China's CATL looks at Thailand battery plant options

摘要

The government of Thailand has started discussions with Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd (CATL) alongside a number of other battery manufacturers on the subject of siting future battery production lines in the Southeast Asian nation. As the region's second most vibrant economy, Thailand has long held hopes of becoming a major player in the region in electric vehicle (EV) production; Bangkok is already a Southeast Asian motoring hub, with the Thai Energy Ministry's Energy Planning and Policy Office predicting that local EV purchases will reach 406,000 in 2028, up from just 9,000 in 2018.