Li-ion Battery Materials

Advanced Material Solutions for Battery Manufacturers

Targray is a leading supplier of li-ion battery materials for high-performance battery and energy storage technologies. Delivering proven safety, higher efficiency and longer cycles, our battery material solutions help support the growth of lithium-ion cell manufacturers and clean technology developers focused on a range of applications, including automotive batteries, energy storage systems, medical devices, and consumer electronics.

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Cathode Materials

Cathode materials for Battery Manufacturing including binders, foils and cathode active materials (NMC, NCA, LMO, LCO).

Copper Foils

An anode foil portfolio featuring high performance current collectors, including standard and electrodeposited (ED) copper foils.

Electrolyte Solutions

High performance battery electrolyte solutions made with LiPF6 salt and a high phosphorous content flame retardant, DMMP.

Li-ion Pouch Cells

Lithium-ion pouch cells delivering industry-leading cycle and calendar life, superior build quality and advanced safety features for manufacturers.

Battery Separators

Polypropylene, Polyethylene and fully ceramic battery separators optimized for use in lithium-ion battery manufacturing.

Lithium Compounds

Battery-grade lithium compounds including high-purity Lithium Carbonate and Lithium Hydroxide Monohydrate for cell manufacturing.

Anode Materials

Anode active materials including natural, artificial and composite graphite, graphene, activated carbon, and lithium titanate (LTO).

Aluminum Foils

High performance aluminum (Al) foils used in LiB manufacturing during the final application of the Lithium-ion battery slurry.

Battery Packaging

An array of battery packaging materials including battery tabs, aluminum laminated pouch film, and prismatic cans, cases and lids.

Lithium-ion Battery Material Components

The production of Lithium-ion batteries involves several advanced materials:

Cathode Active Materials | LFP, LCO, LMO, NMC, NCA, CSG
Anode Active Materials | Graphite, Graphene, LTO
Packaging Materials | Pouches, Cases, Cans, Tabs
Electrolyte | Lithium Hexafluorophosphate (LiPF6)
Separators | Polyethylene, Polypropylene
Battery Grade Lithium | LiOH, Li₂CO₃
Anode Foils | Copper, Nickel
Cathode Foils | Aluminum
Binders | PVDF, SBR Aqueous

Cost of Li-ion Battery Materials

Battery material inputs have taken decades to turn from specialty, batch-processed chemicals into large-scale continuously processed chemicals. Moreover, battery markets have grown substantially in recent years, enough so to become the main demand sources for many materials, including cobalt, lithium and graphite. Other high-cost materials are also dramatically declining in price, including the additives, solvents and binders that are inactive but highly important ingredients in the battery.

After more than two decades, the Lithium-ion battery industry supply chain has reached maturity. Our understanding of how to manufacture batteries cheaply, efficiently and quickly has grown significantly. Much like the photovoltaics industry before it, the LiB industry has recently moved from hand-built machinery to mass produced pieces of equipment that are sold into the multi-billion dollar energy storage industry. As a result, the capital costs of Li-ion battery materials for manufacturing are much more consistent and understood by investors.

Lithium-ion Battery Technology Benefits

Lithium based batteries offer the following advantages over competing battery technologies:

Higher energy density (3x Nickel)
High performance
Longer lifecycle
Quick re-charging
All season battery – operating down to temperatures of -60^oC
No minimum level current charge

Li-ion Battery Material Solutions

The lithium-ion battery presents clear fundamental technology advantages when compared to alternative battery chemistries. Decades of research have led its development it into the high energy density, high cycle life, high efficiency energy storage technology that it is today. Nevertheless, research and development continues on new electrode materials to push the boundaries of cost, energy density, power density, cycle life, and safety.

Various existing anode and cathode materials suffer from limited electrical conductivity, slow lithium transport, dissolution, low thermal stability, high volume expansion, and mechanical weakness. New methods and materials are continuously being pursued by Targray and other technology suppliers to help overcome these challenges and create exciting new opportunities in the marketplace.

Collaborate with the Battery Division

As part of the global Targray Group with employees across North America, Europe, and Asia, the Battery Division benefits from a unique network of expertise. Working with our partners in manufacturing and R&D, we exploit the rich and diverse business structures of Targray to support interdisciplinary learning, aggregate industry insights, and help customers add new efficiencies to their cell production processes.

Drawing on a robust network of institutional partners that includes Argonne National Lab, NAATBatt, and the Electrochemical Society, we are committed to delivering innovative li-ion battery materials, chemicals, and equipment solutions to meet the commercial needs of clients. For more information, please contact us.

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