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SES AI Completes Ramp of Korea Drone Battery Plant to One Million NDAA-Compliant Cells Per Year, and Plans to Further Expand to Three Million NDAA-Compliant Cells Per Year by Second Quarter 2027

  • SES AI completed the ramp-up of its Chungju, Korea drone battery plant to an annual capacity of one million NDAA-compliant cells.
  • Stronger-than-expected customer demand is driving plans to expand the facility's capacity to three million NDAA-compliant cells annually by Q2 2027.
  • The plant produces high-silicon Li-ion cells & anode-free Li-Metal cells with sizes ranging from 6Ah to 30Ah.
  • Several leading drone OEMs & pack makers are currently conducting quality audits of SES AI's cells at the Chungju source.
  • SES AI's founder & CEO, Qichao Hu, stated that scaling the drone battery business is the company's top priority to support NDAA-compliant supply chains.
  • SES AI is a global Li-Metal battery developer & manufacturer founded in 2012 with operations in Boston, Singapore, Shanghai, & Seoul.