# SEMCORP Group to build €183M battery separator film plant in Debrecen, Hungary

SEMCORP Group will establish a lithium-ion battery separator film plant in Debrecen South Industrial Park, Hungary. The €183 million investment will create 440 jobs, with the 97,000 m² plant starting operations in early 2023.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-11-10
- Where: Debrecen South Industrial Park, Hungary
- Value: $216.0M (183.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 440
- Starts operating: Jan 2023
- Status: announced
- Capacity: annual base film production capacity increase of approximately 12%
- Products: lithium-ion battery separator film
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [SEMCORP Group](https://endata.com/companies/51104.md)

## Sources

- [dteurope.com](https://dteurope.com/business/semcorp-group-chooses-hungary-to-appear-outside-china/), 2020-11-10: "As the first production unit of the SEMCORP Group outside China, a lithium-ion battery separator film plant will be established in the Debrecen South Industrial Park."
- [ceenergynews.com](https://ceenergynews.com/transport/chinese-manufacturer-semcorp-sets-up-a-plant-in-hungary-to-serve-europes-future-automotive-industry/), 2020-11-12: "I am happy to announce that SEMCORP will build a new state-of-the-art facility to manufacture lithium-ion battery separator film in Debrecen, Hungary."

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