oss the global battery ecosystem, including top automotive OEMs, Asian cell manufacturers, and U.S. specialty energy storage innovators. It will allow its partners to validate this technology that is addressing lithium-ion batteries’ biggest setbacks: internal stress and degradation. The graphene coating acts as a protective, conductive shield, delivering batteries that last longer, and pack in more energy, all without retooling factories or di...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/08

Hyundai Mobis unveils strategies for new vehicle parts material development Hyundai Mobis has unveiled its three strategic areas in new automotive parts material development. 1. Developing sustainable recycled materials to meet global environmental regulations: Hyundai Mobis’ protective cover for the lower arm contains 50% recycled plastic but retains the same physical properties as conventional products. Moreover, the company is developing ove...

News  Updated at: 2024/08/29

L, a highly versatile polyisobutylene. By using OPPANOL as a binder, the risk of electrochemical disturbances is significantly minimized. The waterborne binders “Licity” possess high colloidal stability, making them highly compatible with co-binders like CMC.  BASF offers a range of innovative coating solutions. A standout technology is Chemetall's eco-friendly Oxsilan thin film technology, which applies a uniform and protective layer on met...

News  Updated at: 2024/06/10

Henkel Japan launches thermal propagation prevention solution for EV batteries Henkel Japan Ltd. (Henkel Japan) announced that it has launched a thermal propagation prevention coating that can be applied to battery cases in electric vehicles (EV). When an in-vehicle battery enters thermal runaway, heat and flames grow. The fire protection material is used to isolate a battery case from such heat and flames and helps to protect passengers in an el...

News  Updated at: 2022/06/22

Henkel, Germany launches fire protection solutions for EV batteries On April 25,  Henkel AG & Company, KGaA (Henkel) launched two new protective coating products designed to shield the battery housings against heat and fire in the case of a thermal runaway event - Loctite EA 9400 and Loctite FPC 5060. When applied to battery packs, the coatings help to inhibit and delay the spread of fires to protect the passengers as they evacuate the vehicle....

News  Updated at: 2022/04/27

EcoGraf, Australia and FYI to develop carbon coatings for Li-ion battery On September 8, EcoGraf Limited signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with FYI Resources Limited to develop enhanced “High Purity Alumina” (HPA) doped carbon coatings material for the lithium-ion battery market. HPA-doped carbon coatings enhance battery anode performance, by minimising first cycle losses during battery charging cycles, through improvemen...

News  Updated at: 2021/09/15

SEGULA Technologies develops smart coating for fuel-efficient vehicles On June 1, SEGULA Technologies announced that its E-Tric Tracks project aims to save up to 50% of the weight of electrical cables per car by replacing them with a smart coating that integrates electrical functions into the sheet metal. It initiated the E-Tric Tracks project in 2016 in partnership with ArcelorMittal. The smart coating technology and process developed by SEGULA...

News  Updated at: 2021/06/08

Research Center and several industrial partners. The researchers are developing a plant for processing the bipolar plates in a film strip off the roll, so-to-speak. The film strip passes through the machine and hence through all process steps – from the blank to the forming, the deposition of the protective coating to the cleaning through the joining process by the laser. Only at the very end are the bipolar plates cut off the strip and isolate...

News  Updated at: 2021/04/05

AGC to supply automotive display cover glass for Toyota Lexus RX AGC Inc. (AGC) announced on September 2 that its automotive display cover glass has been adopted for Toyota Motor Corporation’s Lexus RX. The new display cover is based on the company’s Dragontail specialty chemical strengthening glass. It will be used as a protective surface glass for12.3 inch and 8 inch car navigation systems. AGC adopted chemical reinforcement treatment, opti...

News  Updated at: 2019/09/03

GAZ Group launched mass production of frames for new Mitsubishi Pajero Sport GAZ Group announced on November 21 that it started production of frames for the new model of Mitsubishi Pajero Sport. The project is implemented under a contract signed by PJSC GAZ and PCMA Rus LLC on welding of frames for Mitsubishi Pajero Sport by PJSC GAZ, application of corrosion-protective coating (phosphating and e-coating) and delivery to assembly line of PCMA Rus...

News  Updated at: 2017/11/22

Honda Honda Motor Co., Ltd. fully changed the car body wrapping material to liquid films from existing wrapping film sheets used when the automaker delivers vehicles from its domestic plants to dealers. Vehicle exterior coating protective liquid film, a liquid material applied to the surface of the body by using spray guns, facilitates coating works after the vehicle has passed the final test. Also it can be removed easily at dealers by peeling o...

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