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Taiwanese entrepreneur plans Guangxi battery separator factory
Taiwanese entrepreneur Chen Minfu is expanding battery materials production in Nanning, Guangxi.
His company makes separators used in lithium- and sodium-ion batteries, as well as other advanced materials.
Guangxi has built a battery industry chain that spans materials, cells, batteries and equipment, giving local suppliers nearby customers.
The company and Hong Kong partners plan to invest about 500 million yuan in a new industrial base.
Once operating at full capacity, it is expected to make 1 billion square metres of dry-process lithium battery separators a year and generate 800 million yuan in annual output value.
Chen says the planned Pinglu Canal could reduce the cost of bringing in raw materials from Southeast Asia and improve shipping for exports.
The company aims to expand sales in ASEAN and build a supply and service network for RCEP member countries.
Taiwanese entrepreneur Chen Minfu says his company plans to invest about 500 million yuan in a battery separator and high-end coating materials base in Nanning, Guangxi.
The project aims to produce 1 billion square metres of dry-process lithium battery separators annually once at full capacity.
Chen says the company plans to expand into ASEAN markets, citing Guangxi’s location and transport links.
The project is planned with investment from parties in Hong Kong, which the company says it successfully brought in this year.
- Who
- Chen Minfu, general manager of Huahui (Guangxi) New Materials Technology Co., Ltd., and investment partners from Hong Kong.
- What
- They plan to invest about 500 million yuan in a battery separator and high-end coating materials base.
- When
- Chen described the plan on October 21, 2026.
- Where
- Nanning, Guangxi, China.
- Why
- To expand production and develop ASEAN markets, using Guangxi’s supply-chain and transport advantages.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Chen Minfu came to Nanning, Guangxi, and began his business there.
The 22nd Gui-Tai Economic and Trade and Cultural Cooperation Forum was held in Nanning, where Chen displayed his company’s products.
Chen discussed the company’s plans and investment with China News Service in Nanning.
- Planned investment
- About 500 million yuan
- Planned annual separator capacity
- 1 billion square metres of dry-process lithium battery separators
- Expected annual output value
- 800 million yuan
- Company
- Huahui (Guangxi) New Materials Technology Co., Ltd.
- Location
- Nanning, Guangxi
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We will expand our efforts in the ASEAN market by relying on our location and supply-chain advantages, differentiated product performance and customised service capabilities.
The two sides plan to invest about 500 million yuan in Nanning and aim to build a battery separator and high-end coating materials industrial base with the broadest product range and leading technology in Guangxi.