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Electrolyte for Lithium-Ion Batteries
The Nikkei Weekly reports that Mitsubishi
Chemical Corp. will produce electrolytic solutions
for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, becoming
the first Japanese company to do so.
The firm’s Chinese unit will have the capacity
to produce 600 metric tons of electrolytic solution
a year, with the output to increase later.
In September, the unit started supplying material
to Japanese lithium-ion battery makers operating
in China, including Matsushita Battery Industrial
Co. and NEC Tokin Corp. These firms have been
expanding production against the backdrop of growing
demand for cellular phones and personal computers.
Battery electrolyte solution is an organic solvent
that enables lithium ions to flow between positive
and negative electrodes in charging or discharging.
It is infused in the final stages of production.
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