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Separator Key Trends + Notable Events January
Microporous receives $100M award from US DOE to accelerate commercialization of ultra-thin, coated wet-process separators
July
Entek awarded conditional US DOE load for US separator plant expansion Asahi and Toyota entered into an agreement for Asahi to supply separators from its North Carolina plant
February
Asahi Kasei breaks ground on HiPore wet-process separator plant in Ontario, Canada (C$1.6B)
March
24M Impervio separator recognized by Fast Company’s 2025 “World Changing Ideas”
Microporous Opens Li-ion separator line in Tennessee, establishing North American supply base
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Natrion announces LISIC-based composite ‘active’ separator
May
Quantumscape announces production of Cobra solid-state separator
SKIE supplies base separator films from Korea to LGES in North America, where LG performs ceramic coating highlighting supply-chain and regulatory complexity
Freudenberg announces nonwoven separators claiming improved life, safety, and electrolyte handing
August
April
September
Quantumscape and Corning announce ceramic separator co-development agreement Entek announces majority acquisition by I-squared Capital
October
Nuvola Technology announces SafeCoat separator technology
June
W-scope Plant construction commences at Nyíregyháza, Hungary plant, W-scope’s first European plant Senior subsidiary INV New Materials announces 1.3 billion m2 facility in Malaysia for base film and coated separator
November
Putailai announces a ~ ¥25 billion expansion in China, adding 20B m2 of base and 30B m2 of coated separator capacity (annual) once complete
December
LG, Toray LG completes acquisition of Toray’s stake in their Hungary Battery Separator plant China’s new “anti-involution” policy seeks to eliminate “race to bottom”, provide stable comp., affecting battery materials generally and separators
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