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Mitra Chem shipping LMFP cathode active materials samples to major global EV OEM and battery makers

January 16, 2024

Mitra Chem, a US producer of iron-based battery cathode active materials, announced today that it has shipped multiple commercial-grade Lithium Manganese Iron Phosphate (LMFP) cathode active materials samples to major global EV manufacturers and battery cell makers.

This follows the company’s successful General Motors-led Series B funding round earlier this year. Mitra Chem synthesizes its iron-rich cathode materials at its Mountain View-based R&D facility, where it has developed an LMFP cathode that outperforms industry standard materials primarily produced in China.

The recent passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, which offers consumer tax credits for domestically manufactured material usage, has increased demand for U.S.-made battery materials. Mitra Chem, as one of the few U.S.-based iron-based cathode manufacturers, enables purchasers of U.S.-made electric vehicles to qualify for the full suite of IRA tax credits. The company reports a strong pipeline of sample requests from manufacturers both in the U.S. and globally.

Mitra Chem’s research focuses on developing sustainable and high-performance energy storage solutions. The company’s proprietary technology and development process reduces the lab-to-market timeline by over 90%. Mitra Chem combines R&D, machine learning acceleration, and manufacturing to supply battery materials to OEM and battery cell customers.

The company’s battery R&D facility can synthesize and test thousands of cathode designs monthly, ranging in size from grams to kilograms. This process significantly shortens learning cycles, enabling a quicker time to market for new battery cell formulas. Mitra Chem’s lab uses an “atoms-to-tons acceleration platform” that employs simulations and physics-informed artificial intelligence models to accelerate formulation discovery, cathode synthesis optimization, cell-lifetime evaluation, and process scale-up. The in-house cloud platform, specifically designed for battery cathode development, automates data ingestion across diverse synthesis, material characterization, cell prototyping, and standardized analyses and visualizations.