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The European Commission has chosen 46 new strategic raw material projects across 16 member states. The projects include materials important for batteries, such as lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese and graphite.
Vianode and FAAM said they demonstrated that graphite from FAAM’s anode production scrap can be recycled into anode-grade graphite. The companies said they are expanding the collaboration to scale the process toward industrial deployment.
Parker Hannifin’s Performance Materials Division has added three thermal adhesives to its CoolTherm portfolio for EV and industrial electrification uses. The company says the materials are meant to improve reliability, manufacturability and design flexibility.
Constantia Flexibles has launched energon, a European-made battery foil portfolio that includes pouch cell laminate and cathode foil. The launch is relevant because it adds a Europe-produced materials option for battery manufacturing, according to the company.
The Fraunhofer Battery Alliance is widening its collaboration with South Korean partners through two new letters of intent. The planned projects cover battery materials, cell production and recycling, which could support future battery development.
Vianode says it is looking for a partner for its next expansion phase. CEO Burkhard Straube said options range from cooperation to a full acquisition.
Electrified Materials, a majority-owned recycling subsidiary of American Resources, signed a binding letter of intent to acquire Blackion. The proposed all-stock deal would bring together battery lifecycle and critical materials activities, with value tied to an agreed EMCO pre-money valuation.
According to electrive, Vianode and FAAM say they have demonstrated recycling waste graphite from battery production into high-performance anode material and now aim to scale the approach for industrial use.
Echion says it is collaborating with South Korean battery equipment supplier Energy Tech Solution (ETS) on its XNO niobium-based anode material. The partnership matters because XNO is intended to support fast charging and high cycle stability.
Geothermal Engineering Ltd has received an offer in principle of up to £9.8 million in UK government grant funding for a lithium extraction plant in Cornwall. The project is intended to produce 1,500 tonnes per year of technical-grade lithium carbonate.
GM said it completed a closed-loop EV battery recycling pilot using recycled nickel, cobalt and manganese in new battery cells. The result points to a recycling path for battery materials used in electric vehicles.