Business Wire
NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD. (TOKYO:4114) (https://www.shokubai.co.jp/en/) has decided to begin facility design of new electrolytes "IONEL® \- Lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl) imide [LiFSI]" for lithium-ion batteries by setting up the "IONEL Construction Team" on October 1, 2020 in order to construct new manufacturing facilities (annual production capacity: 2,000 tons; location: Ichikawa, Chiba) using its own process. The decision is made because current production capacity, the annual production capacity of 300 ton, is insufficient for the increasing demand. Commercial production by the new facility will start from spring 2023.