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NINGDE, China, Sept. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

-Featuring extreme manufacturing as well as real-time intelligent energy

efficiency optimization and management, CATL's Ningde facility is the first

battery manufacturing base given this accolade

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) announced that its Ningde

facility has been recognized by the World Economic Forum (WEF) as a global

Lighthouse factory, the first battery manufacturing base joining WEF's Global

Lighthouse Network (GLN).

As CATL is one of the 21 new Lighthouses globally, the WEF made the following

remark about CATL's manufacturing competitiveness: "Confronted with increasing

manufacturing process complexity and demand for high product quality, CATL

leveraged artificial intelligence, advanced analytics and edge/cloud computing

to achieve, in three years, a defect rate per billion count at the speed of

1.7s per cell, while improving labor productivity by 75% and reducing energy

consumption by 10% per year."

The GLN is a community of the world's leading manufacturers advancing

next-generation levels of efficiency and sustainability through innovation. The

designation of "global Lighthouse factory" is awarded to manufacturing leaders

who have been successful in applying Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)

technologies such as artificial intelligence and big data analytics to improve

efficiency and competitiveness at scale, transform business models and achieve

profitable growth, in tandem with environmental stewardship.

Extreme manufacturing for high-quality products in the TWh era

High efficiency and high-quality delivery are the core competitive edges. By

leveraging cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence and big

data, CATL has developed an extreme manufacturing system that produces

high-quality battery products at an higher speed and under extremely

complicated technological processes.

Using a model-based smart process control and a multi-modality intelligent

inspection system at all processing stages, which are enabled by big data

analysis and AI algorithms, CATL has achieved an enhanced defect rate that has

been improved from the PPM (part per million) level to the PPB (part per

billion) level.

Intelligent energy management for value chain sustainability

Tracking the carbon footprint of battery production as a whole system from

mining, raw materials supply, manufacturing, usage to recycling, CATL has

developed an intelligent resource and energy management platform to further

reduce the carbon emission of battery manufacturing and to develop a more

sustainable value chain:

Utilizing clean electricity generated through solar power, wind power

hydropower, nuclear power or other sources of clean energy.

Analyzing real-time data of key equipment energy consumption with production

strategies to design the most efficient energy solutions.

Realizing integrated management among factories collectively.

Reducing unit energy consumption by 10% and carbon emissions by 57% (kg/kWh)

per year.

Head of Shaping the Advanced Manufacturing and Value Chains at the WEF

Francisco Betti said: "Increased global concern for environmental impact has

made sustainability a must-have to maintain business viability. These new

Lighthouses make it clear that by realizing the potential of 4IR technologies

in manufacturing, companies can unlock new levels of sustainability in their

operations and explore a win-win solution: greater operational competitiveness

while simultaneously making commitments to environmental stewardship, leading

in a cleaner, more sustainable future as a result."

Beyond its Ningde facility, CATL has established eight other battery

manufacturing bases worldwide, among which the first overseas factory is

located in Germany. Designated as a Lighthouse, CATL is ready to expand the

Lighthouse experience to develop a high-quality, efficient and sustainable

global manufacturing network, and to help realize the global carbon neutrality

goal.

About CATL

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) is a global leader in new

energy technology innovation, committed to providing premier solutions and

services for new energy applications worldwide. In June 2018, the company went

public on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange with stock code 300750. According to SNE

Research, in the year 2020, CATL's EV battery consumption volume ranked No.1 in

the world for four consecutive years. CATL also enjoys wide recognition by

global OEM partners. To achieve the goal of realizing fossil fuel replacement

in stationary and mobile energy systems with highly efficient electrical power

systems that are generated through advanced batteries and renewable energy, and

promote the integrated innovation of market applications with electrification

and intelligentization, CATL maintains continuous innovation in four dimensions

including battery chemistry system, structure system, manufacturing system and

business models.

For more information, please visit http://www.catl.com

SOURCE: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd.

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