CATL Restarts Europe's Largest Battery Plant After Safety Halt

· Automotive & EV · Hungary

CATL restarted operations at its Debrecen battery plant in Hungary after an August suspension tied to worker exposure to high nickel levels. The facility is Europe's largest battery factory.

Why it matters：The resumption eases a supply risk for European EV assembly and focuses attention on workplace safety standards at the continent's fast-expanding battery plants.

Key points

  • Operations were suspended in August over worker nickel exposure.
  • Debrecen is described as Europe's largest battery factory.
  • The plant is central to Europe's domestic cell supply build-out.

Sources (original reporting)

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