Battery Materials Development and Advanced R&D and Testing...

Battery Materials Development and Advanced R&D and Testing Solutions for Lithium Ion Batteries, Interview with Dr. Chris Burns, COO

on 6/8/2020
We learned from Dr. Chris Burns, COO of NOVONIX Group (ASX:NVX), that they are focused on battery materials development and advanced R&D and testing solutions for lithium ion batteries, particularly in the energy storage sector that requires advanced materials, with extremely long cycle lives that can be produced at low cost.

The Company's R&D center, Novonix Battery Testing Services, is located in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Group's anode production plant, called PUREGraphite is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It is the first North American company to land a supply contract, with a major cell manufacturer for battery graphite, and will be supplying synthetic graphite anodes to Samsung SDI, starting October this year. According to Dr. Burns, NOVONIX's short term goals, for the coming years, are to continue to grow the production capability and sales and revenue, within PUREGraphite, as well as through R&D, developing new technologies that can be applied outside of anodes, including electrolytes and cathodes (such as NMC or NCA type materials).