Johnson Matthey is building a demonstration scale plant in Clitheroe, UK to manufacture next generation battery materials to power electric vehicles.
The new plant will have a capacity of 1,000 tonnes per year and will be used to provide sample quantities of eLNO battery material to unnamed global customers.
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The demonstration plant is an step in the commercialisation of eLNO to support the qualification process with customers.
Johnson Matthey has chosen its existing site at Clitheroe to locate the new plant. Nickel is a key component of eLNO and Clitheroe operations have experience in the scale up and manufacture of nickel-containing products.
“This investment is a step in the commercialisation of our eLNO technology and our strategy to deliver break out growth in battery materials,” said Johnson Matthey chief executive, Robert MacLeod.
“The demonstration plant at Clitheroe will enable us to support customers’ development programmes and build our market presence. Johnson Matthey already makes a significant contribution to cleaner air around the world; we’re now applying our science to next generation battery materials, enabling the journey to pollution-free roads.”
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By GlobalDataWork is also underway on the design of Johnson Matthey’s first full scale commercial manufacturing plant for eLNO.
It will be located in mainland Europe and is due to start production in 2021/22.
