Panasonic start to build the world’s largest lithium battery factory by 2010
Despite facing tremendous pressure on the global economic downturn, Panasonic (PANASONIC) optimistic about the market demand, start building the world’s largest lithium-ion laptop batteries factory, and plans to officially put into operation in 2010.
According to Japan’s Kyodo News agency reported that Matsushita in Osaka, Kansai Electric Power plant on the former site of the new lithium battery plant, ground-breaking ceremony was held a few days ago. The new plant total investment of about 1 billion yen (about 7.5 billion yuan), the largest monthly production capacity of up to about 10 million 5. Plant will be starting in October this year, some of the parts required for production of the camcorder batteries, and from April next year, officially put into operation.
Commencement ceremony, Matsushita’s Panasonic and battery-related energy company president, said Mr Noguchi, Naoto “As the popularity of computers and mobile phones, global demand continues to expand the battery, we will increase production to meet people’s needs.” Attended the ceremony as a guest Osaka Prefecture Governor Toru Hashimoto, said “We hope that Panasonic and Sharp are the new plant in Osaka Bay, the construction of a solar cell plant will be build into a new energy base in Osaka.”, according to private research firm, “Japan’s economic center,” said Matsushita year 2007 Global Li-ion digital camera battery market share was 10.5%, following the take first place, after Sanyo Electric and Sony ranked fifth. Matsushita will strive to obtain the new plant put into operation two percent of market share.