# Kion adds second production line at forklift battery plant in Germany

Kion Group has added a second production line at its Kion Battery Systems plant in Karlstein am Main, Germany, to manufacture 24-volt lithium-ion batteries for industrial trucks. The plant now has capacity to produce 30,000 batteries per year.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-04-26
- Where: Karlstein am Main, Germany
- Starts operating: 26 Apr 2022
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 30,000 batteries per year
- Products: lithium-ion batteries, 24-volt batteries
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [KION Group](https://endata.com/companies/16287.md)
- [BMZ Group](https://endata.com/companies/19404.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [dcvelocity.com](https://www.dcvelocity.com/articles/54462-kion-adds-second-production-line-at-forklift-battery-plant), 2022-04-26: "Kion says it has launched a second production line for manufacturing 24-volt batteries, used in mobile warehouse handling equipment."

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