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Ascend wins lithium-ion battery additive patent case against Samsung SDI

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Ascend Performance Materials has successfully challenged a lithium-ion battery technology patent held by Samsung SDI. The board’s decision broadly enables manufacturers to use Ascend’s Trinohex Ultra in the United States for their lithium-ion battery electrolyte formulations.

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Battery-grade lithium carbonate forecast to trade at $74K/tonne in 12 months

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According to the USGS, global end-use lithium markets are estimated as follows: batteries, 74%; ceramics and glass, 14%; lubricating greases, 3%; continuous casting mold flux powders, 2%; polymer production, 2%; air treatment, 1%; and other uses, 4%. Source: Statista.

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Solvay and Orbia to create JV to supply PVDF to battery market; largest capacity in N America

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Solvay and Orbia intend to use two production sites, one for raw materials and the other for finished product, located in the southeastern United States. Both plants are expected to be fully operational by 2026. Solvay, a global leader in PVDF, brings process technology and global market know-how to this venture.

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DOE awarding $1.6B to 11 battery materials separation and processing projects as part of $2.8B funding

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Anovion, with its partners, collaborators and stakeholders, will build 35,000 tons per annum of new synthetic graphite anode material capacity for lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles and critical energy storage applications. Materials Separation & Processing (Cathode Minerals).

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LOTTE Chemical, LOTTE Aluminum to build $238.7M cathode foil plant in Kentucky

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Cathode foil is one of the four major components of lithium-ion batteries. Patterson Industrial Park, will be the company’s first aluminum foil facility located in the United States and is expected to begin operation in 2025. The Hardin County operation, located on 40 acres in the T.J.

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Arkema launches new renewable PVDF range from crude tall oil for Li-ion batteries

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Kynar CTO PVDF grades using the mass balance approach under the ISCC+ certification process will be produced first in Arkema’s Pierre-Bénite plant in France for its European customers, focusing initially on grades specifically targeted for the lithium-ion battery market. These grades are expected to be commercialized by mid-2022.

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Report: LG Chem obtains patent for Li-ion battery separator in Europe, Japan

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said that it has obtained a patent for its safety-reinforced separator (SRS), a key component of lithium-ion polymer batteries, in Europe and Japan. LG Chem now has SRS patents in five regions, including South Korea, the United States and China, the company said. Earlier post.).

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