BASF grants license for manufacture of lithium-ion cathode precursor materials to OM Group
30 May 2012
BASF Corporation, through its Ovonic battery materials affiliate, has granted OM Group, Inc. (OMG) a royalty-bearing license covering cathode precursor materials used in lithium-ion batteries. The license also covers the proprietary processes used to manufacture these materials.
Ovonic, based in Rochester Hills, Michigan, is the global leader in nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) battery technology and a leading producer of cathode materials and their precursors for both NiMH and lithium-ion batteries.
Ovonic has a portfolio of more than 220 worldwide patents covering its cathode materials and precursors, as well as its innovative production processes for manufacturing such materials. Since 1996, Ovonic has produced mixed metal oxide cathode materials in its Troy, Michigan, facility using its proprietary production processing technology.
We have found Ovonic’s proprietary manufacturing process to be a flexible, cost-effective solution for OMG. The Ovonic license allows for the production of a wide range of cathode precursor materials including nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) and nickel-cobalt-aluminum (NCA) chemistries for lithium-ion batteries, which provides a strong fit with our business needs.
—Steve Dunmead, Vice President and General Manager, Specialties, OMG
Why woiuldn't corrupt auto and oil firms think of licensing Ovonic battery technology..
Posted by: kelly | 30 May 2012 at 11:22 AM
Not so sure that the reasons will ever come out.
There are many very strong converting interest between those two groups, mostly opposed to batteries for well known reasons.
Posted by: HarveyD | 30 May 2012 at 07:14 PM
That's why people need to vote against them. Not in November, but with their wallets. It's the vote that's hardest to rig.
Posted by: Engineer-Poet | 01 June 2012 at 10:01 AM