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Inland Chinese city ships lithium batteries to global markets
China’s Yibin makes lithium batteries far from the coast in Sichuan province.
It brings lithium ore from overseas through Shanghai, then moves it more than 2,800 kilometres up the Yangtze River to Yibin for processing and battery production.
The finished batteries travel to ports including Shenzhen, Xiamen and Shanghai, then go to overseas markets.
Xiamen is a major port for China’s lithium battery exports and has exported more than 100 billion yuan worth of goods annually for three consecutive years.
There, a service centre now coordinates work by port and shipping agencies, replacing a system in which ships had to contact nearly 10 separate organizations.
Port authorities have also introduced safety guidance for containerised battery storage systems and special procedures for shipments of green products.
These changes aim to make battery exports safer and faster by reducing paperwork, repeated inspections and processing delays.
China’s inland city of Yibin sends lithium batteries to overseas markets through ports including Xiamen, Shenzhen and Shanghai.
The batteries are made using lithium ore shipped from overseas to Shanghai and transported more than 2,800 kilometres upriver along the Yangtze River to Yibin.
Xiamen is one of China’s main ports for lithium battery exports and has handled more than 100 billion yuan in exports for three consecutive years.
Port authorities in Xiamen have coordinated services and introduced measures to speed up and support shipments of lithium batteries.
China’s exports of lithium batteries rose 36.4% in the first three quarters of the year, according to figures cited in the report.
- Who
- Yibin manufacturers produce lithium batteries for overseas markets, using ports including Xiamen, Shenzhen and Shanghai.
- What
- Lithium batteries made in inland China are shipped abroad.
- When
- The article was published on October 25, 2026. It also reports export figures for the first three quarters of the year.
- Where
- The batteries are made in Yibin, Sichuan, and shipped through coastal ports including Xiamen, Shenzhen and Shanghai.
- Why
- The article describes how coordination among port authorities and shipping services helps move the batteries, and how the Yangtze River links inland production to coastal ports.
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Lithium ore is shipped from overseas to Shanghai and transported more than 2,800 kilometres upriver along the Yangtze River to Yibin.
It is processed into lithium salts and battery materials, made into cells and assembled into power batteries.
The finished batteries are sent to ports including Shenzhen, Xiamen and Shanghai for export.
- Yibin
- Inland city in Sichuan where the batteries are produced
- Yangtze route
- Lithium ore travels more than 2,800 kilometres upriver from Shanghai to Yibin
- Xiamen port exports
- More than 100 billion yuan for three consecutive years
- Lithium battery exports
- Up 36.4% in the first three quarters of the year
- Export ports
- Shenzhen, Xiamen and Shanghai
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