Consulting & Training
Customized consultancy & training services based on our extensive battery insider knowledge, global contacts and experience with leading battery companies.
We provide business strategy advice and assess cost structures and drivers of manufacturing battery materials and compare own costs with industry standards. We can also provide cost modelling tools to assess the impact of various factors, such as raw material prices, plant locations, process improvements, and technology innovations, on the total cost of ownership.
Our technical consulting services span the whole value chain from materials to battery cell design and production. Our global battery expert network have in-depth insider knowledge to assist you in improving your products and processes.
We assist you identify and secure top manufacturing partnerships and technology licensing agreements in the battery sector. From partner selection to contract negotiation, our team guides you every step of the way to ensure your goals are met and risks are minimized.
If you need to buy or sell battery assets, we can help you with M&A deals. We have the market insights, due diligence skills, and deal performance abilities to support your M&A objectives. We regularly work with strategy consulting firms, including Roland Berger.
We provide technical support for cell pilot line and commercial line manufacturing. We can enhance your production, quality and guide you on best-in class battery practices and technologies.
Our on-site training gives your teams hands-on experience with advanced cell manufacturing, boosting production speed, improving quality, and sharpening problem-solving skills.
Benchmarking & Prototyping
We provide benchmarking and product validation services for battery materials, using industry standards and electrochemical data. We obtain benchmarks and perform the testing and evaluation of properties such as capacity, energy density, power density, cycle life, safety, and cost.
With our customized cell benchmarking and cell teardown services, which provides detailed information on the cell design, structure, materials, components and performance of different types of cells we support the improvement of our clients products and enabling a better product competiveness
We offer cathode electrode recipe development tailored to various materials like L(M)FP or NMC, with adjustments for additives like CNTs, or improving Silicon anodes. Our high throughput testing enables efficient evaluation of multiple samples, streamlining material selection and formulation.
Customized projects are offered for cell design and prototyping, with the objective of enhancing cell chemistry and performance for use in consumer products, electric vehicles, and defence applications. Our prototype cells are produced in formats including pouch, prismatic, and cylindrical. We specialise in cylindrical cell prototyping, including 18650, 2170, and 46xxx variants.
We provide comprehensive analysis which involves using different analytical tools to determine the chemical composition, morphology and crystal structure of the active materials and additives in the electrodes. Some of the tools we use are energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and inductively coupled plasma (ICP). Further we apply gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) to identify and quantify the organic and inorganic components of the electrolyte, such as solvents, salts, additives and impurities.
We validate materials and prototype cells to accelerate your commercial offtake and build customer confidence.
Products & Manufacturing-as-a-Service
Our offerings are tailored to efficiently support cell manufacturing start-ups by reducing capital expenditure and risk, while delivering access to essential technologies and manufacturing expertise from Asia through service.
We offer high-quality cathode active materials (CAM), including in-house Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) and Lithium Manganese Iron Phosphate (LMFP) in powder or finished electrode form. Our LFP/LMFP powders, produced by our partner Anda, have an annual capacity of several hundred thousand tons. We also supply other chemistries such as Nickel Manganese Cobalt Oxide (NMC, series 5-9) and Sodium-ion (Na-ion) materials.
We provide coated electrodes that can be customised to meet your needs, offered in both roll and sheet formats. Each batch comes with quality certificates and testing data. With our state-of-the-art dry room coating lines, we accommodate different chemical compositions and can produce up to 1GWh annually.
We partner exclusively with SZJ Automation Ltd., a leading cell manufacturing equipment supplier with 20+ years’ experience, specialising in prismatic and cylindrical formats for top Korean and Chinese manufacturers. Together we supply SZJ equipment to Europe and provide comprehensive after-sales support. Our global battery experts assist throughout each project, and we offer prototyping of your preferred format before you invest in a full production line.
We have extensive experience and connections in the battery industry and can provide you with customized sourcing solutions. Whether you need cathode materials, electrolytes, separators, current collectors, or complete cells, we can find the best match for you among our network of suppliers. We can also handle the logistics of the sourced products to your location or warehouse for you.