# CATL to build battery cell factory in Erfurt, Germany

Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd. (CATL) plans to build a new battery cell factory near Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany, with investments of several hundred million euros, creating 1,000 jobs. BMW and Daimler will be customers.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-07-09
- Where: Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany
- Jobs: 1,000
- Status: announced
- Products: battery cells for electric cars
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited](https://endata.com/companies/21803.md)

## Sources

- [miningmetalnews.com](https://www.miningmetalnews.com/20190803/864/chinese-company-builds-mega-big-battery-factory-erfurt), 2018-07-09: "The plans include a new factory built by Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd. (CATL), said Thuringia Finance Minister Wolfgang Tiefensee."

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