Keyword: Batteries

News

Cabot to Add Capacity for EV Battery Components

02.02.2023 -

To support the transition to electric vehicles, US-based Cabot Corporation plans to add capacity for conductive carbon additives (CCA) at its plant in Pampa, Texas. The...

Books

Recycling of Power Lithium-Ion Batteries

Xiao Lin, Xue Wang, Gangfeng Liu, Guobin Zhang: Recycling of Power Lithium-Ion Batteries, Wiley-VCH 2022, 125,00 EUR, ISBN 978-3-527-35108-4

Owing to the increasing pressure on the ecological effect of solid waste disposal and developing the need for disposal of the corresponding hazardous metals, recovery of...

News

Solvay and Orbia Create PVDF for Batteries JV

07.11.2022 -

The battery market is becoming increasingly important to the global chemical industry, with companies frequently linking up to supply key materials.

News

Umicore and VW Arm Establish European Battery JV

29.09.2022 -

Belgian chemical producer and recycler Umicore and PowerCo, the newly created battery company of the Volkswagen (VW) group, have officially founded their envisioned joint...

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Indorama and Capchem Eye EV Battery Market

02.08.2022 -

Thai-headquartered petrochemicals and polyester giant Indorama Ventures (IVL) and Capchem USA, a subsidiary of China’s Shenzhen Capchem Technology, are reviewing options...

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BASF Shanshan Expanding Battery Materials Output

17.06.2022 -

BASF Shanshan Battery Materials (BSBM), a 51:49 joint venture of the German chemical giant and China’s Hunan Shanshan Energy, is expanding its battery materials capacity...

Plant Construction & Process Technology

Purification of Process Media for Fuel Cells

19.05.2022 -

The development and demonstration of a resilient power supply for data centers using fuel cells is the goal of the current EU research project "EcoEdge PrimePower" (E2P2)...

News

Arkema to Produce even more PVDF at Changshu

31.01.2022 -

Citing strong demand for lithium-ion batteries, as well as from other important markets, Arkema said it is now planning to increase its fluoropolymer capacity at Changshu...