Asahi Kasei to Construct a Lithium-ion Battery Separator Plant in Canada
To meet North American demand for battery separator for plug-in electric vehicles and to join North American LIB supply chains being established, in part as an effect of governmental clean energy policies, the decision was made to construct an LIB separator manufacturing plant in Ontario, Canada.
- To meet North American demand for battery separator for plug-in electric vehicles and to join North American LIB supply chains being established, in part as an effect of governmental clean energy policies, the decision was made to construct an LIB separator manufacturing plant in Ontario, Canada.
- “The separator is an extremely important component that contributes to higher performance and durability of batteries that are essential to EVs.
- We are very excited to partner with Asahi Kasei, having outstanding technological capability and broad expertise regarding separators.
- 1 A lithium-ion battery separator is a microporous membrane that provides a barrier between the positive and negative electrodes of a lithium-ion battery, allowing lithium ions to pass through while preventing short circuits.