China
PlantCountryStatus
Shandong Synthetic Graphite Plant (BTR New Energy)Chinaoperational
Shenzhen Synthetic Graphite Base (BTR New Energy)Chinaoperational
Jixi Natural Graphite Base (Heilongjiang Aoyu Graphite)Chinaoperational
Inner Mongolia Graphite Plant (Kaijin New Energy)Chinaoperational
Yancheng Anode Base (Kaijin New Energy)Chinaoperational
Inner Mongolia Graphitization Base (Shanghai Putailai)Chinaoperational
Liyang Anode Base (Shanghai Putailai)Chinaoperational
Jiangxi Synthetic Graphite Base (Shanghai Putailai (Jiangxi Zichen))Chinaoperational
Baotou Anode Base (Shanghai Shanshan)Chinaoperational
Changsha Synthetic Graphite Base (Shanshan Technology)Chinaoperational

Sources

Sources and scope

Scope
Ningbo Carbon Composite (Kureha / BTR JV)
Sources
ElectronsX anode dataset; company disclosures and filings
Updated
2026-10