JEIO supplies carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to Volkswagen, a European automotive manufacturer. Carbon nanotubes are used as conductive materials for cathode materials for electric vehicle batteries.
JEIO supplies its self-developed thin-walled carbon nanotubes (TWCNT) for Volkswagen's new electric vehicle. TWCNT is one of the CNT product lines. CNTs are divided into multi-wall (MW) CNTs and single-wall (SW) CNTs. TWCNT, developed by JEIO, it is an intermediate product between MW and SWCNT. Its mass production performance is similar to that of MWCNTs, and SWCNTs have high-intensity characteristics. Currently, mass production technology is also being developed based on TWCNT synthesis technology demanded by customers. JEIO’s TWCNT will be installed in Volkswagen electric vehicle batteries through nano-processing processes by domestic material companies.
As Volkswagen adopts TWCNT, it is expected that nanomaterials for electric vehicles will also be supplied in earnest. JEIO is pushing to supply to SK Innovation and Samsung SDI and will respectively expand the production of CNTs at its Ansan plant to 1,000 tons next year and 3,000 tons in 2025. It plans to supply it to Ford in the U.S. following Volkswagen. To this end, it plans to collaborate with SK Innovation.
By Staff Reporter Ji-woong Kim (jw0316@etnews.com)