According to industry sources on June 10, EcoPro held a shipment ceremony on June 8 for its high-nickel NCA (nickel-cobalt-aluminum) products, which will be supplied to European OEM (original equipment manufacturer) automotive brands.
The Debrecen plant spans approximately 440,000 square meters and houses EcoPro BM, which produces cathode materials, EcoPro Innovation, which processes lithium, and EcoPro AP, which produces industrial oxygen and nitrogen.
The annual production capacity for cathode materials is 54,000 tons across three lines, sufficient to supply batteries for 600,000 electric vehicles. EcoPro Innovation can produce 8,000 tons of lithium hydroxide annually, while EcoPro AP can supply 16,000 cubic meters of oxygen per hour.
An EcoPro representative stated, "We are considering plans to build a second plant based on the overall order situation. Once completed, the capacity of the Debrecen plant will more than double compared to the current level."
With the recent implementation of the EU-UK Trade Cooperation Agreement (TCA) and the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA), which mandates the use of EU-produced cathode materials, the EcoPro Hungary plant is expected to serve as a strategic hub for compliance with regional regulations.
At the shipment ceremony, Choi Moon-ho, CEO of EcoPro BM, remarked, "We are expanding our supply to European premium OEMs, recognized for our top-quality and technological capabilities, and we are also achieving visible order results in the European market, the heart of eco-friendly future mobility."
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