Major order in battery production technology

Press Release Jan 8, 2025

Bietigheim-Bissingen, January 8, 2025 — In December, the Dürr Group acquired a major order in the growth business of systems for battery production. The mechanical and plant engineering firm listed on the SDAX will supply a turnkey system for electrode coating to the Italian battery manufacturer FIB (a Seri Industrial Group company). The order value for the plant in Teverola near Naples is in the high double-digit million-euro range. The plant is designed for the production of lithium-ion battery cells with a total output of 8 gigawatt hours per year.

In the production of electrodes, thin metal foils are coated with the cathode and anode material, which consists of various chemicals. Dürr will supply FIB, a Seri Industrial Group company active in the production of lithium-iron-phosphate batteries, with four lines each for cathode and anode coating. These include so-called tandem coaters, in which both sides of the foils are coated, one after the other. Other system components include, in particular, dryers, calenders for compacting the material, and cutting devices for extracting individual electrodes from the electrode foils. In addition, Dürr supplies environmental systems for recovering the solvents required for the coating process from the exhaust air and reusing them.

More and more batteries are needed worldwide, for example for electric cars, electronic devices, or to store energy for households. Dürr has been active in the battery production technology business since 2018. The order from FIB is by far the largest project in this business area to date. “This major project is of enormous strategic importance and underlines the attractiveness of our range of solutions for the large-scale production of electrodes for batteries”, says Dr. Jochen Weyrauch, CEO of Dürr AG.

Several factories for battery cells are currently being built in Europe, and this is likely to continue in the coming years. While in the past battery cells were almost exclusively sourced from Asia, the trend is now to build up own production capacities. “Europe needs its own battery industry to be able to meet its demand. For the construction of the necessary factories, many battery manufacturers want European technology suppliers as an alternative to Asian suppliers. This is exactly what Dürr stands for: We know the needs of European customers, we have recognized technologies at our disposal, and we know how to build and commission production systems safely and on schedule,” says Dr. Jochen Weyrauch.

Installation of the systems for FIB is scheduled to begin in the fall of 2025. Start of production is planned during 2026.

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Dr. Jochen Weyrauch (CEO of Dürr AG) — **Dr. Jochen Weyrauch**
CEO of Dürr AG

Battery coating — Dürr has been active in the growth business of battery production technologies since 2018.

About the Dürr Group

The Dürr Group is one of the world's leading mechanical and plant engineering firms with particular expertise in the technology fields of automation, digitalization, and energy efficiency. Its products, systems, and services enable highly efficient and sustainable manufacturing processes – mainly in the automotive industry and for producers of furniture and timber houses, but also in sectors such as the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, medical devices, electrical engineering, and battery production. In 2023, the company generated sales of €4.6 billion. The Dürr Group has around 20,000 employees and 141 business locations in 33 countries. As of January 1, 2025, the former divisions Paint and Final Assembly Systems and Application Technology were merged to form the new Automotive division. Since then, the Dürr Group has been operating in the market with four divisions:

Automotive: painting technology, final assembly, testing and filling technology
Industrial Automation: automated assembly and test systems for automotive components, medical devices, and consumer goods as well as balancing technology solutions and coating systems for battery electrodes
Woodworking: machinery and equipment for the woodworking industry
Clean Technology Systems Environmental: air pollution control and noise abatement systems

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