Cell Design and Materials: Li-Ion

NMC Notable Events January

Jae Young Tech Co has developed recycling process of lithium & Ni-Co-Mn extraction with 85 % recovery rates and lithium purity 99 %

July

Nash Energy has joined forces with Rincell Corporation to develop and produce advanced NMC cells domestically in India

February

KIA has released of EV4 hatchback/sedan NMC variants in Base 58.3 kWh) 410/439 km range and Long Range 81.4 kWh) 610/630 km range

August

BlueOval SK, the joint venture of Ford and SK On starts production of NMC cells in Glendale, Kentucky, U.S. for Ford F150 Lightning and ETransit

March

Volktec aims to produce NMC cells for e-scooters, e-bikes and chargers by the end of 2025 and EV batteries in the second half of 2026

September

LG Energy Solution will supply Kim Long Motor with NMC cylindrical battery cells for e-buses; production is scheduled to 2026

April

Lion Smart, a subsidiary of Lion EMobility has announced that it has released samples of its NMC+ battery platform to selected customers

October

Sakuu Kavian dry- printing manufacturing process of NMC811 electrode save CAPEX by 2050 % & doubles battery lifespan

May

Turntide Technologies has introduced Gen 5 NMC modular battery: 4.5 kWh 100 Ah or 6.8 kWh 150 Ah), which is securely mountable in 3-axis

November

Scientists from UNIST has developed new recycling technique that recovers > 95 % of Ni and Co from old EV batteries

June

Sino-Moroccan joint venture COBCO has commenced production of NMC and pCAM at its new plant in Jorf Lasfar, Morocco

December

PowerCo has started unified NMC cell production at its Salzgitter plant, which will establish capacity of 20 GWh per year

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