Recently, the official website of the Gaoxian County People's Government in Yibin City, Sichuan Province, released the first public notice for the environmental impact assessment of the "Gaoxian County 80,000-ton Spent Lithium Battery Dismantling and Comprehensive Utilization Project" undertaken by a new energy company in Sichuan. According to the public notice, the new energy company has a total investment of 300 million yuan. The construction site is located in the Yibin Circular Economy Industrial Park. The project involves building 10 battery dismantling and battery crushing production lines, achieving an annual production scale of dismantling and comprehensively utilizing 80,000 tons of spent lithium batteries.

[SMM Titanium Express] Based on current market conditions, Yibin Tianyuan Haifeng Hetai issued a price adjustment notice. Effective February 25, chloride-process TiO₂ prices will increase by RMB 500/ton for domestic market and USD 100/ton for overseas market.

Shenzhen Pengcheng Wuxian New Energy Co., Ltd. announced the commencement of the battery cell manufacturing base project in the Yibin Energy Storage Industrial Park in Sichuan. The project will be constructed in two phases to build a production site with an annual capacity of 54 GWh for energy storage battery cells. According to reports, the project is located in the core industrial area of Xuzhou New District and will be developed in two phases, with an overall planned annual production capacity of 54 GWh for energy storage battery cells, aiming to create an industry-leading smart manufacturing base. The main structure of the first phase is expected to be completed and equipment installed and debugged by the end of September 2026, with trial production scheduled to begin in November 2026.

Recently, the signing ceremony for the high-performance battery aluminum foil project between Sichuan Yibin Sanjiang New Area and Anhui Jinyu Co., Ltd. was held. It is reported that Anhui Jinyu Materials Co., Ltd. specializes in the R&D and processing of aluminum series alloy materials. The company currently operates two entities—Tongling Jinyu Aluminum-Based New Materials Company and Anhui Jinyu Materials Co., Ltd.—with three factory sites spanning nearly 500 acres and employing approximately 1,200 staff. Its main products include air conditioner aluminum foil and new energy battery aluminum foil.

On February 10, the cell manufacturing base project within the Yibin Energy Storage Industrial Park broke ground. Located in the core industrial area of Yibin Xuzhou New District, Sichuan Province, the cell manufacturing base project will be constructed in two phases, with an overall planned annual production capacity of 54GWh for energy storage cells, aiming to establish an industry-leading intelligent manufacturing base. Currently, the preliminary work for the project has been completed. The main structure is expected to be finished by the end of September 2026, followed by equipment installation and commissioning, with trial production scheduled for November 2026.

On January 27, Chengshu Electric Power Group announced via its official account that the 10MW/20MWh energy storage project for Yibin Gaoxian Sililya Fiber Technology Co., Ltd. had been successfully completed and connected to the grid. The project commenced construction in October 2025, adopting a mature, safe, and reliable prefabricated cabin-style outdoor layout, with LFP batteries serving as the core equipment. The entire energy storage system consists of two independent 5MW/10MWh energy storage units, each integrating two ESS battery cabins and one boost converter unit. The compact design saves space and enhances system efficiency. This large-scale "green power bank" is designed to achieve a first-year discharge capacity of 5.2417 million kWh, with an average annual discharge capacity of approximately 4.8196 million kWh over its 20-year life cycle.