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Posco Future M in Honda deal

13th May 2024

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Andrew Warmington

Following discussions since April 2023, South Korea’s Posco Future M and Honda have reached a basic agreement on collaboration for the production of cathode materials for electric vehicle (EV) batt

LG Chem breaks ground in Tennessee

2nd January 2024

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Andrew Warmington

Korea’s LG Chem has broken ground on a nickel-cobalt-manganese-aluminium cathode materials facility on a 170 hectare site in Clarksville, Tennessee.

Umicore in further battery deal

4th October 2022

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Andrew Warmington

Following on from other recent announcements in the field, Umicore has announced a 5-50, €3 billion joint venture to supply precursor and cathode material production to the European battery cell fa

Multiple chemical firms in battery advances

30th June 2022

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Andrew Warmington

Umicore has agreed to develop high-performance catholyte materials for solid-state batteries with Japan’s Idemitsu Kosan, combining its expertise in cathode active materials (CAMs)

Umicore opens cathode materials R&D centre

26th May 2022

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Andrew Warmington

Umicore has officially inaugurated its new global R&D centre for cathode materials next to its existing R&D centre and production plants in Cheonan, Korea.

Nobian, Vulcan in lithium deal 

18th January 2022

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Andrew Warmington

Chlor-alkali producer Nobian, which was separated from the rest of Nouryon last year, has signed an agreement with German-Australian lithium developer Vulcan Energy to assess the feasibility of pro

Umicore, VW in battery materials JV

14th December 2021

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Andrew Warmington

Subject to final agreements and customary conditions, including regulatory approvals, Umicore and Volkswagen will establish a joint venture in precursor and cathode material production in Europe.

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