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Nippon Shokubai to expand LiFSI production capacity in China

This article was originally posted on Chemical Engineering Online.
Summary
Nippon Shokubai (Osaka, Japan) will expand LiFSI (lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide, trade name IONEL) production by 10,000 metric tons per year at Hunan Fluopont New Materials Co., Ltd., its joint venture in China, to support lithium-ion battery electrolyte supply.

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Nippon Shokubai Ltd. (Osaka, Japan) announced that it will expand its production facilities with an additional 10,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) of production capacity for LiFSI (lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide, trade name: IONEL), a lithium salt used as an electrolyte for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), at Hunan Fluopont New Materials Co., Ltd., its joint venture in China. […]

The post Nippon Shokubai to expand LiFSI production capacity in China appeared first on Chemical Engineering.

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