Asahi Kasei expands lithium battery coating diaphragm production capacity Hipore will reach 1.2 billion square meters in 2026

Asahi Kasei announced that in order to better meet the needs of the new energy vehicle market, the company will invest 40 billion yen (US$266 million) to expand its global Hipore™ lithium-ion battery (LIB) coated diaphragm membrane of production capacity. According to the expansion plan, Asahi Kasei’s three factories in the United States, Japan and…