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Jungheinrich and Triathlon acquire site for ‘Europe’s biggest’ LIB production centre

German firms Triathlon Batteries and forklift OEM Jungheinrich have acquired a 240,000m² site to build one of Europe’s biggest lithium-ion battery pack assembly plants for the motive application market.

The companies’ JT Energy Systems joint venture, formed earlier this year, will initially build a 42,000m²production plant on the former solar equipment-manufacturing site in Freiberg, in the eastern-German state of Saxony.

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Germany’s Jungheinrich and Triathlon launch batteries joint venture

German firms Triathlon Batteries and Jungheinrich have formed a joint venture company “focused on the production and recycling of lithium-ion battery systems”.

Jungheinrich, known as a forklift truck manufacturer, will have a 70% majority stake in the new company— JT Energy Systems— which is set to start operations in Glauchau in August 2019.

The partners, who both produce a range of lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries, are staying tight-lipped about details of the new business and did not respond to BEST Battery Briefing’s requests for interviews.

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Jungheinrich hails largest lithium-ion contract

Forklift truck and battery manufacturer Jungheinrich has received an order for more than 1,000 lithium-ion vehicles.

The German firm hails it as “the largest order ever awarded for vehicles fitted with lithium-ion batteries anywhere in the world”.

Jungheinrich reveals lithium powered forklift

Jungheinrich, the German industrial vehicle maker has shown 48V lithium-ion technology for 48V forklift truck at a German trade fair.

It features shorter charging times, zero maintenance and a long battery life, with the option of short interim charging times, increasing the availability of electric stackers.