Japanese chemical compounds supplier Showa Denko (SDK) has set up a wholly owned subsidiary in China to distribute its range of battery materials to the local market, to capitalize on the rapidly growing electric vehicles (EVs) market in the Asian country.
Showa Denko Battery Materials (Shanghai) (SDBM) will serve the Chinese market with the company's Advanced Battery Materials range of products. This includes anode materials, carbon nanotubes, aluminium laminated films for batteries, and carbon-coated aluminium foils for positive electrode current collectors, as well as carbon-based...