- Collaboration goals to enhance efficiency of LFP cathode materials
- Lowered carbon footprint of batteries by way of use of native uncooked supplies
- Give attention to European worth chain for LFP batteries
Specialty chemical compounds firm LANXESS and battery supplies producer IBU-tec superior supplies have entered right into a analysis cooperation within the battery sector. The purpose of the 2 German firms is to develop revolutionary iron oxides for the manufacturing of cathode materials for LFP batteries and thus improve the efficiency of this battery kind. The businesses goal to optimize the electrochemical properties of LFP batteries, resembling power density, charging velocity and variety of charging cycles.
An increasing number of automotive producers are more and more counting on LFP (lithium/iron/phosphate) batteries for his or her e-vehicles – particularly for quantity fashions. In comparison with NMC (nickel/manganese/cobalt oxide) and NCA (nickel/cobalt/aluminum oxide) cell chemistry methods, LFP know-how presents price benefits of as much as 50 p.c and guarantees safer use, because the system makes the batteries nearly unimaginable to ignite.
Strengthening European worth chains
The demand for LFP in Europe is anticipated to develop by 20 p.c per 12 months till 2030. Up to now, nonetheless, this demand has been met nearly solely by non-European suppliers. With their growth, each firms goal to contribute to the institution of an impartial, strong worth chain within the European LFP battery market, whereas on the identical time lowering the carbon footprint of batteries.
IBU-tec, primarily based in Weimar, Germany, is at present the one European producer of LFP cathode materials. LANXESS operates the world’s largest plant for the important thing uncooked materials iron oxide in Krefeld-Uerdingen. The corporate has nearly 100 years of expertise in creating this materials and might provide iron oxide particles for LFP batteries within the required measurement, purity, morphology and portions.
Michael Ertl, Head of the Inorganic Pigments enterprise unit at LANXESS, stated: “As IBU-tec is at present the one European producer of LFP cathode supplies, the corporate is the perfect accomplice for us to develop the brand new materials, which is a key part for batteries in e-cars and stationary power storage methods. This is a vital contribution to sustainability and the event of a European worth chain within the area of battery supplies.”
Jörg Leinenbach, CEO of IBU-tec, stated: “With LANXESS, we’re gaining one of many largest, globally positioned chemical firms as a robust accomplice within the battery sector. With the joint product growth we are going to mix our experience and collectively we are going to drive the event of the European LFP battery market and set up an impartial worth chain. We see this cooperation as an essential step in direction of opening up the market. IBU-tec will inform about additional materials developments within the battery sector with new software potentialities in January.”
LANXESS: Big selection of options for electromobility
Along with key elements for LFP precursors, LANXESS presents many different options for electromobility and the battery trade, together with uncooked supplies for electrolytes, battery coolants, flame retardants for plastic parts in electrical automobiles and charging infrastructure, and orange dyes for coloring high-voltage parts.
