Tata Chemicals (TCL) Wednesday signed an agreement with CSIRCECRI (Central Electrochemical Research Institute), Karaikudi in Tamil Nadu, to explore collaborative technology scaling up of manufacturing cathode materials for Lithium-ion cells.
Under this memorandum of understanding (MoU), TCL and CSIR-CECRI envisages building a partnership which would leverage the latter's intellectual property, capabilities and infrastructure, to eventually manufacture Lithium-ion batteries for various applications, a release said here.
This partnership is intended to build a strong foundation on commercially scalable cathode chemistries and is in line with the direction for increased electrification in transportation and the thrust on cleaner forms of energy in India.
"At our Innovation Centre in Pune, we continue to explore newer frontiers in chemistry, with a view to applying science to solve the challenges of tomorrow. Together with CECRI's strengths in electrochemistry, we will build capabilities in new age energy materials for Lithium-ion cells," Tata Chemicals managing director R Mukundan said.
With a transformation agenda built on innovation and sustainability, this move is in line with the company's strategy to grow its specialty business.
The Tata Chemicals Innovation Centre has been the company's technology and innovation hub providing sustainable differentiators to its businesses, with the advantage of multi-disciplinary expertise for customer-centric solutions.
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