HC Starck has huge appetite for tungsten powders

Below is a "google translation" from German sourced from the HC Stark (HCS) LinkedIn page
HC Starck is a German headquartered company located in Goslar, Germany and is a 100% owned subsidiary of Masan Hit Tech Materials with whom EQ Resources has recently signed an MOU.

My read on this is as follows;
Back in July 2022, HCS invested a whopping GBP 45 million (EUR 52million) in a Cambridge based UK company called Nyobolt (see link below)
https://www.hcstarck.com/en/h-c-starck-invests-in-nyobolt-an-ultra-fast-charging-ultra-high-power-density-battery-business/
Nyobolt developed proven technology using tungsten deployed to lithium ion battery anodes which enable faster and safer charging of batteries.
Clearly, using such technology, Nyobolt would have to ensure safe and reliable tungsten powders supplies - HCS, via Masan, would step into the breach.
Consequently it appears HCS have now developed a product brand called "starck2charge", design to use tungsten in coatings for battery cathodes as well as in their Centre for Solary Energy & Hydrogen research.

Safer, more stable and faster charging lithium ion battery solutions are the absolute way to go - and HCS & Masan are positioned at the forefront of this innovation, being critical to their required supply of tungsten powders

It is patently obvious that Masan is leaving no stone unturned in ensuring they are able to meet this demand, and accordingly have sought out our very own massive tungsten resource in EQ Resources' Mt Carbine.

Question is, will they stop at the product ? Or will they go for the entire farm ?
Only time and our patience will tell.

H.C. Starck Tungsten Powders is now marketing special tungsten powders for use in lithium-ion batteries under the "starck2charge®" product brand⁵. The company has been researching innovative coatings for cathodes together with the Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) since April last year¹. Powder mixtures are already available, the use of which in corresponding applications has been proven to increase the stability and safety of lithium-ion batteries¹.

The traditional Goslar-based company, which belongs to the Vietnamese Masan High-Tech Materials Group, has recently made considerable progress in the growth sector of lithium-ion batteries¹. In July 2022, for example, it acquired a 15 percent stake in the British startup Nyobolt, which plans to launch a tungsten-based anode technology for ultra-fast-charging batteries in the near future¹⁴. Nyobolt is a fast-charging Li-ion battery solutions company that leverages H.C. Starck Tungsten Powders' advanced tungsten materials in its anode⁴.

Tungsten-based products can make a significant contribution to the advancement of battery technology⁵, says CEO Dr. Hady Seyeda. The "starck2charge" brand makes it easier for us to differentiate ourselves and underlines our long-term commitment to this sector⁵.

Source: Conversation with Bing, 26/04/2023

(1) H.C. Starck Tungsten Powders addresses battery segment with dedicated .... https://www.hcstarck.com/en/starck2charge/.

(2) H.C. Starck Tungsten and ZSW collaborate on tungsten in lithium-ion .... https://bing.com/search?q=h.c.+starck+tungsten+powders+lithium-ion+batteries.

(3) H.C. Starck Invests in Nyobolt, an Ultra-fast Charging, Ultra-high .... https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hc-starck-invests-in-nyobolt-an-ultra-fast-charging-ultra-high-power-density-battery-business-301587272.html.

(4) H.C. Starck Tungsten and ZSW collaborate on tungsten in lithium-ion .... https://www.hcstarck.com/en/zsw-collaboration/.

(5) Masan High-Tech Materials Introduces Tungsten Powders for 3D Printing .... https://insightssuccess.com/masan-high-tech-materials-introduces-tungsten-powders-for-3d-printing-and-battery-technology/.

(6) H.C. Starck Invests in Nyobolt, an Ultra-fast Charging, Ultra-high .... https://www.hcstarck.com/en/h-c-starck-invests-in-nyobolt-an-ultra-fast-charging-ultra-high-power-density-battery-business/.