# Ascend Elements to engineer sustainable cathode material for Freudenberg e-Power Systems

Ascend Elements has signed a contract to engineer custom NMC cathode active material made from recycled Li-ion batteries for Freudenberg e-Power Systems. The material will be used in heavy-duty electric trucks, buses, and maritime vessels.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2023-09-12
- Where: Westborough, Massachusetts, United States
- Status: announced
- Products: NMC cathode active material, recycled battery materials
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Ascend Elements](https://endata.com/companies/72537.md)
- [Freudenberg e-Power Systems](https://endata.com/companies/72538.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ascend-elements-to-engineer-sustainable-cathode-active-material-cam-for-freudenberg-e-power-systems-301923635.html), 2023-09-12: "Ascend Elements today announced a contract to engineer sustainable cathode active material (CAM) for Freudenberg e-Power Systems."

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