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NV Gotion Company is implemented to manufacture battery plant in EEC

Nuovo Plus and Gotion Hi-tech form “NV Gotion” to build a battery plant with 2 GWh capacity, aiding Thailand to be a leader of battery cell businesses in the ASEAN market.

Nuovo Plus Company Limited (Nuovo Plus), a joint venture between Arun Plus Company Limited (Arun Plus) and Global Power Synergy Public Company Limited (GPSC), has reached an agreement with Gotion Singapore Pte. Ltd. (Gotion), a company in the group of Gotion High-tech Co. Ltd., to form NV Gotion Co., Ltd., a joint venture with an authorized capital almost 600 million baht - 51% from Nuovo Plus and 49% from Gotion.

NV Gotion plans to conduct the business of importing, assembling, and distributing battery modules, battery packs for energy storage systems, and electric vehicles (EV). An initial capacity of production will be 1 GWh/yr and expanded to 2 GWh/year by 2025.

Mr Buranin Rattanasombat, chief new business and infrastructure officer, PTT Public Company Limited and chairman of the board of Nuovo Plus Company Limited revealed that creating an ecosystem of renewable energy and electric vehicle depends primarily on the production of batteries for energy storage and electric vehicles (EV).

This joint venture established NV Gotion company which specializes in the energy storage and EV Value Chain — upstream to downstream — in accordance with future energy business of PTT Group's strategy. NV Gotion will be capable of providing industrial sectors with one-stop service as well as international standard batteries not only in Thailand but across ASEAN by combining the knowledge of Nuovo Plus and Gotion in the fields of research and development (R&D), competitive production potential, technical service from experts.

Thus, NV Gotion is going to construct a 2 GWh battery plant in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC). By the fourth quarter of 2023, the plant is planned to develop and provide high-quality lithium-ion batteries to the market.

Mr. Li Zhen, chairman of Gotion High-tech Co., Ltd. said the significance of the joint venture with PTT and expectations for the future which Gotion believes that the cooperation will support the company’s international growth and accelerate the new energy development of PTT Group.

In order to help Thailand’s automotive industry become more globally competitive, NV Gotion will support the Thai government to create a green economy and transform Thai automobiles. Gotion High-tech and PTT Group, with NV Gotion as the platform, will make the most of the first-class technology, high-quality products, and advanced management to support the success of electric vehicles equipped with NV Gotion batteries in Southeast Asia and beyond.

Nuovo Plus Company Limited (Nuovo Plus)
A joint venture between Arun Plus and GPSC, the innovative power and smart energy flagship of PTT Group, to produce and distribute lithium batteries under the G-Cell brand.

Gotion High-tech Co., Ltd. is a world-leading provider of new energy solutions. It focuses on the R&D, production and sales of EV lithium-ion batteries and ESS batteries and ranks among the top in China and the global market in terms of comprehensive strength.

Gotion High-tech currently operates more than 14 giga-scale battery manufacture bases worldwide. And with 5 battery material bases all over the world, its business also covers the entire battery supply chain from upstream to downstream, including battery recycle.