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Factorial teams up with Japan\'s Mitsui Mining & Smelting to speed mass production of all-solid-state batteries

U.S. all-solid-state battery company Factorial Energy is partnering with Japan’s Mitsui Mining & Smelting to broaden commercialisation of sulfide-based all-solid-state batteries. The companies will combine Factorial’s Solstice platform with Mitsui’s sulfide solid electrolyte technology and push mass production. Factorial said it aims to strengthen materials supply for Solstice and lay the groundwork for global scale-up. It has also expanded orders and partnerships with automakers and other industries.

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SK On signs 160 billion won LFP cathode material supply deal with L&F

SK On said it signed a supply contract with L&F for LFP cathode materials used in batteries made from lithium, phosphate and iron. The contract runs from Sept. 17 through Dec. 31, 2028, with a value of about 160 billion won. The materials will be used at SK On’s Seosan plant in South Korea and its Georgia plant in the United States for energy storage system LFP cell production lines.