EcoPro teams up with Canadian power company to jointly develop lithium metal anode material - Korean media

EcoPro Innovation, a lithium hydroxide company, has partnered with Canadian power company Hydro-Quebec to jointly develop lithium metal anode material.
The two companies will jointly research the development of lithium metal anode materials.
The company will combine this with Doro-Quebec's research results on metal anode materials to develop lithium metal anode materials. EcoPro Innovation's lithium hydroxide production capacity will be 26,000 tons per year.
Hydro-Québec also has experience in developing battery materials and owns a research laboratory. Lithium metal has about 10 times the energy density of lithium ion, which is the main material for the negative electrode.
It has a high degree of effectiveness and is expected to contribute to extending the driving range of electric vehicles (EVs). However, it is said that commercialization will take time due to its high price and short lifespan.
The two companies have decided to build a pilot facility for the production of lithium metal anode material for secondary batteries until 2026, and then a semi-mass production facility thereafter.
EcoPro Innovation plans to use this partnership as an opportunity to expand its business area from the production of lithium hydroxide to include lithium metal anode materials.