Cathode manufacturing, redesigned for domestic scale.
Our precursor-free platform uses no additional water and reduces process complexity, capital requirements, and environmental impact while enabling resilient regional production.
The process achieves conversion costs that are competitive with, and potentially lower than, those of conventional Chinese processes, even before tariffs, incentives, subsidies, or other policy support.
The highest-leverage material in the battery.
Cathode active material is the largest material cost driver in a lithium-ion cell and one of the largest contributors to its supply-chain emissions. It is also among the most geographically concentrated parts of the battery supply chain. Changing how cathode active material is made can materially improve battery economics, environmental performance, and supply security.
A simplified path from feedstock to cathode material.
Precursor-free. No additional water. Built on commercially proven equipment.
Direct feedstock preparation
Combine inputs (e.g. lithium/sodium, metal oxide, phosphate, carbon, and proprietary inputs) without first manufacturing conventional metal-sulfate or intermediate precursors.
Solid-state synthesis
Convert prepared feedstocks directly into cathode active material through a controlled solid-state reaction with no additional water.
Thermal processing
Use commercially proven kiln equipment to control crystal structure, carbon coating, and electrochemical performance.
Milling and qualification
Finish the material to customer-specific particle and performance targets for drop-in validation in existing electrode and cell manufacturing processes.
Built into the material.
Precursor-free
Eliminates conventional metal-sulfate and intermediate precursor production steps.
No additional water
Requires no additional water during synthesis, substantially reducing wastewater and treatment infrastructure.
Domestic input flexibility
Designed to use widely available, FEOC-compliant lithium, iron, phosphate, and other material inputs.
Commercially proven equipment
Built around established mixing, thermal-processing, and milling equipment to reduce scale-up risk.
Closed-loop process
A closed-loop manufacturing system minimizes material losses and process waste while supporting efficient resource use.
Recycled input potential
Supports recycled metal-oxide inputs and future circular supply pathways.
Lower-capital plant design
A simplified process and equipment train reduce the infrastructure required for regional cathode active material production.
Customer-specific material development
Material properties can be optimized around customer specifications, electrode processes, and cell requirements.
Multiple cathode chemistries
The platform has produced both LFP and NMC cathode active materials and is being extended to next-generation chemistries including LMFP and LMR.
Beyond lithium-ion
SVX is also exploring applications of its manufacturing platform for emerging battery systems, including sodium-ion cathode materials.
Qualify SVX material in your line.
We're collaborating with manufacturers and supply-chain partners on qualifying materials and scaling production.