oduct generated during titanium dioxide manufacturing. In addition to manufacturing titanium dioxide and cobalt sulfate, the company also operates a business recovering nickel, cobalt, lithium, and manganese through the recycling of waste batteries. Following the vertical integration of its ternary cathode material business in collaboration with its affiliate, Cosmo Advanced Materials, Cosmo Chemical plans to expand its business scope by entering...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/03

Gelion, Australia, expands Collaboration Agreement scope with TDK Corporation On March 31, Gelion announced exceptional performance results from its Nano-Encapsulated Sulfur (NES) Cathode Active Material (CAM) platform, leading to an expansion in the Collaboration Agreement scope with TDK Corporation. These developments further validate the performance potential and commercial readiness of Gelion’s cathode technology. Gelion is seeking to repla...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/02

South Korea Jaese Energy starts operating 3rd cathode material plant in Chungju, South Korea Several South Korean media sources reported that South Korea’s Jaese Energy Co., Ltd. has inaugurated its 3rd cathode material plant in Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk. The capital investment in this project totaled KRW 358.7 billion, and the new plant can produce 70,000 tons annually.  Jaese Energy is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ningbo Ronbay New Energy Tec...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/01

South Korea’s Cosmo Advanced Materials & Technology and Battery Solution jointly develop and commercialize next-generation cathode materials South Korea’s Cosmo Advanced Materials & Technology Co., Ltd. announced that it has signed a strategic partnership agreement with South Korea’s Battery Solution Co. to develop and commercialize next-generation cathode materials. The two companies intend to combine Battery Solution's core technology in ...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/30

Cathode material supply contract between South Korea's L&F and European battery manufacturer may be reduced or terminated Several South Korean media sources reported that the large-scale cathode supply contract between L&F Co., Ltd. and a European battery manufacturer could be significantly reduced or canceled. The contract is for supplying high-nickel cathode materials worth a total of KRW 9.24 trillion (JPY 1.02 trillion) from January 2025 to D...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/30

Co., Ltd. and BEI, South Korean companies, to jointly develop an anode-less lithium metal battery. By not using anode materials and utilizing the resulting space, this battery achieves an energy density 30–50% higher than conventional batteries. In addition, during charging, lithium ions from the cathode material deposit directly onto the metal surface of the current collector rather than passing through an anode material, thereby enabling a ch...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/30

i Metals Corp., developer of the K.Hill Battery-Grade Manganese Project in Botswana, updated its convertible loan facility agreements with the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC). Giyani has developed a hydrometallurgical process to produce battery-grade manganese products, for cathode precursor materials, critical for electric vehicles.  The Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC) has updated its loan agree...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/26

RENERA, Russia, plans import substitution and localization of key battery components On March 17, RENERA LLC presented a roadmap for import substitution of critical components at the Third Industry Conference "Graphite 2026." RENERA stated that the total cost of achieving 100% localization of the cell will exceed RUB 140 billion. It is collaborating with Russian manufacturers of cathode and anode materials, conductive additives, binders, and foil...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/23

POSCO Future M to jointly develop next-generation battery materials with US-based Sila Nanotechnologies Posco Future M Co., Ltd. (Posco Future M) announced that it has agreed to jointly develop next-generation battery materials with Sila Nanotechnologies Inc., a U.S. battery materials company. The South Korean company aims to advance next-generation battery material technology by combining its cathode and anode material technology with Sila Nanot...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/19

Integrals Power, UK, develops sustainable iron phosphate process for LFP battery materials On March 17, Integrals Power announced that it has developed a new manufacturing process for iron phosphate, a key precursor used in lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode materials, at its facility in Milton Keynes. It uses a low-temperature synthesis method designed to reduce energy consumption and associated carbon emissions compared with conventional prod...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/18

Dongwon Systems to join InterBattery 2026 in South Korea South Korea’s Dongwon Systems Co., Ltd. (Dongwon Systems) will participate in the InterBattery 2026 in Seoul from March 11 to 13, 2026, to showcase its primer-coated aluminum foil (PCAF) for cathodes. The PCAF enhances the adhesion of anode active materials by coating carbon-based primer onto existing aluminum foil. This solves the issue of active materials easily detaching from the catho...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/16

s, 2 power infrastructure materials, and 4 dispersion technology materials. The company’s core thermal management materials have high thermal conductivity and insulating properties, which effectively suppress battery overheating. The company is also introducing various additives for electrolytes, cathode materials, and supercapacitors that improve battery performance, including charge-discharge efficiency, and contribute to longer product life....

News  Updated at: 2026/03/13

EcoPro to showcase cathode materials at InterBattery 2026 in South Korea South Korea’s EcoPro announced it will participate in the InterBattery 2026 in Seoul Special City from March 11 to 13, 2026. This time, the company will showcase its global supply chain, established to secure competitiveness in the ternary cathode material sector, including its refinery in Indonesia and a plant in Hungary that meets European directives. It also plans to ex...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/10

L&F to showcase LFP battery cathode material technologies at InterBattery 2026 in South Korea L&F Co. Ltd. announced it will participate in the InterBattery 2026 in Seoul Special City from March 11 to 13, 2026, to showcase updates on its development of cathode materials for lithium ferro-phosphate (LFP) batteries, whose mass production launch is scheduled for the latter half of 2026. Among others, the company plans to focus on its achievements in...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/10

LG Energy Solution develops all-solid-state battery technology that uses sulfur cathode LG Energy Solution Ltd., an electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing subsidiary of LG Chem Ltd., has developed a high-capacity all-solid-state battery technology that utilizes sulfur as a cathode material through the Frontier Research Lab (FRL), jointly operated with the University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) and the University of Chicago. Sulfu...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/10

issipate heat while securely fixing cells, structural adhesives that bond dissimilar materials, and potting agents that protect batteries from the external environment. Furthermore, the company plans to display its comprehensive battery materials portfolio spanning the entire value chain, including cathode materials such as high-nickel, high-voltage middle-nickel, lithium ferro-phosphate (LFP), and lithium manganese-rich (LMR), as well as carbon ...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/10

Posco Future M to participate in InterBattery 2026 in South Korea Several South Korean media sources reported that Posco Future M Co., Ltd. (Posco Future M) will participate in the InterBattery 2026, which will be held in Seoul Special Metropolitan City from March 11 to 13 to showcase its next-generation cathode and anode material technologies.  The South Korean company will exhibit its ultra-high-nickel cathode material for autonomous driving e...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/05

Integrals Power, UK, completes cycle testing of LMFP cathode active materials On February 15, Integrals Power announced that its next-generation rich-manganese Lithium Manganese Iron Phosphate (LMFP) cathode active materials have now passed the 1,500-cycle milestone. The ongoing test, conducted by QinetiQ, has now achieved more than 1,500 charge and discharge cycles at a 1C rate, with the pouch cell retaining nearly 80% of its original capacity. ...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/24

ting of vehicles equipped entirely with Rosatom's traction battery has confirmed a range of 400-415 km on a single charge.  The battery's operating voltage ranges from 270 to 420 volts, and its total capacity is 180 Ah. These results were achieved using a carbon anode and a nickel-manganese-cobalt cathode. The cumulative mileage of the test vehicles exceeded 100,000 kilometers in various climates and road conditions. Serial production of batteri...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/23

South Korea’s Young Jin to fully enter LFP cathode material precursor business Several South Korean media sources reported that Young Jin Inc. will make a full-scale entry into the secondary battery LFP (lithium iron phosphate) precursor business. The South Korean manufacturer of caustic soda and iron phosphate began developing LFP precursors in 2022 and completed construction of a pilot plant and product testing in 2025. The company already ha...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/16