{"id":49793,"date":"2023-08-27T12:00:33","date_gmt":"2023-08-27T10:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/?p=49793"},"modified":"2023-08-27T12:00:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T10:00:35","slug":"bmw-group-to-build-logistics-centre-for-high-voltage-batteries-in-north-of-leipzig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/bmw-group-to-build-logistics-centre-for-high-voltage-batteries-in-north-of-leipzig\/","title":{"rendered":"BMW Group to build logistics centre for high-voltage batteries in north of Leipzig"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The BMW Group continues to invest in e-component production at Plant Leipzig and in the future of the site. A leasehold contract has now been signed for an area of land outside the plant premises, on the northern industrial estate \u2013 which is also home to the existing facility. The new plot for use by BMW consists of 12 hectares in total, eight of which will be built on in the first stage of construction. This will produce a logistics hall for the current fifth-generation high-voltage batteries and an office building, both of which are due to reach completion in mid-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To mark the start of construction of the Supply Centre North, Petra Peterh\u00e4nsel, Plant Director, Jens K\u00f6hler, Works Council Chairman, Frank Hager, Head of Production for High-Voltage Batteries, Clemens Sch\u00fclke, Mayor and Alderman for Business, Labour and Digital in the City of Leipzig and Anja H\u00e4hle-Posselt, Director of the Office for Economic Development of the City of Leipzig, were joined by Karsten Dickerboom, representing the construction company Max B\u00f6gl Stiftung &amp; Co KG, to perform the symbolic turning of the first sod.<\/p><div class=\"autoestrada-nel-contenuto autoestrada-entity-placement\" id=\"autoestrada-3217893454\" style=\"position: relative;padding: 30px;border: 2px solid red;margin: 25px auto 35px;text-align: center;width: fit-content;\"><div class=\"autoestrada-adlabel\">Advertising<\/div><div id=\"autoestrada-3551359392\"><!-- START ADVERTISER: from tradedoubler.com -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\nvar uri = 'https:\/\/impfr.tradedoubler.com\/imp?type(img)g(25346028)a(2263928)' + new String (Math.random()).substring (2, 11);\r\ndocument.write('<a href=\"https:\/\/clk.tradedoubler.com\/click?p=289682&a=2263928&g=25346028\" target=\"_BLANK\"><img src=\"'+uri+'\" border=0><\\\/a>');\r\n<\/script>\r\n<!-- END ADVERTISER: from tradedoubler.com --><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Building the future<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese days car production is just as much a part of Leipzig\u2019s economic DNA as the trade fair. We\u2019re delighted that an already strong cluster is now growing further. What\u2019s more, the focus will be on an eco-friendly footprint throughout. With this extension, BMW is sending out a clear signal around Leipzig as a base and electromobility. We are happy to partner the company and support the positive development of these areas,\u201d said Mayor Clemens Sch\u00fclke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plant Director Petra Peterh\u00e4nsel also sees the transition to electromobility as an important building block in the plant\u2019s development: \u201cLeipzig continues to power ahead. Making the BMW i3, we were the BMW Group\u2019s pioneer in electromobility. Now, with the development of e-component production and the upcoming launch of the MINI Countryman, the future is already taking shape.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Investment in the transition to electromobility<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the first stage of construction, a warehouse, a two-storey office building and a loading tunnel with a combined gross area of 38,000 m<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;will be erected. There are also plans for a second construction stage, which will take the total investment to as much as 100 million euros. When all the construction work is complete, the new buildings at the Supply Centre North will provide workplaces for approx. 500 employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By 2026 the BMW Group aims for at least one in three new cars sold to be fully electric, so the need for high-voltage batteries will increase. Plant Leipzig is already a cornerstone in supplying e-components for the production network and provides one in three battery modules for the BMW Group\u2019s fully electric vehicles. These include the BMW iX1, the BMW i5 and the BMW iX. With the new hall as a logistics centre for high-voltage batteries, Plant Leipzig is embracing this role even further, with a building that meets all the structural requirements for handling high-voltage components.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Beyond compliance: Stringent environmental standards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Planning the logistics hall, the team applied stringent environmental standards that go above and beyond legal requirements. The buildings will be powered not by fossil fuels, for example. Photovoltaic systems on the roof of the hall will generate approx. 3,000 kW in peak operations. In addition the hall will be heated by a heat pump. The office building will have a green roof, and trees at strategic points along the fa\u00e7ade will keep indoor temperatures cool when the weather outside is hot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The outside space will be landscaped with over 5,700 new shrubs and trees. This will continue the City of Leipzig and the BMW Group\u2019s efforts to add to the green ring around the plant on the Northern Industrial Estate. Outdoor areas will be illuminated by insect-friendly lights, and parking spaces will be equipped with electric charging points for cars and trucks so that electric heavy goods vehicles can operate between the plant and warehouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>E-component production as the powerhouse for the future of Leipzig<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the drivers behind the extensive additions that are currently being made to Plant Leipzig \u2013 both on the premises and off \u2013 is e-component production. Measures will safeguard existing jobs and increase the number of new ones. At the moment more than 800 employees work in e-component production in Leipzig, rising to over 1,000 by 2024. Further jobs will be created with service providers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From next year BMW Plant Leipzig will run all three stages of the high-voltage battery production process: cell coating, module production and high-voltage battery assembly. E-component production capacity has been steadily increasing since 2021, and at present battery cells are coated and assembled into modules there. One in three battery modules for fully electric vehicles by the BMW Group already comes from Leipzig today, and a battery assembly system is currently under construction, expected to go on stream early next year. The BMW Group is investing up to 1 billion euros in extending e-component production at Leipzig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With BMW i3 production now phased out, 2024 will see Plant Leipzig launch its next fully electric model: the new MINI Countryman. 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