China battery-separator group warns against renewed capacity expansion
By MLex Staff ( September 7, 2026, 08:56 GMT | Insight) -- Chinese battery-separator producers and local governments have been urged to curb investment in conventional capacity, with an industry group warning that renewed expansion could recreate oversupply and destructive price competition. The warning comes as antitrust regulators scrutinize how industry groups participate in China’s campaign against destructive competition and as trade barriers complicate efforts to absorb excess capacity in foreign markets.Chinese battery-separator producers and local governments are being urged to curb investment in conventional capacity and steer the sector toward more disciplined growth, as efforts to tackle destructive competition spread further across China....
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