March 21, 2024: American Battery Manufacturing unit stated on March 18 it had agreed a equipment provide partnership with Wuxi Lead Clever Tools to construct the primary in a deliberate collection of LFP gigafactories in North America.
Wuxi is to provide custom-made automated gear for ABF’s battery cell plant in Arizona, which could have an preliminary manufacturing capability as much as 20GWh.
The gear contains mixing and coating to stacking and packaging equipment, plus a slurry system, cathode and anode laser chamber.
ABF broke floor for the two million ft2 plant in Tucson final October. Completion of the plant is focused for 2025.
The ability, which goals to provide LFP batteries for a lot of markets together with the vitality storage sector, will even host ABF’s headquarters and a analysis and improvement innovation heart.
ABF has claimed the battery cells produced might be distinct from different lithium battery chemistries, incorporating the most secure chemistry and environmentally pleasant design whereas lasting as much as 10,000 life cycles/30 years.
The corporate has already introduced partnerships with Honeywell, First Phosphate, Anovion, Celgard, FNA Group and Lion Vitality to supply an array of options together with digital platforms, lithium sourcing, anode and separator supplies, and battery pack integration.
Vitality Storage Journal reported final month that Wuxi, along with Tiamata, had unveiled separate proposals for a 5GWh sodium ion battery manufacturing plant in France.
The businesses have shaped an alliance for the mission in Amiens, backed by funding in extra of €500 million ($538 million), with development beginning for an preliminary 0.7GWh line within the first quarter of this yr.