On August 27, 2025, PT. Smoothway New Energy Materials. (hereinafter referred to as ” Smoothway”) held a grand groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of its 40,000-ton battery electrolyte production base in Karawang, Indonesia. The ceremony was conducted in a solemn and lively atmosphere, and the official launch of this project marks a strategically crucial step for Smoothway in expanding its international market footprint and advancing its global industrial layout.
The groundbreaking ceremony attracted the attendance of representatives from upstream and downstream enterprises in the battery industry, technical experts, and officials from relevant departments of the Indonesian local government, all of whom witnessed this important occasion together. At the ceremony site, colorful flags fluttered, and large-scale construction machinery such as excavators and engineering vehicles were neatly arrayed, fully demonstrating the vigorous vitality and strong momentum of the project’s upcoming full-scale construction.
In his speech at the ceremony, a relevant person in charge of Smoothway emphasized the company’s high attention to the project and expressed firm confidence in its future development. He pointed out that the global new energy industry is currently in a stage of rapid development, with the demand for power batteries continuing to rise. As one of the core materials, battery electrolyte has been seeing a constantly expanding market space. The investment in building the 40,000-ton battery electrolyte base in Jakarta is a key measure for Smoothway to comply with the global industrial trend and respond to market demand, which will further enhance the company’s core competitiveness in the international battery materials market.
As one of the leading enterprises in the domestic battery electrolyte field, Smoothway boasts independently developed advanced production technology, a sound quality control system, and years of accumulated experience in large-scale production. Its products have not only gained wide recognition from major domestic automakers and battery manufacturers in the domestic power battery market but also gradually entered international markets such as Southeast Asia and Europe in recent years, with its brand influence continuously increasing. By deploying the Jakarta base in Indonesia this time, Smoothway will fully leverage convenient logistics conditions, and favorable industrial policies to further optimize its global supply chain layout, reduce production and transportation costs, improve production efficiency, and provide higher-quality and more cost-effective battery electrolyte products and services to global customers.
Representatives from relevant departments of the Indonesian local government extended warm congratulations on the start of the project at the ceremony. They stated that the battery electrolyte base invested and constructed by Smoothway will not only inject new impetus into Indonesia’s new energy industry but also directly create a large number of job opportunities, drive the coordinated development of local upstream and downstream industries such as raw material processing, logistics and transportation, and equipment manufacturing, and become a new engine for promoting regional economic growth. The local government will fully support the project construction, provide efficient government services, a sound business environment, and necessary policy guarantees for the enterprise, helping the project to be completed and put into production as soon as possible.
It is reported that the construction period of Smoothway’s 40,000-ton battery electrolyte base project in Jakarta, Indonesia is one year, and it is expected to be officially completed and put into production in the second half of 2026. After the project is put into operation, it will achieve an annual production capacity of 40,000 tons of battery electrolyte, which can meet the demand for high-quality electrolyte in surrounding areas and the Southeast Asian market. At the same time, through the synergistic effect of the industrial chain, the project will also attract more supporting enterprises in the new energy industry to gather, further improve the local new energy industry ecosystem in Indonesia, and play a positive role in promoting the transformation, upgrading, and green development of the regional economy.
At present, the world is accelerating the transformation of its energy structure, and the new energy industry has become an important means for countries to achieve the “dual carbon” goals. As a core component in fields such as new energy vehicles and energy storage, batteries have witnessed sustained growth in market demand and broad development prospects. By deploying a production base in Jakarta, Indonesia, Smoothway can not only be closer to the core markets in Southeast Asia and around the world to improve the efficiency of customer service response but also fully demonstrate the technical strength and brand charm of Chinese battery material enterprises on the international stage, contributing Chinese strength to promoting the high-quality development of the global new energy industry.
With the successful conclusion of the groundbreaking ceremony, Smoothway’s 40,000-ton battery electrolyte base project in Jakarta, Indonesia has officially entered the construction phase. It is believed that with the efficient promotion of the enterprise and the support and cooperation of the local government, this project will be successfully completed and put into production, achieving a win-win situation in economic and social benefits. This will lay a solid foundation for Smoothway’s global development strategy and also write a new chapter for the development of Indonesia’s new energy industry.