Korean battery and semiconductor materials manufacturer SKC has licensed lithium-ion battery silicon anode material IP from UK-based Nexeon.
The NSP-1 technology can be used in silicon-graphite hybrid electrodes, and is a replacement for SiOx materials.
This licensing arrangement comes a month after the $80 million investment and strategic partnership from a consortium that included: SKC, SJL Partners, BNW Investment, and Kiwoom Private Equity.
Through the transaction, Nexeon entered into a strategic partnership with SKC.
When asked about the claims of higher performance, a Nexeon spokesman told BEST: “I don’t have very recent data available at present, but as you know, better first cycle efficiency and higher energy density are well-known characteristics of Si-anode systems.”
