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Toyocolor to supply SK Innovation with Lioaccum conductive CNT dispersions for Li-ion cathodes

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the colorants and functional materials division of Japan’s Toyo Ink Group, will supply the North American and European operations of SK Innovation, a South Korean lithium-ion (li-ion) battery manufacturer, with Toyocolor’s Lioaccum series of conductive carbon nanotube (CNT) dispersions. Toyocolor Co.,

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Toyo Ink opens Lioaccum CNT conductive dispersion factory in Hungary for Li-ion batteries for EVs; supplying SK On

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the Japan-based parent company of the specialty chemicals manufacturer Toyo Ink Group, announced the official opening of a new wholly-owned manufacturing subsidiary, Toyo Ink Hungary LLC, in Ujhartyan in Pest County, Hungary. Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co., The production facility is operating in a 5,964 m 2 building on 44,806 m 2 of land.

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Samsung SDI building Li-ion battery plant in Hungary; global triangular production structure

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Samsung SDI has decided to use Hungary as its Li-ion battery production base in Europe. The new facility in Hungary will enable Samsung SDI to establish a global triangular production structure along with existing plants in Ulsan, Korea and Xian, China. “In —Executive Vice President Jeong SehWoong.

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Frost & Sullivan: Li-ion battery materials market to reach $51.60B by 2027 from $18.75B in 2020; 15.6% CAGR

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Frost & Sullivan projects that the global Li-ion battery materials market will reach $51.60 However, Europe is expected to witness an aggressive expansion in its Li-ion battery and materials manufacturing capacity. It is slated to account for nearly a third of the global Li-ion battery manufacturing capacity by 2027.

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Benchmark: Li-ion battery pipeline could exceed 6 TWh by end of decade

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Global lithium ion production capacity could reach over 6,000 GWh (6 TWh) by the end of the decade based on current plans, as companies accelerate gigafactory construction in Europe and the US, according to Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. LG Energy Solutions said it would invest KRW 1.7 trillion (US$1.4

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T&E: two-thirds of European battery production at risk as companies weigh investing in US instead

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More than two-thirds (68%) of lithium-ion battery production planned for Europe is at risk of being delayed, scaled down or cancelled, according to new analysis by the European NGO Transport & Environment. Battery investment in the US and China continued to grow, and European companies have already signalled expansion in America.

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Roskill: surge in electrodeposited copper foil projects to meet projected EV demand

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The majority of the projects are targeted at making copper foil for lithium-ion batteries to meet demand from EVs. Copper foil is the most commonly used anode current collector in Li-ion batteries; it not only lets electric current flow but also dissipates the heat generated by the battery.

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