SABIC recently announced the official launch of its new US$170 (€157.7) million ultem resin manufacturing facility in Singapore, marking the company’s first advanced specialty chemical manufacturing facility in the region producing the high-performance thermoplastic, ultem resin.
US chemical company Chemours has opened its Chemours Battery Innovation Center (CBIC), a laboratory facility located at the company’s Discovery Hub in Newark, Delaware, US. A multi-million-dollar investment, the CBIC supports the testing and scaling of next generation battery technologies, to enable more sustainable, cost-effective, energy-efficient, and high-performing batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles (EVs), Chemours said.
On Thursday, Syensqo broke ground on its new battery-grade polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) facility in Augusta, Georgia, US. When complete, the site will be the largest PVDF production facility in North America, the company said.
As part of a multi-year agreement, US specialty chemicals company Albemarle will supply German car manufacturer BMW with battery-grade lithium for its electric vehicles (EVs), starting in 2025.
In Canada, Belgian materials technology and recycling group Umicore is proceeding with the construction of a 35 GWh equivalent battery materials production plant in Loyalist, Ontario, to cater to the North American electric vehicle (EV) battery market. Located at about 25 km from Kingston, the plant in Loyalist will be at the heart of Canada’s automotive technology cluster.
