Sample of battery pouch for lithium-ion batteries (for electric vehicles).
Dai Nippon Printing (DNP), a major printing company, announced on November 29th that it has acquired a new factory site in North Carolina, USA, to produce the “battery pouches” needed to package lithium-ion batteries. did.
DNP plans to invest around 10 billion yen in the installation of a “slitting line” that will cut the rolled film, which is the material for battery pouches, into appropriate sizes, with the aim of starting operations in fiscal 2026.
DNP, the world’s top lithium-ion battery manufacturer
DNP is known as a printing company, but its business areas are wide-ranging, including not only so-called “printed materials” such as photographs and publications, but also packaging materials for daily necessities, and electronic components related to displays and semiconductors.
In particular, DNP holds the world’s top share in “battery pouches,” which are the exterior materials for lithium-ion batteries, and “battery pouches are one of our core businesses” (DNP PR).Sales of 100 billion yen by 2025The aims.
According to a DNP press release, DNP already has battery pouch production plants in Japan at the Tobata Factory in Fukuoka Prefecture and the Tsuruse Factory in Saitama Prefecture. Overseas, DNP Denmark was building a new supply system, including building a new factory for slitting jumbo rolls for battery pouches.
On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Control Act was enacted in the United States. The photo shows President Biden giving a speech after the signing. As a result of this bill, changes are also occurring in the lithium-ion battery supply chain.Photographed: August 16, 2022
Around the world, the introduction of EVs is progressing as a default course as part of decarbonization measures. In addition, demand for lithium-ion batteries continues to increase as the number of automobiles produced increases. As if to add insult to injury, the Inflation Control Act was enacted in the United States in August 2022.
The EV market is expanding further in the United States due to the introduction of EV introduction subsidies under the Inflation Control Act. The acquisition of the factory site this time is said to be largely a preparation to meet the increasing demand for lithium-ion batteries for EVs in the United States.
Along with this acquisition of the factory site, DNP plans to make an investment of 10 billion yen in the future. Depending on market conditions and demand, the company is also considering producing large films called jumbo rolls, which are the pre-processing stage for battery pouches, on the same site.
Regarding investment funds, DNP Public Relations responded to Business Insider Japan’s interview,
“We have received approval for employment subsidies from the state of North Carolina. The 10 billion yen investment will include the state subsidy from North Carolina.”
He explains.
In addition, regarding the production scale at the stage of operation in 2026,
“Since construction work will depend on subsequent market conditions and demand, we are unable to provide a specific image of production scale.” (DNP Public Relations)
The current outlook was not disclosed.
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