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Country: Taiwan

  • Manufacturer of automotive batteries
  • Project to build a giant factory in the Somme region of France

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Batteries: green light for 1.5 billion in subsidies for a French gigafactory 04/08/2023

  • Taiwanese start-up ProLogium has chosen France to build its first gigafactory for solid-state batteries.
  • The European Commission has approved the 1.5 billion euros in state aid promised by Emmanuel Macron.
  • This represents around 30% of the total €5.2 billion investment required for the project.
  • ProLogium expects the gigafactory to have a capacity of 48 GWh by 2030.
  • The company plans to open up its capital within two years via an IPO.
  • In addition to ProLogium, three other gigafactory projects are under development in France: Verkor, Envision and ACC (a joint venture between Stellantis, TotalEnergies and Mercedes), all located in the Hauts-de-France region.

Taiwan's Prologium chooses France for its first gigafactory in Europe 11/05/2023

  • Investment of 4 billion euros for the Prologium plant project in Dunkirk.
  • Eventual creation of 3,000 jobs.
  • Solid-state battery technology will increase the energy density of batteries.
  • he new Prologium plant in Dunkirk will cover an area of 180 hectares.
  • France will have four battery gigafactories, all located in the north of the country.

Taiwan's Prologium chooses France for its battery site 11/05/2023

  • Location: Dunkirk
  • Investment: 4 billion euros
  • Potential workforce: 3,000
  • Production capacity: batteries for 500,000 to 750,000 cars per year
  • Sector: electric batteries (solid lithium-ceramic technology)
  • Other players who have chosen France: ACC (Stellantis, TotalEnergies, Mercedes), Envision and Verkor

Prologium inaugurates its gigafactory in Dunkirk 17/04/2023

  • Prologium Technology, a Taiwanese company specializing in solid-state batteries
  • Prologium plans to build two gigafactories of 50 to 60 GWh each, one in the United States and the other in Europe, with production scheduled to start in mid-2026
  • The countries in the running to host this European plant are France, Poland, the Netherlands, Germany and the UK
  • The investment would be 4 billion euros, with the initial creation of 2,000 jobs
  • France could be the Taiwanese giant's choice, more precisely in the Hauts-de-France region, on a 180-hectare site located in the port of Dunkirk.

Batteries: Taiwan's ProLogium considers France for its European gigafactory 12/07/2022

  • Decision mid-2023
  • ProLogium has raised $700 million since its inception
  • Goal: to raise between $2.5 and $3 billion by then
  • To finance its future gigafactories outside Asia, CEO already envisages an IPO around 2024