At the R&D and testing centre of Shanxi BTR New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., a picture of round-the-clock, uninterrupted operations has taken hold. In the laboratory, researchers pore over data on their screens, repeatedly refining parameters for new products. On the pilot production platform, new material samples are being put through multiple rounds of simulated testing, steadily advancing through the verification process.
As the anchor enterprise for its local battery industry cluster, BTR has remained committed to innovation-led growth, allocating approximately 4% of annual revenue to research and development. The company has assembled a professional R&D team comprising PhD and master’s-level researchers, and has deepened industry-university-research collaboration to overcome a number of technical challenges.
Wang Chao, an administrative staff member at Shanxi BTR, commented on the company’s latest development progress:
“This year, we successfully developed a new product combining high energy density with strong kinetic performance. It has now entered the pilot production stage. This product is expected to play an important role in high-end application scenarios, helping us to expand our market reach and strengthen our core competitiveness. At the same time, our research achievements will help other enterprises within the battery cluster to improve their product quality, driving an overall upgrade of the local battery industry.”
Production at Shanxi BTR has accelerated in parallel with developments at the R&D centre. Processes including crushing, granulation, graphitisation, and finishing are operating in efficient sequence, with automated equipment running with precision. Workers fulfil their respective roles in an orderly manner, with production lines running continuously on a 24-hour basis. The company has now established a fully integrated production system, operating under a “multi-product, full-process” business model, with products supplied in volume to battery cell customers both domestically and internationally.
Wang Rui, also from the administrative team at Shanxi BTR, provided further detail on production performance:
“As of now, our 55,000-tonne graphitisation production line is running at full capacity. Output value for January and February has already reached ¥120 million (approximately USD 17.6 million). Since Chinese New Year, we have been operating on a ‘people rest, machines don’t’ basis, working overtime to fulfil orders. Our order book was fully saturated before the new year, and this year we are on track to surpass ¥800 million (approximately USD 117.1 million) in output value.”
Note: All CNY figures converted to USD at an approximate rate of 1 USD = 6.83 CNY as of April 11 2026.
Sources Shimo Shixun (石墨时讯), “贝特瑞订单供不应求”, WeChat, April 4, 2026.
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