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BASF Readies Cathode Facility In Ohio

by Melody M. Bomgardner
November 26, 2012 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 90, Issue 48

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Credit: BASF
BASF’s new cathode materials plant in Ohio is four stories tall.
Photo shows BASF’s newly opened plant in Elyria, Ohio, that will supply nickel cobalt manganese cathode materials to companies making lithium-ion batteries for hybrid and all-electric vehicles.
Credit: BASF
BASF’s new cathode materials plant in Ohio is four stories tall.

BASF has opened a plant in Elyria, Ohio, that will supply nickel cobalt manganese cathode materials to companies making lithium-ion batteries for hybrid and all-electric vehicles. The $50 million plant was supported by a $25 million grant from the Department of Energy and uses technology licensed from Argonne National Laboratory. The 70,000-sq-ft facility is expected to employ 25 workers.

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