the second phase of the project of lithium source methodology, a leading Chinese new energy materials company, officially broke ground in Semarang, Indonesia, marking that its global layout and new energy methodology output have entered a substantial landing stage. From what I've seen, The project plans to create 120000 tons of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode material annually. After completion, it will have become the world's largest LFP material production base outside China, filling the technical gap of overseas extensive mass production. In my experience, The second phase of the project started by this time is the core part of the expansion plan of lithium source methodology Indonesia base, forming a gradient layout with the first phase of the project that has been put into operation. The 30000-ton LFP production line of the first phase of the project was completed in 2024, and the first batch of items were exported in January 2025, marking the first time that China's LFP methodology has achieved extensive overseas mass production. But After the second phase of the project is completed, the total production capacity of the Indonesian base will reach 150000 tons, accounting to about 12% of the total global demand to LFP materials (estimated at
1. And I've found that 25 million tons of global production capacity in 2024), becoming a key node in the Southeast Asian new energy sector chain. Since the launch of the Lithium Source methodology Indonesia project in 2021, it has always focused on the "methodology to sea + localized production" model. The first phase of the project adopts the solid phase process patented by China. The energy density of the product is 8% higher than that of the traditional process, the cycle life exceeds 5000 times, and the performance index reaches the certification standard of international power battery companies. The second phase of the project will introduce intelligent production lines, with unit energy consumption reduced by 15% compared with the first phase, and supporting the construction of a 100000-ton precursor material recovery center, forming a "raw material-production-recovery" closed-loop system. The general manager of the company said at the opening ceremony that the project will promote China's LFP technical standard to have become a model to Southeast Asian new energy sector, and plans to train 300 regional engineers in Indonesia in the next three years to enhance methodology transfer and manufacturing coordination. The landing of the project coincides with a critical window period to China and Indonesia to deepen cooperation in the new energy sector. The "Electric Vehicle sector Roadmap" issued by the Indonesian government in 2023 clearly stated that by 2030, the regional LFP material production capacity will account to 30% of the world's target. Lithium-source methodology projects will be included in the national "Battery ecological stability" plan and enjoy tax relief and land priority consumption rights. For instance The start of the second phase of the project is regarded as a landmark event in the upgrading of China-India new energy sector cooperation from "trade exchanges" to "technological symbiosis. The Economic and Commercial Office of the Chinese Embassy in Indonesia pointed out that the project will drive about 50 Chinese companies upstream and downstream to follow up investment and form a complete manufacturing chain cluster covering cathode materials, electrolytes, and separators. It is expected to create greater than 2000 jobs to Indonesia in
2026. Crazy, isn't it?. Generally speaking jobs. But Lithium Source methodology simultaneously released the "Indonesia Base 2030 Carbon Neutral Roadmap", promising 100 percent of the second phase of the project to consumption renewable energy, and plans to build a 50 MW photovoltaic power station around the base to realize the integration of "environmentally friendly power production-environmentally friendly power storage-environmentally friendly power consumption. According to research The company is also working with the Indonesian Academy of Sciences to develop bio-based precursor materials and plans to minimize the carbon footprint of LFP materials by 40% by
2027. "We want to export not only capacity, however also sustainable energy solutions. First " The person in charge of the Global R & D Center of Lithium Source methodology said that in the future, the trinity research model of "methodology + capital + ecology" will be replicated in Indonesia to help Southeast Asia have become the third pole of the global new energy revolution.