Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) announced that it has reached its 2025 carbon neutrality target for core operations on schedule, with all 20 of its battery plants certified as carbon neutral. The company also outlined a roadmap to achieve full value-chain carbon neutrality by 2035, framing decarbonization as a central part of its growth strategy. At a launch event in Ningde, China, CATL called on global partners to accelerate emissions reductions across the battery value chain.
The company said it will introduce procurement guidelines in 2027 that require suppliers to provide carbon footprint data, while also offering more favorable terms to suppliers with stronger carbon emissions performance. CATL Chairman and CEO Robin Zeng said the company aims to demonstrate what is possible through its own industrial practices before contributing to global carbon rules and standards. He added that zero-carbon batteries are expected to become a necessity as the industry moves toward net-zero goals.
CATL said its sustainability work has been supported by its CATL Carbon Chain Management System, which was developed in 2022 to monitor and calculate emissions across plants and production lines. The system now covers carbon data from battery production operations and core upstream suppliers, generating more than 1,000 product and raw material models. The company said this data foundation supports efforts tied to process and equipment optimization, battery design, renewable energy use, raw material sourcing, and recycling.
According to CATL, zero-carbon electricity accounted for 100% of electricity consumption in its core operations in 2025. The company said it has consumed more than 18 billion kWh of zero-carbon power cumulatively since 2023. It also reported a 28% reduction in energy consumption per unit of product at its battery manufacturing bases compared with 2022, along with a roughly 77% decrease in carbon emission intensity over the same period. CATL said it delivered more than 10 million tons of CO2 equivalent in cumulative carbon reductions from 2023 to 2025.
Looking ahead, CATL said more than 80% of emissions across its product lifecycle come from the supply chain. To address this, the company plans to focus on material innovation, material manufacturing, green logistics, and battery recycling as part of its 2035 value-chain target. Source: CATL
