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Volkswagen looks to industrialise battery technology with three new partnerships

Ben Hubbard by Ben Hubbard
3rd January 2022
in Battery Tech, Energy, Industry, News, Plant, Production
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Volkswagen Group has agreed three separate strategic partnerships to strengthen its position in the field of battery technology and drive vertical integration of the battery value chain.Volkswagen Group has agreed three separate strategic partnerships to strengthen its position in the field of battery technology and drive vertical integration of the battery value chain.

These partnerships are with Umicore, a leader in clean mobility materials, the battery specialist 24M Technologies and lithium producer Vulcan Energy Resources.

Umicore-CEO Mathias Miedreich (left) and Volkswagen Group Board Member Thomas Schmall.

Volkswagen’s joint venture with Belgian mining company Umicore will support Volkswagen in establishing a European battery supply chain. Umicore will supply Volkswagen AG’s European cell factories with cathode materials.

Initially, Umicore will supply 20 GWh for Volkswagen’s gigafactory in Salzgitter, Germany from 2025. By the end of this decade, Umicore hopes to supply up to 160 GWh, which is enough to power around 2.2m BEVs every year. Another key part of the joint venture is to secure responsibly sourced raw materials in Europe at competitive prices. All proposed approaches however are still subject to regulatory approvals.

Volkswagen’s partnership with 24M Technologies is so that the automaker can develop cutting-edge production technology for its cell plants.

Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, 24M has a low-cost, space-efficient battery cell manufacturing process that is an improvement over the dry coating process, which Volkswagen plans to industrialise. The plan is to reduce material usage and remove several steps from the conventional production process thereby making it more cost-effective.

Beginning in 2026, Australian firm Vulcan Energy Resources will supply Volkswagen with CO2-neutral lithium from the Upper Rhine Valley in Germany. This binding contract will ensure Volkswagen is supplied with lithium hydroxide for five years, securing demand for future in-house cell production both in Germany and Europe.

Thomas Schmall (foreground left) and Mathias Miedreich (foreground right); Frank Blome, Jörg Teichmann (Volkswagen), and Ralph Kiessling (Umicore).

Thomas Schmall, Volkswagen group components chief executive, said: “Volkswagen is implementing its battery strategy very consistently and at a high pace. Volkswagen’s unified cell must be at the forefront of performance, costs, and sustainability right from the start. With our new partners, we are one step closer to reaching this goal. Together, we will focus on key parts of the battery value chain and develop cutting-edge technologies.”

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Ben is an experienced journalist with a passion for electric vehicles. He previously spent five-and-a-half years working in technology before completing a Masters in International Journalism at City, University of London.

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