Argonne's lithium-ion battery cathode technology to be commercialized by BASF

摘要

According to BASF Corp. President of Market and Business Development Joseph Breunig, the company and the U.S. DOE's Argonne National Laboratory have signed a world-wide licensing agreement to mass produce and market Argonne's patented composite cathode materials to manufacturers of advanced lithium-ion batteries.rnBASF will conduct further lithium-ion battery material application development in its current Beachwood, Ohio facility. Contingent upon winning a DOE grant under Recovery Act-Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative (DE-FOA-0000026), BASF plans to build one of North America's largest cathode material production facilities in Elyria, OH.