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CATL to adopt Toyocolor’s conductive carbon nanotube dispersions

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Toyocolor, the colorants and functional materials arm of the specialty chemicals company Toyo Ink Group of Japan, announced that the company’s Lioaccum conductive carbon nanotube (CNT) dispersions ( earlier post ) have been selected by the world’s largest battery manufacturer CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., in Guangdong, China.

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LIBCOIN-BHEL consortium in discussions to build Indian Government’s first Li-ion Gigafactory; to scale up to 30 GWh

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Magnis Energy Technologies Limited announced that the Government of India, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises advises that Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and LIBCOIN (20% owned by Magnis) are in discussions to build India’s first Li-ion battery gigafactory. —LIBCOIN Chairman Rajan Duggal.

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CATL launches “condensed battery” with an energy density of up to 500 Wh/kg for aircraft; automotive version this year

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For example, in 2021, CATL rolled out the first generation of sodium-ion battery with an energy density of 160 Wh/kg. These will now be used by Chery Automobile, as announced at the exhibition. These have been used on multiple high-end BEVs such as ZEEKR, AITO and Li Auto.

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DOE to award up to $42.3M to support manufacturing innovations, including Li-ion battery manufacturing

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million funding opportunity ( DOE-FOA-0002553 ) to support manufacturing innovations for high performance clean energy technologies to drive economy-wide reductions in carbon emissions, including: Topic area 1: Manufacturing Process Innovation. The development and use of tooling is an important process step in the production of automobiles.

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Hitachi Chemical to double production capacity of carbon anode materials for Li-ion automobile batteries

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million) to add third and fourth production lines manufacturing carbon anode materials for lithium-ion automotive batteries at Yamazaki Works. It has also developed amorphous carbon anode materials with good input characteristics for hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs). Hitachi Chemical Co., will invest some ¥3.5 billion (US$44.8

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Süd-Chemie and LG Chem to establish joint venture to manufacture Lithium Iron Phosphate for Li-ion batteries; other advanced olivine structures in the plan

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have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a joint venture for high-volume production of superior quality Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP); LFP is a cost-effective, safe and eco-friendly cathode material for use in rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. LG Chem supplies the Li-ion cells for the Chevy Volt, for example.).

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LFP batteries can revolutionize the EV sector, and AI is helping them achieve it – ET Auto

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Unquestionably, the industry wave of the previous EVs has been lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries used as power sources. Consequently, with the advent of new battery technology and charging networks, the EV market is gaining popularity among consumers who are looking into ways of decreasing their carbon footprints.

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