Contemporary Amperex Technology begins trial production at Hungary battery plant
Published on 10/01/2026 at 21:36 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Contemporary Amperex Technology has started trial production at its newly built battery-cell factory in Debrecen, Hungary. The company said the trial run began on September 22, 2026, after it obtained the required permits and completed the conditions set under its integrated pollution prevention and control permit. The trial is intended to set up, optimize and validate production equipment and manufacturing processes before series production begins, according to PR Newswire.
Debrecen expansion
The initial trial operations involve the first two production lines of the cell manufacturing facility. Contemporary Amperex Technology said it has produced 537,000 battery modules at the Debrecen site since autumn 2024. Once all facilities are ready, the Hungarian plant is planned to have 100 GWh of capacity and become the company’s largest manufacturing base outside China, the company said in the same release.
