Grenoble – March 30, 2026 – As Verkor reaches a decisive milestone in its industrial development, the company is simultaneously strengthening its governance with the appointment of Jacques Esculier as President of its supervisory Board.  Following the official inauguration of its Dunkirk Gigafactory in late 2025, Verkor announces that it has entered the final phase of its industrial ramp-up. Commissioning and product line balancing phases have been completed in record time. The Gigafactory is now entering the final validation phase: production lines are now fully optimized, stabilized, and running continuously.  Serial production is expected to begin within the next few months.    This milestone establishes Verkor as a fully-fledged European industrial player in a sector that is key…

The INERRANT project introduces its first podcast episode: “From Research to Reality: Scaling Battery Innovation with Verkor”, which highlights advances in battery materials, safety testing, digital manufacturing systems, and recycling strategies. In the podcast INERRANT Batteries – Revolutionising Lithium-ion Battery Technology for Enhanced Safety experts from the project are discussing topics such as driving innovation in safe and sustainable Lithium-ion batteries for e-mobility through innovative battery materials, and more. The first episode shines a light on what it takes to build safer batteries at gigafactory scale. In the 20 minute episode, Donia Marzougui and Yannick Molméret, two experts from Verkor…

A contribution to European industrial autonomy and energy transition Bourbourg (Dunkerque), December 11, 2025 – Under the high patronage of Mr Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, Verkor today inaugurates its first lithium-ion low-carbon battery cell gigafactory in Bourbourg (Dunkerque). This milestone marks the transition to large-scale industrial production, serving a sovereign and sustainable European battery industry. With an initial capacity of 16 GWh/year, the gigafactory will meet the growing needs of decarbonized electric mobility. Its commissioning will enable the creation of 1,200 direct jobs and 3,000 indirect jobs, with the commercialization of the first batteries planned for 2026…