Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; edlinks.chemengonline.com/6901-543) is acquiring a 20% stake in Li-Tec Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH & Co. KG (Kamenz, Germany). With its participation in Li-Tec, Evonik is now starting mass production of battery components. Evonik has developed materials for use in high-performance storage systems under the tradename Litation (electrodes) and Separion (a heat-resistant ceramic separator). Since January 2006, Evonik and its wholly owned subsidiary, Litarion GmbH, have been constructing an electrode-production plant for large-volume lithium-ion batteries at the Li-Tec site in Kamenz. The plant’s annual production capacity is enough to make about 30,000 batteries for hybrid vehicles.
Li-ion batteries
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