Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL), founded in 2011 and headquartered in Ningde, Fujian Province, is a world-leading innovative new energy enterprise focusing on the R&D, production and sales of power batteries and energy storage systems.
The company operates six global R&D centers and thirteen major production bases. Its manufacturing bases in Ningde, Yibin and Liyang have been awarded as Lighthouse Factories in the global lithium battery industry, and the Yibin base is the world’s first zero-carbon battery factory.
By the end of 2024, the R&D team exceeded 20,000 employees. The 21C Innovation Lab has become a global hub for cutting-edge research on energy storage and conversion technologies. The company has filed 43,000 patents in total, with annual R&D investment reaching 18.6 billion RMB.