Keyword: Batteries

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Evonik Invests in Chinese Battery Maker SuperC

28.02.2023 -

German chemical producer Evonik is investing in battery maker Hefei Haizhou New Material Co (SuperC), a Chinese company specialized in graphene materials, which it...

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Chip Makers Alarmed over PFAS Phaseout Proposals

09.02.2023 -

Across the US and Europe, health and environment NGOs are putting pressure on national authorities to curb contamination from poly-fluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS)...

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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...

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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.

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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...