BASF is headquartered in Ludwigshafen am Rhein, a German chemical company, is the world's largest chemical concern. The company recently decided to enter the power lithium battery will soon be the development and production business.
To this end, the company will form a new business unit "Battery Materials Global Business Unit" to integrate with existing and future battery electric vehicle-related businesses. It is reported that the new department will integrate the following business: 1, the original catalyst cathode materials business unit's development department, two original Intermediates segment's electrolyte formula departments, three, planning related to lithium batteries and electric vehicle companies.
Lithium batteries for its high-capacity, high voltage, long cycle life and no memory effect characteristics, endurance and become very strict security requirements preferred vehicle batteries, rechargeable lithium batteries with other rechargeable batteries, such as nickel-cadmium batteries and NiMH batteries competition. BASF's newly formed "Battery Materials Global Business" under the Catalysts division. Can also say that the catalyst cathode materials business unit's development department from next year, including expansion into a new lithium battery positive / anode material, electrolyte and separator including a full range of lithium battery materials manufacturer, and will develop lithium finished business. In this regard, the catalyst business unit president Bo Cike confidently: "As the global automotive industry's leading supplier of chemicals, BASF in the battery materials field with great potential."
Kreimeyer R & D director, said: "Battery Materials business unit established worldwide help unite the power of different departments, solution-oriented, and with the global resources and expertise to better serve the battery manufacturer and we need endurance stronger, lighter weight, lower cost batteries, "saying those words, BASF has decided: In addition to investing hundreds of millions of euros in the next five years for the development and production of battery materials, will also explore the lithium-sulfur batteries, Lithium-air batteries and other new battery technology, electric vehicles in order to improve the economy and environmental protection.
Ever since the world began to develop "low carbon economy" has not only involved in corporate and non-lithium battery companies are involved in the lithium battery industry, but also to large capacity as the goal, large car companies and chemical companies to invest in research and development direction also put lithium batteries for electric vehicles areas, which contribute to the global lithium battery expanding territory.