Building LFP Value Chains
LANXESS is a global manufacturer of specialty chemicals and reliable partner for battery materials. Our key raw materials and production facilities offer the potential to make an important contribution to the development of sustainable and independent value chains for LFP cathode materials in western regions. In the production of our iron oxide and iron phosphate battery grades we rely on western-based production sites, customized process technology and technical expertise.
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Our Iron Oxide and Iron Phosphate Battery Grades – all benefits at a glance
- LANXESS is a leading iron oxide manufacturer with over 95 years production experience
- Field-proven Bayoxide® iron oxides with optimized electrochemical properties for LFP applications
- FEOC-compliant products, produced in Germany and Brazil
- Low CO2 footprint confirmed by verified LCA data
- Uniform quality standards with narrow specifi cations
- LANXESS strives to become a new western supplier of iron phosphate
- Build up of production capacities in progress
- FEOC-compliant battery grades, produced in Germany
- Advanced process technology according to European HSE standards
SYNTHESIS METHODS OF LiFePO4 (LFP) – SUPPLIED BY LANXESS
LANXESSLANXESS provides precursor materials for two LFP production process that make greater use of regionally available, FEOC-compliant raw materials and comply with advanced sustainability standards within the EU and USA.
Option 1: In this process, iron oxide, phosphorus and lithium compounds are converted to LFP. The process has already been established on a smaller scale and our Bayoxide® iron oxide battery grades are successfully used in practice.
Option 2: LANXESS will soon be supplying high-quality products for a production process in which iron phosphate and lithium compounds are converted into LFP. LANXESS is planning to synthesize its iron phosphate battery grades directly from iron and phosphoric acid which is more sustainable than using iron sulfate as raw material
For both manufacturing process, our experts provide support in the development of customized product solutions. Please find our contact formula below.
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LANXESS business unit Inorganic Pigments is a leading, western-based producer of iron oxides with a unique psoition in the market.
- +95 years of experience in iron oxide manufacturing
- Own production plants with sufficient capacity to serve the battery market from sites in Germany and Brazil
- Approx. 70% of the production volume manufactured outside China comes from LANXESS production sites
LANXESSWith our products, we offer the opportunity for more sustainability and less CO2 in the production of battery materials.
- Sustainable manufacturing processes and regional raw material sourcing
- Verified LCA data is available for all iron oxide battery grades
- Products with +90% recycled content
- Awarded with Platinum in EcoVadis’ sustainability rating
LANXESSWe have extensive expertise in adapting our battery raw materials to the needs of our customers and continuously improving them.
- 100 years of R&D competence to jointly develop customer specific battery grades
- Well-equipped research laboratories enable us to adapt our products to specific customer requirements
- Cross-industrial research cooperations initiated
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RESEARCH COOPERATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
LANXESSImproving LFP Battery Materials for Europe
LANXESS and battery materials manufacturer IBU-tec advanced materials have entered into a research cooperation in the battery sector. The goal of the two German companies is to develop innovative iron oxides for the production of cathode material for LFP batteries and thus increase the performance of this battery type.
Recycling for the circular economy
LANXESS is involved in the development of recycling concepts for the recovery of large quantities of old LFP batteries. To this end, there is a project with partners that is funded by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK) and is aimed at recycling LFP cathode materials. Chemical processes are being developed to recover lithium, iron and phosphorus, among other things, from the "black mass" produced during battery recycling by shredding.