Battery Material

CHASM and Ingevity are to collaborate on the manufacture of carbon nanotubes for the production of more powerful batteries on the North American and European markets.

LeydenJar has announced the construction of its first gigafactory in Eindhoven, Netherlands. Starting 2026, the facilty will produce silicon anode foils for high-energy-density lithium-ion batteries.

Canadian company Rock Tech Lithium has selected the community of Red Rock as the site for the first ever lithium refinery in the province of Ontario.

US-based Albemarle Corporation will supply BMW Group with lithium for electric vehicle batteries, starting 2025. The contractual partners also want to conduct joint research into more energy-efficient lithium-ion batteries.

LG Energy Solution will be supplied with LFP cathode material for electric vehicles and stationary energy storage systems by Changzhou Liyuan New Energy Technology form China.

Panasonic Energy and General Motors (GM) will each be supplied with 18,000 tons of active anode material per year by NMG and have committed to 25-million US dollar investments in the Canadian company.

South Korean battery manufacturer LG Energy Solution has signed a purchase agreement with Australian chemical company WesCEF for up to 85,000 tons of lithium concentrate for production of cathode material.

Between 2025 and 2029, Panasonic Energy will receive up to 10,000 tons of synthetic graphite from Australian battery material manufacturer Novonix for electric vehicle battery production.

LG Chem has signed a long-term cathode materials supply contract with General Motors (GM) worth approximately 18.8 billion US dollars. The deal runs from 2026 to 2035.

US battery recycling and materials provider Cirba Solutions collaborates with EcoPro, a global manufacturer of cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries based in South Korea.