Arkema and ProLogium engage in a collaboration for next generation lithium ceramic battery materials for e-mobility

17-May-2024 - Arkema 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 ...

Arkema strengthens its range of solutions for next-generation batteries with the acquisition of a majority stake in start-up Proionic

22-Apr-2024 - Arkema has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake of nearly 78% in Proionic, a leading start-up in the production and development of ionic liquids, which are key components for the next generation of lithium-ion batteries. With this acquisition, Arkema completes its broad range of ...

Arkema acquires a stake in Tiamat and accelerates in next generation batteries

Ending dependence on lithium

15-Jan-2024 - Arkema becomes a shareholder of the start-up Tiamat, spun off from the CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) in 2017 and a pioneer in sodium-ion battery technology. This investment will enable the Group to accelerate the development of technical solutions adapted to these batteries, ...

Arkema, CNRS, Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University and CPE Lyon join forces to design the batteries of the future

Improving the performance of materials used in lithium-ion and lithium-sulfur batteries is a priority to meet portable energy needs

05-May-2022 - An increasingly large share of portable energy needs will be supplied by mobile energy storage devices, such as lithium-ion batteries. Arkema, CNRS, Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University and CPE Lyon have just created iHub Poly-9. This joint laboratory will be dedicated to the design of new ...

Arkema invests in development of lithium-sulfur batteries

24-Jan-2019 - Arkema works alongside battery manufacturers, and contributes to optimizing battery performance thanks to its materials and innovative solutions. Arkema’s acquisition of a stake in Oxis Energy is consistent with this strategic ambition and this commitment to anticipating the technologies of ...

Arkema and OXIS partner to develop the next generation of battery technology for electric vehicles

10-Jan-2013 - Polymer Lithium Sulfur cells battery technology is considered to be the next generation of battery, complementary to Lithium-ion systems. It has the best performance record among all battery technologies to date. Compared to other batteries currently on the market, this technology displays double ...

Arkema to build Carbon Nanotube pilot plant in France

21-Sep-2009 - Arkema announced the construction of a carbon nanotube (CNT) pilot production plant at its Mont site (France, Pyrénées-Atlantiques). The 400 ton/year plant, scheduled for startup beginning of 2011, will operate an innovative process and will be the only CNT production plant in the world to use an ...

Arkema opens carbon nanotube pilot plant at its Lacq Research Center

03-Feb-2006 - Arkema launched a Research and Development Project in 2003 for the production of carbon nanotubes as well as research into their applications. The Company has now inaugurated the first plant in Europe capable of producing some 10 tonnes per year of carbon nanotubes. Arkema and the Conseil ...