Asahi Kasei to invest ¥40B expanding LIB separator coating capacity globally

Asahi Kasei announced a ¥40 billion investment to install new coating lines for Hipore lithium-ion battery separators at existing facilities in the US, Japan, and South Korea. The expansion adds 700 million m²/year of coating capacity, with start-up from the first half of fiscal 2026.

“Expanding Hipore™ operations globally to keep pace with the electric vehicle market is an important milestone for our separator business.”businesswire.com

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• businesswire.comAsahi Kasei to Significantly Expand Coating Capacity for Lithium-Ion Battery SeparatorsCompany Contact North AmericaOct 31, 2023

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