Chemistry: Cathode

Nanotech Energy 18650 2Ah LCO Safe Cell along with their NMC 2.1Ah and LFP 1.5Ah versions are ready for production at Chico 2 plant in Chico, California

SiAT and CPDC show that adding 5% of LCO to 2nd gen LMFP paste prevents catastrophic failure at 4.5V in nail penetration test

EaglePicher awarded GS Yuasa contract to supply Generation 4 LSE112 112 Ah, 3.75V LCO/Graphite cells for space

Cobalt Blue Holdings plans Cobalt-Nickel Refinery Project near Perth, Australia, the country's first large-scale cobalt and nickel refinery

FEBRUARY

Source: Various news articles linked above

APRIL

APRIL

JULY

Apple announces use of 100% certified recycled cobalt in all Apple-designed batteries by 2025

TMC and SGS produce the worldʼs first cobalt sulfate from deep-seafloor polymetallic nodules, demonstrate the viability of this resource

JUNE

NOVEMBER

Ateios Systems announces release of first PFA-free RaiCoreTM High-Voltage Lithium Cobalt Oxide electrodes

Electra Battery Materials Corporation announces $20M strategic investment from DoD for first battery grade cobalt refinery in North America

Nippon Foundation and the University of Tokyo discover 200 mt of rare materials, including 610 kt of cobalt, around Minami-Tori-shima island harbors

Ateios Systems secures $350k NSF Engines grant for development of RaiCoreTM LCO cathodes

SEPTEMBER

DECEMBER Cobalt Blue and Ecobatt announce strategic partnership to establish a domestic supply chain of critical minerals by processing black mass from recycled batteries

Ateios Systems signs strategic partnership with several battery manufacturers for its RaiCoreTM High Voltage Lithium Cobalt Oxide electrodes

DECEMBER

DECEMBER

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