World’s Biggest Battery Maker CATL Seeks Relief From US Curbs

The world’s largest electric-vehicle battery maker is pushing for its removal from a Pentagon list of companies tied to China’s military that’s cast a pall over its US prospects, in a campaign led by one of the firm’s co-founders, according to people familiar with the effort.

Pan Jian, co-chairman of Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., has made at least two trips to the US since last year to argue the company’s case, including a visit in March 2025 when he met with Defense Department officials in Washington, the people said.