- Bechtel and Mitra Chem collaborated on the front-end engineering design for Mitra Chem’s commercial cathode manufacturing facility
- Bechtel will use Mitra Chem’s cathode making process to design the manufacturing facility
- Mitra Chem manufactures proprietary battery product that outperforms industry standard materials primarily produced in China.
Bechtel and Mitra Chem collaborated on the front-end engineering design for Mitra Chem’s commercial cathode manufacturing facility. By 2025, the new facility will be producing commercial-scale Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) cathodes. This will allow for the widespread use of iron-based batteries in EVs and energy storage capacity manufactured in the United States.
Bechtel will use Mitra Chem’s cathode making process to design the manufacturing facility and perform commercial facility planning as part of the first phase of the LFP manufacturing plant project. Bechtel will use its extensive global supply chain to support Mitra Chem’s facility construction procurement strategy.
Mitra Chem is one of the few manufacturers of iron-based Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) cathodes in the United States. It previously announced that shipments of its commercial-grade LFP materials have begun to a tier 1 global battery cell manufacturer for customer approval and qualification.
Mitra Chem manufactures proprietary battery product materials in its 15,000 square foot Mountain View facility, where the company has created an LFP cathode that outperforms industry standard materials primarily produced in China.
The passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, which provides consumer tax credits tied to the use of domestically manufactured materials, has boosted demand for U.S.-made battery materials.
Mitra Chem is one of the few companies outside of China with the plans and capability to mass-produce these cathodes.
Earlier Tesla has stated that iron-based battery will be used in two-thirds of its EVs. Volkswagen have also stated that they will abandon nickel-based batteries in some of their vehicles.
Staff Galactik Views