Arkema and Prologium Engage in a Collaboration for Next Generation Lithium Ceramic Battery Materials for E-mobility
14 Maggio 2024 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
Regulatory News:
Arkema (Paris:AKE) has been chosen by ProLogium, a Taiwanese
technology leader in advanced batteries, as a key development and
supply partner ahead of the launch of its gigafactory in
France.
On 14th May, Arkema and ProLogium held an LOI (letter of intent)
exchange ceremony in Paris, deepening the collaboration that began
in 2010 and that will accelerate following ProLogium’s intention to
establish an advanced R&D laboratory in France, home to
Arkema’s flagship Battery Center of Excellence, demonstrating one
more time Arkema’s ability to work with the leaders of the
batteries of tomorrow, bringing its large suite of technologies to
help develop batteries that are more efficient, safer, and more
sustainable.
ProLogium recently launched in Taiwan its first giga-level
demonstration line, a factory capable of producing up to 2 gigawatt
hours of Lithium Ceramic Batteries, enough to equip up to 26,000
cars per year. Their next step will consist in building a
gigafactory in Dunkirk, France which will be capable of supplying
over 500,000 cars per year. The French government has committed to
granting ProLogium a subsidy as part of its “France 2030” plan.
Arkema is a key supplier of PVDF for advanced lithium-ion
batteries, with manufacturing sites in France, the USA, and China.
The collaboration will focus first on Kynar® PVDF grades and
advanced high-performance materials tailored for ProLogium’s
next-generation Lithium Ceramic Batteries, but also includes plans
to leverage Arkema’s extensive suite of inside-the-cell
technologies.
"As we journey towards creating a localized value chain, Arkema
is an ideal partner in overcoming existing technological barriers
and achieve innovations, leading to a fundamental transformation in
cell structure and process design,” said Vincent Yang, founder and
CEO of ProLogium. “Arkema’s industry leading portfolio of battery
material solutions, in addition to their global innovation and
manufacturing capability, is key to helping us develop new battery
models that combine performance, cost efficiency, and resource
circulation.”
“We are delighted to collaborate with ProLogium on advanced
Lithium Ceramic Battery solutions,” added Guillaume de Crevoisier,
Arkema’s global general manager for Kynar® fluoropolymers. “It is
exciting for Arkema to play a key role in this technology
revolution. We are really proud to be able to offer a broad suite
of advanced materials on top of fluoropolymers.”
This collaboration, together with the recently announced
investments in 2 start-ups, Tiamat and Proionic, will further
strengthen Arkema’s position as a key player in high-end solutions
for next-generation batteries.
Building on its unique set of expertise in materials science,
Arkema offers a portfolio of first-class technologies to
address ever-growing demand for new and sustainable materials. With
the ambition to become a pure player in Specialty Materials, the
Group is structured into 3 complementary, resilient and highly
innovative segments dedicated to Specialty Materials - Adhesive
Solutions, Advanced Materials, and Coating Solutions - accounting
for some 92% of Group sales in 2023, and a well-positioned and
competitive Intermediates segment. Arkema offers cutting-edge
technological solutions to meet the challenges of, among other
things, new energies, access to water, recycling, urbanization and
mobility, and fosters a permanent dialogue with all its
stakeholders. The Group reported sales of around € 9.5 billion in
2023, and operates in some 55 countries with 21,100 employees
worldwide.
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