15 October 2026

Eriksbergshallen, Maskingatan 11, 417 64 Göteborg, Sweden | Technical Conference, Exhibition and Networking

Announcement

Skeleton Technologies Opens SuperBattery Factory in Finland Providing One Gigawatt of AI Power

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Skeleton Technologies, Europe’s leading manufacturer of high-power energy storage solutions, announced the official opening of its SuperBattery factory in Varkaus, Finland, and total investment of 50 million euros in the factory. The new facility is Europe’s first site producing high-power batteries for AI data centers, and the first globally to industrialize backup power systems for … Read more

Renault Group and Geely strengthen their cooperation with the completion of a partnership in Brazil

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November 3rd, 2025, Hangzhou China and Boulogne-Billancourt France – Renault Group and Geely have executed definitive agreements. These agreements extend their strategic cooperation to the production and sales of zero and low-emission vehicles by Renault do Brasil for the Renault and Geely Auto brands in Brazil. As part of these agreements, Geely formally acquires a 26.4% … Read more

Stellantis Advances Global Robotaxi Strategy With New Collaboration With NVIDIA, Uber and Foxconn

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Stellantis announced a new collaboration with NVIDIA, Uber Technologies, Inc., and Foxconn to explore the joint development and future deployment of Level 4 (driverless) autonomous vehicles for robotaxi services worldwide. This initiative marks significant progress in Stellantis’ global robotaxi strategy, following its recently announced agreement with Pony.ai to test autonomous vehicles in Europe. Together, these efforts position … Read more

November 12-13 – Two-Day Online Auction by Tiger Group Features Battery Manufacturing and Lab Equipment from Natron Energy 

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SANTA CLARA, California, and HOLLAND, Michigan (10/XX/2025)—In an assignment for the benefit of creditors, Tiger Group today announced a major two-day online auction (Nov. 12-13) of assets from sodium-ion battery manufacturer Natron Energy. The assets, many of which are either new or minimally used, were originally valued at approximately $74 million. They come from Natron Energy’s closed … Read more

Ecobat Announces Sale of U.K. Operations to Funds Advised by Splitstone Capital LLP

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Ecobat, a global leader in battery recycling, today announced that it has entered into a binding agreement to sell its battery recycling and specialty lead operations in the United Kingdom to funds advised by Splitstone Capital LLP, a U.K.-based private equity firm.  The transaction encompasses Ecobat’s facility in Matlock, the largest battery recycling plant in … Read more

Securing Europe’s Battery Supply Chain with a New EU Partnership

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Subotica, Serbia / Tirana, Albania – October 13, 2025 – At the high-level EU-Western Balkans Investment Forum held yesterday in Tirana, Albania, ElevenEs CEO, Nemanja Mikać, signed a Joint Declaration of Support for the ElevenEs Battery Manufacturing Expansion with representatives from the European Commission (DG ENEST) and the Development Agency of Serbia, in presence of the President of the … Read more

Two-Day Online Auction by Tiger Group Features Battery Manufacturing and Lab Equipment from Natron Energy 

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— Originally valued at $74 million, assets from closed R&D and sodium-ion battery manufacturing facilities in California and Michigan go to auction Oct. 28-29  From: Jaffe Communications, Cranford, N.J.For: Tiger Group, Los Angeles   SANTA CLARA, California, and HOLLAND, Michigan (10/XX/2025)—In an assignment for the benefit of creditors, Tiger Group today announced a major two-day online auction (Oct. … Read more

Volklec teams up with Unipart to enhance UK battery supply chains

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UK based battery cell manufacturer Volklec has announced a strategic partnership with Unipart, one of the country’s most established supply chain and logistics specialists. The collaboration represents a critical step in Volklec’s mission to establish sovereign UK battery cell manufacturing and ensure resilient, world class supply chains for the nation’s electrification future. As part of … Read more

Francesco Ciancia Rejoins Stellantis to Lead Global Manufacturing

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AMSTERDAM – Stellantis N.V. today announces that Francesco Ciancia will rejoin the Company on November 1 as Global Head of Manufacturing and a member of the Stellantis Leadership Team (SLT). Ciancia has gained over two decades of global leadership experience in manufacturing engineering, plant management and lean production system application. He rejoins Stellantis from Mercedes-Benz, where he has … Read more

LeydenJar and Highpower, a Leader in Consumer Electronics Battery Production, Sign Partnership Agreement for the Production of Next-Generation Batteries

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Eindhoven, the Netherlands – October 2, 2025 LeydenJar, a Dutch clean-tech scale-up and global leader in 100% silicon anode technology, and Highpower Technology, a Chinese battery manufacturer with over 20 years of expertise in designing and mass-producing advanced lithium-ion cells, today announced a strategic collaboration. By combining LeydenJar’s breakthrough silicon anodes with Highpower’s proven cell … Read more