Asahi Kasei and Honda Motor have agreed to form a joint venture following a basic agreement on April 25, 2024, to produce lithium-ion battery separators. Credit: Asahi Kasei. Asahi Kasei and Honda ...

Asahi Kasei positions its Energy Storage related business as one of the "10 Growth Gears" (GG10) expected to drive future growth in its medium-term management plan for fiscal 2024, which is focused on ...

TOKYO & NOVI, Mich. & DÜSSELDORF, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Diversified global manufacturer Asahi Kasei and Toyota Tsusho have established a strategic partnership for the supply of automotive ...

Asahi Kasei supplies two types of Hipore™ wet-process LIB separators: a polyolefin microporous base film membrane and a coated membrane separator produced by applying ceramic and other coatings to the ...

Asahi Kasei Corp. is investing $264 million to install new lines making lithium-ion battery (LIB) separators at plants in the U.S., Japan and South Korea. The new lines in Charlotte, N.C.; Hyuga, ...

Lithium-ion batteries face safety concerns as a result of internal separator issues which often lead to short circuits. Scientists have now developed a method to improve the stability and properties ...

Entek Lithium Separators LLC received a conditional commitment for a direct loan of up to $1.2 billion from the U.S. Department of Energy to finance its new facility in Terre Haute, Ind., to ...

TOKYO & NEW YORK & DÜSSELDORF, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Asahi Kasei announced today that it will construct an integrated plant in Ontario, Canada for the base film manufacturing and coating of ...

Also, with regard to the Canadian plant, it has been agreed that Asahi Kasei Battery Separator Corp**, which is scheduled to be established in October 2024, will receive funding from the Development ...