After Northvolt's bankruptcy: Who could buy the battery giant?

Harald Mix, Christian Levin, Lei Zhang, Liu Jingyu, Ebba Busch och Martin Lundstedt. Foto: Press/TT.
13 mars 2025
16:26
After Northvolt filed for bankruptcy, the big question is: Who could emerge as a buyer to take over the battery manufacturer?

Impact Loop has talked to some of the heavy hitters in the battery and energy sectors, along with investors and bankruptcy administrators to figure out which companies might be interested.

The prevailing view? China will take over.

It's far from certain that Northvolt's bankruptcy administrator Mikael Kubu will manage to find a buyer for the fallen battery giant, but several people we've spoken to think it's likely.

"I believe there will be a sale and that a Chinese company will buy it," as one person puts it.

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