Aspen Aerogels gets USD 671 million DOE loan for battery materials plant in Georgia On October 16, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a loan of nearly USD 671 million to Aspen Aerogels Inc. to fund construction of a new manufacturing plant producing thermal barriers that help prevent battery fires.  While such events are rare, the cells within lithium-ion batteries can overheat and cause adjacent cells to do the same, leading to a fir...

News  Updated at: 2024/10/19

Aspen Aerogels, US to provide aerogel thermal barrier material for electric-only Porsche 718 series On June 13, Aspen Aerogels, Inc. announced a PyroThin design award from Valmet Automotive to supply the next-generation electric-only Porsche 718 series. PyroThin is an ultrathin, lightweight insulation and fire barrier engineered to mitigate thermal runaway at cell-to-cell, module, & pack barrier levels. Valmet Automotive is Porsche's manufacturin...

News  Updated at: 2024/06/14

Svenska Aerogel, Sweden secures pilot order from European supplier in the EV battery industry On March 25, Svenska Aerogel, a Quartzene material manufacturer, announced that it had secured its first order from a European supplier to the electric vehicle (EV) industry, for 560 kg of Quartzene, significantly exceeding the usual size of its pilot order. The company typically receives orders ranging from 50 to 150 kg, highlighting the large size of t...

News  Updated at: 2024/03/26

ng high-purity abrasives and market them to manufacturers of liquid abrasive slurries which used are in the production of microchips.  Silbond produces chemicals that are used in the semiconductor industry as well as other chemicals that act as binders and are used in corrosion-resistant coatings, aerogel insulation and investment castings. The project is expected to generate a total capital spending of USD 7.9 million in 2023 and 2024, and is s...

News  Updated at: 2023/11/23

JIOS Aerogel establishes new manufacturing plant for EV battery’s thermal protection in Singapore Announced on November 6, 2023, JIOS Aerogel (JIOS), a Singapore-based leading silica aerogel technology firm, has officially opened the advanced manufacturing plant in Pioneer, Singapore. The new plant will serve as a primary production hub for JIOS’s signature EV product, the Thermal Blade. This thermal and electrical insulation solution is des...

News  Updated at: 2023/11/08

’s full range of CCA (conductive carbon additive) products, including conductive carbons, carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and carbon nanostructures (CNS). The center will also support other Cabot product lines that support the battery market, including fumed alumina for separator and cathode coatings, and aerogel for thermal management. Based on Cabot Corporation press release...

News  Updated at: 2023/03/07

JIOS Aerogel announces new plant for EV battery components in Singapore On November 16, JIOS Aerogel announced a plan to commission a state-of-the-art factory in Singapore to produce cutting-edge technology for battery manufacturers. The facility will use a breakthrough, automated production process that was developed with the support of the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB). The JIOS Aerogel factory will be located at the JTC Chemical...

News  Updated at: 2022/11/22

ulation material, applied to non-woven fabrics. It can also be applied to automobile resin parts. While it is known that heat is transmitted by convection, conduction, and radiation (radiation), the maker focused on convection. The company succeeded in creating a paint with a high density of silica aerogel, which has the lowest thermal conductivity of all solids, by finely partitioning the inner pores of the material to prevent air convection. Wh...

News  Updated at: 2020/09/04

Sanyo Chemical Industries invests in Tiem factory to support development of SUFA aerogel Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd. (Sanyo Chemical Industries) announced that it has invested in Tiem factory Inc. (Tiem factory, Minato Ward, Tokyo), a material venture company established in November 2012 that has been working toward the commercialization of SUFA (Super Functional Air) plate-type aerogel with high transparency. Tiem factory has jointly develop...

News  Updated at: 2020/06/16