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Silicon and carbon products company Elkem establishes Vianode as new company and brand for active anode materials for EV market
Leading silicon and carbon products company Elkem has successfully commissioned its industrial pilot for battery materials in Kristiansand, Norway, starting industrial scale pilot production for customers. As the next step towards large-scale production, Elkem is now establishing Vianode as a new company and brand dedicated to develop and produce sustainable and high-quality active anode materials to meet the needs of the exponentially growing electric vehicles marketplace.
Vianode has developed a range of synthetic graphite products with unique performance characteristics that can be adjusted to meet specific customer requirements. Vianode is also developing next-generation active anode technology with silicon-graphite composites in order to increase capacity and charging speed.
Elkem commissions battery-materials pilot plant, establishes dedicated battery subsidiary
By Mary Page Bailey |
May 12, 2021
Elkem (Oslo, Norway) has successfully commissioned its industrial pilot for battery materials in Kristiansand, Norway, starting industrial scale pilot production for customers. As the next step towards large-scale production, Elkem is now establishing Vianode as a new company and brand dedicated to develop and produce sustainable and high quality active anode materials to meet the needs of the exponentially growing electric vehicles marketplace.
Elkem’s new battery-materials plant has been commissioned (Source: Elkem)
Vianode has been established as a fully-owned subsidiary of Elkem and Elkem’s existing activities in advanced battery materials will become part of the new company. Elkem is currently inviting external industrial and financial partners to participate. Vianode is continuing its active recruitment for key positions, including the organis
Elkem establishes Vianode as a new company and brand dedicated to strategic growth opportunities for advanced battery materials
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STOCKHOLM, May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/
Elkem has successfully commissioned its industrial pilot for battery materials in Kristiansand, Norway, starting industrial scale pilot production for customers. As the next step towards large-scale production, Elkem is now establishing Vianode as a new company and brand dedicated to develop and produce sustainable and high quality active anode materials to meet the needs of the exponentially growing electric vehicles marketplace.
Vianode has been established as a fully-owned subsidiary of Elkem and Elkem s existing activities in advanced battery materials will become part of the new company. Elkem is currently inviting external industrial and financial partners to participate. Vianode is continuing its active recruitment for key positions, including the organisation for the pla
Elkem launches battery subsidiary ‘Vianode’
The Norwegian metal producer Elkem has founded an independent subsidiary under the name Vianode for the development and production of anode materials for electric car batteries. There is already one potential major customer.
In Kristiansand, Norway, Elkem has begun pilot production on an industrial scale for customers and started qualification processes with several battery cell manufacturers. Although Vianode was founded as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Elkem, the metal group is open to partners – they are “currently inviting external industrial and financial partners to participate”.
The investment decision for a large production facility is expected to be made before the end of 2021. “By establishing Vianode as a dedicated company for advanced battery materials, we ensure full focus on developing this business and progressing the large-scale battery plant towards a planned final investment decision in 2021,” says Michael