# Sichuan Jiuda Aluminum breaks ground on $56M battery materials plant

Sichuan Jiuda Aluminum Co., Ltd. broke ground on a high-tech battery materials project in Guangyuan, with a total investment of 400 million yuan (approx. USD 56 million). The plant will produce 50,000 mt/year of high-precision battery aluminum foil, plus aluminum-copper composites. Completion is planned for October 2026.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-10-09
- Where: Guangyuan, Sichuan, China
- Value: $56.0M (400.0M CNY)
- Jobs: 90
- Starts operating: Oct 2026
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 50,000 mt/year of battery aluminum foil, 6,000 mt/year of aluminum-copper composite plates, 2,400 mt/year of aluminum-copper composite foil
- Products: battery aluminum foil, aluminum-copper composite plates, aluminum-copper composite foil
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Sichuan Jiuda Aluminum](https://endata.com/companies/94529.md)

## Sources

- [news.metal.com](https://news.metal.com/newscontent/104148826-sichuan-jiuda-aluminums-400m-high-tech-battery-materials-project-breaks-ground-in-guangyuan), 2026-10-09: "the high-tech battery materials project with an annual capacity of 50,000 mt, invested by Sichuan Jiuda Aluminum Co., Ltd. ... officially broke ground"

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