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Rock Tech Lithium from Canada is to supply lithium hydroxide from its intended German plant to the European cathode production of Ronbay Technology from China.

As a result of a joint venture between investment fund Al Mada and CNGR Advanced Material from China, COBCO has started producing battery components in Morocco.

Lucid Group has signed agreements with Canadian and Australian battery material companies Graphite One and Syrah Resources for the multi-year supply of natural graphite.

Rio Tinto expects a supply deficit in 2030 and is therefore expanding its presence in Chilean lithium production with two new projects.

United States battery materials company Ascend Elements is to receive funding of up to 320 million US dollars for a cathode precursor materials (pCAM) production plant in Poland.

Chinese technology company Horizon and German thin-film specialist Leonhard Kurz have founded Horizon-Kurz New Material Technology GmbH which is based in Fürth, Germany.

Altech Advanced Materials has commissioned its pilot plant in Saxony and has already produced the first batches of the innovative silumina anode material.

U.S.-based battery developer Sila has started the ramp-up of its anode plant in the state of Washington. Regular operation is planned for 2025.

Vianode has received a loan commitment of 37.6 million US dollars from Norwayʼs state funding agency to expand research and development activities as well as production infrastructure.

SK ie Technology Co. (SKIET) has begun supplying separator film for battery cells to LG Energy Solution in North America. The contract is worth around 75.7 million US dollars.