As part of the transaction, Eni Industrial Evolution is acquiring a 30% stake in a newly established company established by FIB, of which FIB will retain a 70% stake. The company will be dedicated to the project's commercial development and procurement and engineering activities. The consideration for the stake includes a fixed component of €55 million, plus any price adjustment mechanisms.
The initiative aims to create and develop an integrated industrial platform that includes:
- the production of lithium iron phosphate battery cells and modules,
- the assembly of systems for stationary storage applications and for industrial and commercial electric mobility,
- in future perspective, additional activities, including materials recycling and recovery, and the production of active cathode material.
The project involves the development, by FIB S.p.A., of industrial activities at the Teverola (Caserta) hub, where the first lithium iron phosphate cell production plant is already operational. Eni Storage System S.p.A., a jointly controlled company of Eni Industrial Evolution S.p.A. and FIB S.p.A., will complete the assembly line for utility-scale storage systems (BESS) at the Teverola-Brindisi hub by the first half of 2027, and the second gigafactory for the production of cells and modules with an output of over 8 GWh/year by 2029.
The project is part of the development of a battery industry in Europe and builds on the complementary industrial expertise of the two companies. Its goal is to contribute to the growth of European energy storage system production and capture more than 10% of the European stationary battery market.
