The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and six other ministries
issued a '15th Five-Year' plan directing accelerated development of advanced
battery materials and high-end manufacturing equipment. The plan prioritizes
materials sourced from mineral resources with ample reserves and stable supply,
and targets high-capacity, high-stability, smart-response and self-healing
electrode/stack materials, plus scaling mass-production of high-conductivity,
high-performance solid electrolytes. It mandates development of high-speed,
flexible, intelligent integrated production equipment to enable process linkage,
precision gains, higher throughput and product consistency, and calls for R&D of
specialized equipment for sheeting, cell assembly and formation while addressing
shortages in dedicated industrial software.
