14 US Companies, Argonne Lab Form National Alliance to Advance Li-ion Battery Manufacturing in the US
18 December 2008
Fourteen US battery and advanced materials companies, with support from Argonne National Laboratory, have formed the National Alliance for Advanced Transportation Battery Cell Manufacture to support the development of manufacturing capabilities for automotive Li-ion batteries in the US.
The founding members of the Alliance include 3M, ActaCell, All Cell Technologies, Altair Nanotechnologies, Dontech Global, EaglePicher Corporation, EnerSys, Envia Systems, FMC, MicroSun Technologies, Mobius Power, SiLyte, Superior Graphite, and Townsend Advanced Energy. The founding members anticipate other battery developers and materials suppliers will join the Alliance. Argonne has been active in encouraging the Alliance and will continue to serve in an advisory role as the Alliance begins operations.
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