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BASF to spin off catalysts unit

BASF has said it plans to carve out its mobile emissions catalysts business and spend up to EUR4.5bn on battery…

BASF to supply SVOLT with battery chemicals

BASF and SVOLT have entered into an agreement for cathode active materials (CAM) development, raw materials supply and battery cell…

BASF and Shanshan form battery materials JV in China

Following the approval of all relevant authorities, BASF and Shanshan have formed the joint venture “BASF Shanshan Battery Materials Co.,…

BASF and Porsche partner to develop EV batteries

BASF has been selected by Cellforce Group, a joint venture between Porsche and Customcells, as the exclusive cell development partner…

Porsche invests in new EV battery JV

Porsche said today it was investing "a high double-digit million [Euro] amount in the new company Cellforce Group. Porsche and…

VW, Daimler and partners to work on ‘sustainable lithium mining’

Volkswagen Group, BASF, Daimler AG, and Fairphone are to start working on a new initiative that seeks to promote the…

BMW Group contracts second lithium supplier

BMW said it would source EV battery lithium from a second supplier, US-based Livent. The value of the multi-year contract…

BASF extends its supplier agreement with Mercedes-Benz

BASF has recently secured a multi-year contract with Mercedes-Benz in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region that extends its longstanding, commercially…

Chinese self-driving tech firm UISEE raises US$155m

Chinese autonomous driving technology firm UISEE said it raised over CNY1bn (US$155m) in its latest fundraising round, according to local…

Pischetsrieder to chair Daimler supervisory board

Former top BMW and Volkswagen executive Bernd Pischetsrieder is to become chairman of Daimler's supervisory board after a major shake up.…