New European battery materials player IONWAY locates first production plant in Nysa, Poland

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Dr. Stefan Ernst
Dr. Stefan Ernst
Spokesperson Battery | Volkswagen Group Technology
Marjolein Scheers
Marjolein Scheers
Umicore | Director External Relations
Visualization of ionway's future factory for the production of cathode material in Nysa, Poland
Visualization of ionway's future factory for the production of cathode material in Nysa, Poland
  • PowerCo- and Umicore-backed joint venture IONWAY scales up EU footprint in the e-mobility business
  • IONWAY creates 900 industry jobs in Poland to produce cathode active material (CAM) for EVs, the most valuable battery asset
  • First production site will run on renewable energy with a view to carbon-neutral production
  • Strong contribution to swift mobility transition and EU Green Deal through regional, sustainable and transparent battery supply chains
  • Strategic support from the Polish government under the Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework (TCTF)

Brussels/Nysa. The newly-founded Brussels-based European EV battery materials producer IONWAY has chosen to build its first CAM production plant in Nysa, Poland, adjacent to Umicore’s existing CAM plant. The JV, backed by Volkswagen Group-owned PowerCo SE and Umicore, is scaling up the EU footprint in the e-mobility business with the ambition to grow its annual production capacity to 160 GWh p.a. by the end of the decade, corresponding to 2.2 m battery-electric vehicle, based on market developments. IONWAY will thus help the European Union achieve its Green Deal ambitions by accelerating the establishment of regional, sustainable, and transparent battery value chains.

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