CNGR SIGNED A LONG-TERM PURCHASE AND SALE CONTRACT WITH SOUTH KOREA’S LG CHEM

CNGR and South Korea’s LG Chem officially signed a long-term purchase and sales contract for ternary precursors. Both companies will further strengthen cooperation in production and R&D, create a win-win situation on the new energy, promote the application of new energy materials and expedite green and low-carbon development.


Tao Wu,Senior Vice President of CNGR said “In recent years, CNGR has maintained high-speed development and made major breakthroughs in key technologies of nickel, cobalt, phosphorus and sodium. Some domestic and overseas projects have been operated in Qinzhou, Kaiyang, Morowali and Weda Bay. CNGR’s industrial chain of vertical integration of ” resource-smelting-material-recycling”, has been extended and expanded. Thus, the supply security and supply chain benefits of raw material have been enhanced as well. At present, CNGR has accelerated internationalization process and strengthened collaboration with global customers, especially strategic customers. We aim to create more value for customers, and provide better technologies, products and services, “he explained.

Li Xiangmu, Vice Chairman of South Korea’s LG Chem emphasized “LG Chem is the most representative chemical company in Korea as well as the largest battery manufacturers in the world. It’s also committed to becoming a world-class scientific enterprise and a multinational enterprise providing new value to our customers. Meanwhile, CNGR is a global leader in producing lithium battery precursor for new energy. Thereby, the powerful and deep cooperation between both sides is of historic significance”.
CNGR and South Korea’s LG Chem officially signed the long-term purchase and sales contract for ternary precursors. Both companies will further strengthen cooperation in production and R&D, create a win-win situation on the new energy, promote the application of new energy materials and expedite green and low-carbon development.

In November 2022, CNGR Chairman Deng Weiming set off for South Korea to sign an MoU on Investment Cooperation with the Pohang municipal government. CNGR aimed to deepen its industrial layout in South Korea, provide better service for Korean customers, and advance the high-quality growth of global new energy material industry.

Emissions to zero! Precursor « Zero Carbon Factory » at CNGR

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Recently, CNGR Qinzhou Industrial Base has successfully passed the SGS carbon neutral certification and obtained the “Certificate of Achievement of Carbon Neutral Declaration”, realizing CNGR’s first «zero carbon factory”.

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In 2023, CNGR Qinzhou Industrial Base has successfully passed the SGS carbon neutral certification and obtained the “Certificate of Achievement of Carbon Neutral Declaration”, realizing CNGR’s first «zero carbon factory”.

SGS is an internationally recognized testing, inspection and certification body for carbon emission management. This certification was conducted by SGS in accordance with ISO 14064-3:2019 standard. The greenhouse gas data generated during the production and operation of CNGR Qinzhou Industrial Base were counted and verified twice in September 2022 and February 2023. All data were evaluated in detail, counted and audited on site. At the same time, the relevant data statement, emission reduction plan and neutralization plan were reviewed in a rigorous and meticulous manner: documents have been reviewed, sites have been reviewed and technical reviews have been conducted. Finally, the site met the requirements of PAS 2060:2014 and confirmed that CNGR Qinzhou Industrial Base had achieved carbon neutrality.

  What is PAS 2060:2014 standard?

PAS 2060:2014 is an internationally recognized normative standard for independent verification of carbon neutrality, which strictly guarantees the accuracy, verifiability and non-misleading nature of corporate carbon neutrality commitments. The standard requires companies to reduce emissions on all fronts based on quantified greenhouse gas emissions, to achieve green and low-carbon in the entire chain of an organization’s production and operations, and to encourage organizations to take additional measures to address climate change.

On the way toward the goal of carbon neutrality, CNGR Qinzhou Industrial Base focuses on resource recycling, energy saving and consumption reduction, as well as the use of cleaner energy sources to minimize carbon emissions. At the same time, Qinzhou Industrial Base actively implements water recycling, carries out energy saving and consumption reduction improvement projects such as power steam saving operation optimization and waste heat utilization transformation, and actively promotes the construction of photovoltaic projects to make a set of green combinations and promote the rapid transformation of energy structure.

As a leader in advanced energy materials, CNGR is taking relevant measures to actively respond to the goals of “clean energy” and “climate action”, using “carbon peaking” and “carbon neutrality “as carbon reduction benchmarks and the path of synergistic development of the advanced energy value chain. We have set the carbon targets of achieving carbon neutrality in our operations by 2040 and carbon neutrality in our supply chain by 2050.

The carbon neutral certification of Qinzhou Industrial Base marks the initial success of CNGR’s “zero carbon factory” construction, which is an important achievement of CNGR’s green and low carbon development. In the future, CNGR will take the “Zero Carbon Factory” in Qinzhou Industrial Base as the starting point, take the development strategy of “green ecology” as the guide, devote to the development of advanced energy, shoulder the social responsibility of energy cycle, and contribute to the mitigation of global warming and achieve carbon neutrality.

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Indonesia Antam, China’s CNGR agree to develop nickel industrial park

Indonesia’s state miner PT Aneka Tambang Tbk and Chinese precursor manufacturer CNGR Advanced Material Co. Ltd. signed a framework agreement to build a nickel industrial park in Indonesia, the companies said on Wednesday.

CNGR will invest in a facility to produce nickel matte with installed capacity of 80,000 tonnes in a park managed by Antam’s unit PT Kawasan Industri Antam Timur, which is expected to start operations in 2025.

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SK ecoplant and CNGR to Make a Joint Foray into European Used Battery Reutilization Market

SK ecoplant struck a collaboration agreement on reutilization for the battery circulation economy and supply of materials with CNGR. 
 
The signing ceremony took place at SK ecoplant headquarters in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on Sept. 26. Among those on hand at the event were SK ecoplant President Park Kyung-il and CNGR Vice Chairman Tony Tao Wu.
 
CNGR, established in China in 2014, is a professional, comprehensive service provider of advanced energy materials for lithium batteries. 
 
CNGR, a precursor supplier to Korean and other global anode product makers and battery makers, ranked first with a 22 percent share in the global precursor market in the first half of this year. 
 
Of late, CNGR is accelerating efforts to expand the battery raw material business on top of the used battery reutilization business and investments to secure battery raw materials, such as nickel and cobalt. 
 
CNGR is seeking to establish a European battery reutilization and precursor plant in compliance with global EV makers’ investments in Europe. 
 
Under the deal, SK ecoplant and CNGR will spur the reutilization of used batteries, essential for realizing the battery circulation economy and the supply of battery raw materials, such as nickel and cobalt, and proactively cooperate in their joint entry into the European market. 
 
The agreement calls for completing a closed loop regime designed to reuse rare metals recycled from used batteries and building a foundation for the value-added raw material business. 
 
The deal is expected to have an effect of establishing a European center through the European Battery Alliance in which CNGR is participating and exploring new business models. 
 
SK ecoplant is stepping on the gas to secure an upper hand in the global use battery reutilization market by acquiring the global e-waste company TES-ANM and conducting an equity investment in Ascend Elements, a U.S. used battery reutilization company. 
 
SK ecoplant plans to lead the used battery reutilization market, which is predicted to maintain an explosive growth by securing used batteries like the hub & spoke and utilizing expertise related to extracting of rare metals and battery raw materials. 
 
SK ecoplant is looking to speed up its entry into the European used battery reutilization market in cooperation with CNGR and expand value chains of the battery industry by utilizing rare metals retrieved from used batteries as battery raw materials.
 
SK ecoplant President Park Kyung-il said, “SK ecoplant’s cooperation with the global anode precursor company CNGR will serve as a cornerstone to complete the circulation economy of the battery ecosystem.” 
 
SK ecoplant will have synergetic effects by combining TES-ANM with a global recycling network and CNGR’s capabilities related to recycling and batter raw materials and secure an upper hand in the global market, he added. 
 
 
SK ecoplant, TotalEnergies and GiG’s Corio Generation Team up on Wind Power Project
 
SK ecoplant, an environment and energy company, has joined forces with world-class foreign energy companies to implement large-sized off-shore wind power plant projects in Korea, establishing a foundation to grow into a global off-shore wind power developer. 
 
SK ecoplant struck a contract on the joint development of Korean off-shore wind power plants with Corio Generation, a global off-shore wind power developer of Green Investment Group and TotalEnergies, a global integrated energy company, on Sept. 5. 
 
Under the deal, SK ecoplant will secure a stake in the “BadaEnergy” portfolio the two companies have been implementing. 
 
The BadaEnergy portfolio consists of a combined 2.6GW floating and fixed off-shore wind power projects in the five spheres, including Ulsan Metropolitan City and Jeollanam-do. 
 
In particular, the floating off-shore power projects include a 1.5GW “Gwishin Gorae” project whose capacity will be the largest-ever one in the world. 
 
Four of the five projects in the BadaEnergy portfolio have already obtained the go-head on power generation from the Electricity Regulatory Commission under the umbrella of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. 

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SK ecoplant teams with CNGR on battery recycling in Europe

SK ecoplant will enter the European battery recycling market with CNGR, a Chinese battery material supplier, the Korean engineering company said Thursday.

The two companies signed an agreement Monday on technological and business cooperation. The goal of the agreement is to enter the European market together by sharing technological capabilities in battery recycling.

Founded in 2014, CNGR supplies so-called precursors for cathode materials to battery makers and last year claimed the largest share of the global precursor market with 22 percent. The Chinese company is a member of the European Battery Alliance, a network of battery companies and organizations set up by the European Commission.

SK ecoplant hopes to tap into CNGR’s network in the region and work with the company on the process of extracting raw materials from discarded batteries.

SK ecoplant recently bought a $50-million stake in Ascend Elements, a U.S. battery recycling company, and became the largest shareholder. In February, it acquired TES, a Singaporean electronics waste recycling company, for $1 billion. SK ecoplant aims to create a battery recycling value chain with TES supplying discarded batteries from Europe and Asia and Ascend Elements serving as a U.S. production base.

“Collaboration with CNGR, the global No. 1 supplier of cathode precursors, will serve as the cornerstone for completing a circular economy in the battery ecosystem,” said Park Kyung-il, SK ecoplant CEO. “We will create synergy by combining capabilities of TES, which has a global recycling network, and CNGR’s capabilities related to battery raw materials, to stay ahead in the global market.”

The signing ceremony was held at SK ecoplant headquarters in Jongno District, central Seoul, with Park and CNGR Vice Chairman Tony Tao Wu in attendance.

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Tesla Inks Battery Materials Deals With Two China Suppliers

Tesla Inc. has signed new long-term deals with two of its existing Chinese battery-materials suppliers, the latest move by automakers to secure supplies amid intensifying competition.

Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. and CNGR Advanced Material Co. signed pricing agreements with the electric-vehicle giant for supplies until the middle of this decade, according to separate stock-exchange statements from the companies. The deals are for ternary precursor materials — chemical cocktails that are key to storing energy in lithium-ion batteries.

The announcements come as major automakers look to scoop up battery metals in the face of a looming shortage. General Motors Co. unveiled deals to buy inputs ranging from lithium to cathode materials last week, shortly after Ford Motor Co. revealed a list of suppliers with raw materials including Argentinean lithium and Indonesian nickel.

Huayou Cobalt will supply the materials to Tesla from July 1, 2022 to the end of 2025. The miner said the prices of the products will be subject to market prices for nickel, cobalt and manganese, as well as refining fees. CNGR will supply the EV automaker between 2023 and 2025.

Shares of Huayou Cobalt and CNGR jumped more than 9% each on Monday morning.

The transition to cleaner energy is boosting demand for battery ingredients, while supply has been hampered by Covid-related logistical woes and a lack of investment. That’s pushing up the prices of the raw materials and is denting profitability for some carmakers.

Both Huayou and CNGR were among a list of direct suppliers named by Tesla in its 2021 annual impact report. CNGR said in its statement that it supplied Tesla from 2020 until this year.

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China’s CNGR expands nickel investments in Indonesia to meet EV demand

China’s CNGR Advanced Material Co Ltd will invest in three new projects in Indonesia to produce nickel matte, aiming to increase annual capacity by 120,000 tons to meet increasing demand for the product used in making electric car batteries.

In a filing to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, the battery material maker said on Wednesday that three of its Hong Kong units signed agreements with a Singapore-based Rigqueza International Pte Ltd to jointly invest in the three projects in Weda Bay industrial park in North Maluku.

Each involves investment of US$420 million and aims to produce nickel matte with 40,000 tons of nickel content per year via four production lines, the filing said.

Nickel matte is an intermediate product that can be processed into battery-grade nickel. CNGR had already invested in two nickel matte projects with Rigqueza last year in Sulawesi, with total annual capacity of 60,000 tons. The company also reached agreement with nickel giant Tsingshan Holding Group, which will supply it with 40,000 tons of the product.

“Both parties are continuously optimistic about the nickel matte industry,” CNGR said in the statement, adding that the investments are expected to further secure company’s resources and lower the costs of producing battery materials. Registered in Singapore, Rigqueza will own a 30 percent stake in each of the three new projects, CNGR said.

The Chinese company did not disclose more information about its partner, but said Rigqueza’s main responsibilities included coordination with the Indonesian government, helping to secure local approvals and financing.

CNGR could not be contacted for further comment. Nickel prices on the London Metal Exchange doubled to a record level of over $100,000 a ton within an hour in March as Russia-Ukraine conflict fanned an already rallying market. They eased to around $26,365 per ton on Tuesday.

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China CNGR expands nickel investments in Indonesia to meet EV demand

China’s CNGR Advanced Material Co Ltd will invest in three new projects in Indonesia to produce nickel matte, aiming to increase annual capacity by 120,000 tonnes to meet increasing demand for the product used in making electric car batteries.

In a filing to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, the battery material maker said on Wednesday that three of its Hong Kong units signed agreements with a Singapore-based Rigqueza International Pte Ltd to jointly invest in the three projects in Weda Bay industrial park.

Nickel matte is an intermediate product that can be processed into battery-grade nickel.

CNGR had already invested in two nickel matte projects with Rigqueza last year in the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, with total annual capacity of 60,000 tonnes. The company also reached agreement with nickel giant Tsingshan Holding Group, which will supply it with 40,000 tonnes of the product. Read full story

“Both parties are continuously optimistic about the nickel matte industry,” CNGR said in the statement, adding that the investments are expected to further secure company’s resources and lower the costs of producing battery materials.

Registered in Singapore, Rigqueza will own a 30% stake in each of the three new projects, CNGR said.

The Chinese company did not disclose more information about its partner, but said Rigqueza’s main responsibilities included coordination with the Indonesian government, helping to secure local approvals and financing.

CNGR could not be contacted for further comment.

Nickel prices on the London Metal Exchange doubled to a record level of over $100,000 a tonne within an hour in March as Russia-Ukraine conflict fanned an already rallying market. They eased to around $26,365 per tonne on Tuesday.

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Chinese battery materials producer Xiamen Tungsten New Energy Materials (XTC) has struck a deal with CNGR Advanced Materials Co for the supply of cobalt tetroxide and ternary precursor materials, XTC announced on Wedmesday September 15.

Under the agreement, which runs from September 14, 2021, to December 31, 2023, CNGR is expected to supply to XTC with 20,000-25,000 tonnes per year of cobalt tetroxide and 15,000-35,000 tpy of ternary precursor materials.

Actual quantities and prices will be adjusted according to market conditions.

CNGR is one of China’s leading battery materials manufacturers and produces ternary precursor materials – including nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) – which are used to produce lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles (EVs), along with cobalt tetroxide, which is mostly used to produce lithium cobalt oxide (LCO) batteries for consumer electronics.

Cobalt tetroxide prices moved up in the week to September 10 on slightly improved downstream demand and higher global benchmark cobalt prices.

Fastmarkets’ price assessment for cobalt tetroxide 72.6% Co min, delivered China was 280,000-285,000 yuan ($43,498-44,275) per tonne on September 10, narrowing upward by 5,000 yuan from 275,000-285,000 yuan per tonne on September 8.

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China’s CNGR, Singapore-based firm to make nickel matte in Indonesia as battery demand grows

BENGALURU (REUTERS) – Chinese battery material maker CNGR Advanced Material and Singapore-based Rigqueza International have set up a joint venture in Indonesia to produce nickel matte, used to make chemicals for electric car batteries.

CNGR last month agreed to buy nickel matte – an intermediate product that can be processed into battery-grade nickel – from Tsingshan Holding Group. The surprise deal sent nickel prices plunging as the market sensed concerns of tight nickel supply could be overdone.

Now, Changsha-based CNGR is looking to produce matte itself in a US$243 million (S$325.5 million) smelting project in Tsingshan’s industrial park on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.

The project will produce 30,000 tonnes of nickel matte a year, CNGR said on Thursday (April 8).

“Demand for ternary material nickel is accelerating,” CNGR said in a filing with the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, noting a trend towards high-content nickel batteries with a longer lifespan.

CNGR will hold a 70 per cent stake in the joint venture, to be called ZhongTsing New Energy, according to the filing, with Rigqueza holding the remaining 30 per cent. Rigqueza is registered in Singapore, but it was not immediately clear if the company is related to Tsingshan.

The first US$81 million phase is set to produce 10,000 tonnes of matte on a nickel content basis, said the filing, which did not provide a targeted start-up date.

The venture is the latest in a number of Chinese-backed projects in top nickel miner Indonesia, which banned nickel ore exports from the start of 2020 as it sought to establish a fully integrated battery industry at home.

Chinese battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology plans to invest US$5 billion in a lithium battery plant in the South-east Asian country, Indonesian government officials have said.