Arnstadt – Chinese battery manufacturer CATL, who plans to build a battery factory with up to 2,000 employees at the Erfurter Kreuz business park, has demonstrated its solidarity with Thuringia in these difficult times: CATL has given away 100,000 surgery masks and 200,000 disposable gloves, which are extremely valuable to local providers of inpatient and outpatient care. “We started laying the foundations for our business’s future in Arnstadt and Ichtershausen last year, and in all that time, we have enjoyed tremendous support and feel extremely welcome here,” says Matthias Zentgraf, President of CATL Europe. “We have felt attached to the region and its people from the start and so are thrilled to be able to donate items that can help combat the pandemic in Thuringia!”
“CATL’s generous donation sends out a strong signal of solidarity,” says LEG Chairman Andreas Krey. “Our company has helped CATL quickly and smoothly arrange for the materials to be transported. We are delighted to continue working closely with CATL on this important project and deepen our relationship with them!” The items were manufactured in Ningde, China and arrived in Weimar in the early days of the pandemic. They were delivered to the Thuringian Outpatient Care Foundation (SAVTH), who distributed the protective equipment to doctor’s offices, on-call medical providers, COVID-19 testing centers and physicians offering a separate window of office hours for potential COVID-19 patients throughout Thuringia. (maa)
