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UPCOMING PROJECT

OCSiAl set to begin constructing graphene nanotube

facility in Serbia

OCSiAl, the Luxembourg head- conventional and emerging battery
quartered maker of graphene nano- technology, such as a dry battery elec-
tubes, has received construction per- trode coating process, and solid-state
mit for a nanotube production facility batteries.
near Belgrade, Serbia. The plant will
be launched in 2024 and will have an As well as synthesising nanotubes
initial capacity of 60-tpa of graphene and producing suspensions, the OC-
nanotubes. Over the next two years, the SiAl project includes manufacturing
capacity of this plant will be increased of nanotube concentrates for high-per-
to 120-tpa. battery manufacturers in Europe, the formance polymers. The project has
US, and Asia – enough to enhance the passed environmental impact assess-
“The project will facilitate logistics performance of more than 1-mn electric ment and is 100% powered by green
and lower supply chain costs. European- cars with an average battery capacity of energy.
produced nanotubes and nanotube 75 kWh per car. OCSiAl nanotubes
derivatives will be primarily supplied create long and robust electrical networks Currently, OCSiAl has an exten-
to our customers in central and western between active material particles, sive manufacturing system of nano-
Europe, North America, and Asia,” said improving key battery characteristics, tube-based products in China, Japan,
OCSiAl Group Senior Vice President, making the battery electrodes more Sri Lanka, Brazil, Malaysia, and other
Mr. Gregory Gurevich. durable. Graphene nanotubes unlock countries. The Serbia nanotube hub
new battery technologies, including will operate in conjunction with the
In addition to synthesising nano- high-silicon content anodes, thick LFP company’s operational R&D centre and
tubes, the facility will manufacture cathodes, fast-charging graphite anodes, planned graphene nanotube synthesis
nanotube suspensions for lithium-ion and more. They can be applied in both facility in Luxembourg.
GROWING PRESENCE

LG Chem opens European customer solution centre

in Germany

South Korea’s LG Chem has opened LG Chem aims to cement its status
its first European Customer Solutions and presence in the European market
Centre (EU CS Centre) in Frankfurt, with the opening of the EU CS Cen-
Germany, to provide comprehensive ter, which can promptly respond to
technology solutions for its European- customers’ needs for technical support
based partners. and provide comprehensive technology
solutions, such as product development,
LG Chem started building the EU quality improvement and productivity
CS Centre in 2021 with an investment enhancements. LG Chem currently ope-
of KRW 50-bn ($37.6-mn). The newly rates four CS centres worldwide – one
built three-story centre has a total floor nical product qualification and customer in South Korea (Osan), two in China
area of approximately 7,400-sq.m. It service. Nearly 140 employees are (Huainan and Hwadong) and one in
accommodates pilot plants and pro- working at the Centre, providing tech- Europe (Germany) – and is planning to
cessing lines for works such as extru- nical support for various products, such build another CS centre in the US by
sions and injections, and dedicated as automotive materials and recycled 2023 to extend its support for custo-
laboratories that play a key role in tech- plastics. mers around the globe.

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