Yunnan Energy New Material Co. Ltd. is ramping up the pace of its global expansion. It is investing more than CNY 6 billion in adding production capacity in the US while capturing a CNY 4.6 billion order from Europe. Yunnan Energy New Material is a major Chinese supplier for separator films used in lithium batteries. ...  more

In order to expedite the formation and vertical integration of its own industry chain, Chinese battery manufacturer Gotion Hi-Tech announced on May 9 that it has signed an MoU with Jujuy Energía y Minería Sociedad del Estado (JEMSE) for comprehensive strategic cooperation. ...  more

Natron Energy, a California-based sodium-ion battery company, will team up with battery manufacturer Clarios to mass-produce sodium-ion batteries in Michigan in 2023. ...  more

Easpring (Beijing Easpring Technology Material Co. Ltd.) is the first Chinese supplier for battery cathode materials to be listed in China’s stock market. Since 2021, the company has been proactively increasing the number of partners across the supply chain and rapidly securing resources in the upstream. It has successively entered into strategic cooperation agreements with many other suppliers and technology developers including SK Innovation, Finnish Minerals Group, Huayou Cobalt, CNGR, and Welion. ...  more

Guangzhou Tinci Materials Technology Co. Ltd. (Tinci) announced on May 6 that it intends to invest in an expansion project that will add 300,000 metric tons per year of production capacity for lithium battery electrolyte solutions and 100,000 metric tons per year of recycling processing capacity for LFP batteries. ...  more

Demand is outstripping supply for battery cathode materials such as iron phosphate (FePO4) and lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) due to the boom in the NEV industry. ...  more

Swiss Clean Battery AG (SCB) announced on April 8 that it will build a gigafactory with an initial capacity of 1.2GWh and a maximum capacity of 7.6GWh in Switzerland. SCB is a startup that was just established this February. Its HQ is in Frauenfeld, which is near Zurich. ...  more

Tesla CEO Elon Musk stated via his personal Twitter account on April 8th that his company may need to directly and massively mine and refine lithium because the costs of the metal have skyrocketed. ...  more

Mining company Eramet and environment services provider SUEZ Group have released a plan for jointly developing a project for recycling EV batteries. ...  more

Tesla's new 4680 battery accumulated production of one million battery cells last week. This battery will be a key part in Tesla’s efforts to improve battery life and reduce costs but, in fact, one million battery cells is a drop in the bucket. ...  more