Saint Jean Carbon, a carbon science company with interests in graphite and lithium mining, plans to join with a battery manufacturing partner to build a full-scale lithium-ion battery using recycled material from an EV power pack and upcycled anode material. The project aims to show that battery materials can be re-used over and over again,… Read more »
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LG Chem Power CEO: We’re the Li-ion leader for PEVs because of material science
Q&A with LG Chem Power’s CEO: Dr. Prabhakar Patil on how the company became a Li-ion battery front-runner, the economics of building batteries, and why it spends little energy on what comes after lithium. Among Tier 1 automotive suppliers of lithium-ion cells, LG Chem is off to a clear lead, based on the number of announced… Read more »
Amorim Cork Solutions introduces cork composite for EV battery thermal runaway management
Amorim Cork Solutions has developed ETP058, a cork-based engineered composite for use between and around battery cells in EV and energy storage systems, combining thermal insulation, flame resistance and mechanical compressibility in a single material. The composite has a thermal conductivity of 0.054 W/m·K and meets UL94 V-0 flammability rating for samples thicker than 2… Read more »
Download the guide to groundbreaking advancements in bio-based heat shrink tubing
Sponsored by TE Connectivity. Due to the rising global demand for sustainable chemicals, the bio-based polymer market is anticipated to expand substantially in the future, based on industry forecasts. The primary driving force behind the development of bio-based polymers is their use of renewable, plant-based content which is critical given the public’s concern on the… Read more »
Dry electrode battery manufacturing: LiCAP says its solvent-free process can cut costs up to 50%
Drying out the EV battery manufacturing process. Reducing the cost of batteries is imperative #1 in today’s EV market. Battery costs have plummeted over the past few years, but by some estimates, the battery still accounts for roughly 40% of an EV’s total cost—and the higher upfront cost of EVs is the main impediment to broader adoption…. Read more »
Honda and Princeton NuEnergy to collaborate on plasma-based direct cathode-to-cathode battery recycling
Japanese automaker Honda and battery materials manufacturer Princeton NuEnergy have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the development of lithium-ion battery recycling technologies. Since 2022, the companies have conducted joint technical validation of Princeton NuEnergy’s plasma-based direct cathode-to-cathode recycling and upcycling technologies for lithium-ion battery manufacturing scrap and end-of-life materials. Through this… Read more »
US-based Energy Fuels’ Dy oxide qualifies for use in EV motor permanent magnets
Dysprosium (Dy) oxide produced by US-based critical raw materials supplier Energy Fuels has passed initial purity and quality assurance and quality control benchmarks at an unnamed South Korean automotive manufacturer for rare earth permanent magnet production. Energy Fuels produced the first kilogram of Dy oxide at its White Mesa Mill in Utah in August 2025,… Read more »
The evolution of aluminum heat exchanger manufacturing
Sponsored by Honeywell. In the dynamic aluminum heat exchanger sector, EV manufacturers continuously push design complexity to meet the demands of electric vehicle size, space, and cooling requirements. This collaboration between EV and heat exchanger manufacturers results in the latter continuously driving improvements in workflow optimization, business efficiency, and environmental responsibility. Heat exchanger manufacturers… Read more »
Nano One pre-qualifies lithium from Rio Tinto for LFP cathode production
Canada-based Nano One Materials has pre-qualified high-volume battery‑grade raw material inputs from global mining giant Rio Tinto for its One-Pot lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode active material (CAM) production process. Rio Tinto has strategically located lithium assets across key regions and intends to increase the capacity of its Tier 1 lithium assets to over 200,000… Read more »
FEV and RWTH Aachen University unveil rare-earth-free EV motor platform with modular rotors
FEV has announced a collaboration with the Teaching and Research Area Mechatronics in Mobile Propulsion at RWTH Aachen University to develop a modular electric drive unit platform aimed at reducing reliance on rare-earth elements in EV motors. The new platform minimizes the use of critical raw materials such as rare-earth magnets, with the goal of… Read more »