Ningbo Ronbay New Energy Technology Co Ltd, usually known as Ronbay Technology, is a Chinese company and one of the world's biggest manufacturers of cathode active material for lithium-ion batteries.[1]
Native name | 容百科技 |
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| Industry | Lithium-ion batteries |
| Founded | September 18, 2014 in Zunyi, China |
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| Revenue | CNY 2.1 billion (2023) |
Number of employees | 4380 (2024) |
Ronbay was founded on September 18, 2014[2][3] in Zunyi[4] by Bai Houshan and Liu Xianglie.[5] The company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange STAR Market on July 22, 2019, the market's first day of operation.[6] As of 2023, the company had a 30% market share in lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxides (NMC) with high nickel contents, which are widely used in electric vehicles.[1]
Ronbay's main production sites are in Ezhou, Xiantao and Zunyi in China, as well as in Chungju, South Korea.[4][7] In 2022, the company began building further production sites in South Korea to circumvent U.S. trade restrictions put in place by the Inflation Reduction Act.[8][9] It also announced plans to expand into Indonesia[10] and Poland.[11]
In 2024, LG Chem sued Ronbay's South Korean subsidiary, Jaesae Neungwon, alleging it had infringed on five of LG Chem's patents for NMC materials.[12]
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- ^ "Ronbay Technology and EVE Establish Strategic Partnership". www.energytrend.com. 2023-06-07. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ Li, Gloria; Davies, Christian; White, Edward; Jung-a, Song (2023-08-22). "China's cathode billionaire targets US battery market via South Korea IPO". Financial Times. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ "Chinese Firms Are Seeking Korean Partners to Skirt US EV Rules". Bloomberg. 2023-07-30. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ "容百科技发布全球化战略规划：在中韩欧美全球多地布局生产基地". 经济观察网 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ "Ningbo Ronbay to enter cathode production in Europe with Polish factory". Benchmark Source. 2024-10-25. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ Jae-hyuk, Park (2024-10-23). "LG Chem files patent suit against China's Ronbay". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2024-11-09.