Cell Design and Materials: Li-Ion

NCA Notable Events January

BMW iX facelift revealed with more power and range due to it significantly larger 94.8108.9 kWh NCA battery and achieve 321374/370 426/321366 WTLP range miles xDrive45 / xDrive60 / M70Drive correspondingly

July

Samsung SDI has secured 6 of 8 battery supply deals of ₩1T $726M) to install NCA BESS of total capacity 465 MW in South Korea South Jeolla Provinceʼs Jindo, Goheung, Yeonggwang, Muan & Shinan counties)

February

Hyundai Motor Company and KIA Corporation signed MoU with Samsung SDI to develop high-performance batteries specifically for robots, with aim of increasing energy density, output and usage time

August

EcoPro has announced that it cumulative sales of NCA CAM surpassed 300 kt as of the first half of this year H1 2025; this amount is sufficient to produce around 3M electric vehicles

March

Samsung SDI has started production of next-gen 46-series 4680, 4695, 46100 and 46120) cylindrical batteries contained NCA cathode and Silicon Carbon Nanocomposite anode in Cheonan, South Korea

September

Samsung SDI demonstrates the next-generation Samsung Battery Box 1.7 SBB 1.7) of 6.14 MWh equipped with NCA cells, which delivers about 17% higher energy density than the previous SBB 1.5

April

Samsung SDI announced that it received JLR Jaguar Land Rover Automotive) Quality Award due to their 21700 cylindrical battery with NCA cathode and Si anode

October

Samsung SDI had announced that it has signed a trilateral agreement with BMW group & Solid Power to collaborate on all-solid-state battery ASSB project which will be used for BMW i7 test vehicle, which combines Gen5 construction principles (prismatic cells in modules)

May

Samsung SDI has announced plans to expand & modernise its plant in Göd, Hungary, where they produce sixth-generation P6) prismatic cells using NCA chemistry with high Ni 91%) content and Si-based anodes

November

Samsung SDI won CES 2026 Innovation Award for 18650 battery with NCA cathode and Samsung SDIʼs proprietary Silicon Carbon Nanocomposite SCN) anode

June

Sakuu announced it had validated the performance of its "dry printed" NCA and NMC electrodes, which eliminate toxic solvents and water in manufacturing

December

EcoPro BM started NCA and NCM CAM production in Debrecen, Hungary; the facility will produce 54 kt of CAM that will be enough for around 600 k EV per year

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