AIRTO member CPI has joined a consortium to deliver a first-of-a-kind EV Li-ion battery chemical demonstrator plant. Led by FluoRok, and in partnership with Coventry University, the consortium is set to deliver a UK-based demonstrator facility for the production of Lithium Hexafluorophosphate (LiPF₆), a critical electrolyte salt used in lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles.
The new facility, which will produce large-scale volumes per annum, is based on FluoRok’s innovative fluorochemical manufacturing process, using commercial scale manufacturing technologies. The project is designed to enable industrial-scale production and address a strategic UK supply chain vulnerability. This initiative contributes directly to the UK’s ambitions for green growth, technological sovereignty, and a robust low-carbon automotive sector.
