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author: he mingjun

on september 29, a fire accident occurred at the catl z base located in jiaocheng district, ningde city.

according to the official wechat account of the propaganda department of the dongqiao economic and technological development zone working committee, at 11:26 on september 29, the 119 command center received an alarm. an independent building (an area of ​​approximately 1 5,000 square meters) a fire broke out. after receiving the alarm, the fire rescue force and relevant departments immediately rushed to the scene for rescue and emergency response, and organized the evacuation of the people. there have been no reports of casualties so far.

image source: dongqiao economic and technological development zone fire rescue brigade

regarding the cause and impact of the fire, times finance reporters contacted ningde times, but as of press time, ningde times had not responded to the matter.

the z base where the fire broke out this time is one of catl's production bases. it started construction in september 2019 and was put into production in september 2020. it includes a battery cell factory, a module pack factory and a spray coating factory. it is the world's first lighthouse factory in the lithium battery industry. . the product testing and verification center laboratory has more than 250 testing capabilities, covering mechanism, performance, safety, environment and reliability testing capabilities.

the fire at catl’s z base aroused heated discussion among investors.

some investors said, "there is not much information about the fire at the z base of catl. only the seller said that the fire was not big but the smoke was big. it can be restored within a month and the impact is not big. it is estimated to be 0.2-0.3gwh. for reference, of course, we have to wait for the official announcement." some investors expressed pessimism, believing that the factory fire will affect the market opening tomorrow.

at present, catl's stock price has emerged from a volatile and rising market after breaking through on september 3, and next monday will usher in the test of the last trading day before the holiday.

a private equity investor who has been following catl for a long time revealed to times financial reporters that catl’s capacity utilization rate has returned to 89%. previously, times finance reporters mentioned in the 2024 semi-annual report of catl that there are various signs that catl may be returning to the expansion cycle. compared with the first half of 2023, catl's production capacity, production capacity under construction, output and capacity utilization have all increased.

ningde times also said at the 2024 semi-annual report performance exchange meeting, "our production capacity is currently being gradually built, and it is expected to achieve more than 100% capacity utilization in the medium term, and orders are very saturated, resulting in employees working a lot of overtime."

tonghuashun data shows that in the week from september 23 to september 27, catl rose from the opening price of 186.66 yuan/share on the 23rd to the closing price of 226.81 yuan/share on the 27th, an increase of approximately 21.51% during the week, with a total market value of 998.5 billion. yuan, only one step away from returning to the trillion-dollar club.