InoBat Auto, based in Bratislava, Slovakia, has announced it plans on building a battery R&D and production facility in Indiana, USA. The plan is supported by one of InoBat’s investors, Ideanomics, as well as the State of Indiana.

Bratislava-based InoBat Auto states that it has reached a key milestone in the battery recycling process. With help from its recycling partners, the company says it has used cell optimisation and design mechanisms to prove that recovered active cathode material from end-of-life batteries can be used in the production of new ones. InoBat adds that the batteries produced from recycled materials perform in line with new products made from virgin material.

InoBat Auto, based in Bratislava, has entered into a strategic partnership with Green Lithium Refining Ltd, headquartered in London. The partnership will see Green Lithium supply InoBat with battery-grade lithium chemicals.

Two battery technology start-ups, InoBat Auto and Gigamine Ltd, have announced a joint agreement to develop a process and supporting infrastructure to deliver cost-effective collection and re-utilisation of critical materials from battery manufacturing and used batteries.

Bratislava-based battery manufacturing start-up, InoBat Auto, has signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group. The JDA will support InoBat’s plans to build a 290,000ft² battery R&D centre and pilot battery production line in Voderady, Slovakia.

Electrification technology company Ideanomics Inc of New York City, USA, has announced a strategic investment in Slovakian Bratislava-based battery start-up InoBat Auto.

The Amara Raja Group has announced it is to invest EUR10 million in Bratislava-based battery start-up Inobat Auto.

Mining giant Rio Tinto is investing in Slovakian battery start-up InoBat to support the development of multiple battery gigafactories.

Emissions control specialist Eminox Ltd (a subsidiary of Hexadex Group), based in Gainsborough, UK, has announced plans to add a manufacturing facility in Slovakia alongside further investment at its headquarters in Gainsborough.

Hydrogen fuel cell solutions firm, Loop Energy Inc, based in Vancouver, British Columbia, has announced its first shipment of a complete fuel cell system to Mobility & Innovation a.s., a bus manufacturer in Slovakia.

Schmitz Cargobull has expanded its container chassis product portfolio by reintroducing the A.WF and Z.WF swap chassis for transporting short swap containers, as well as a brand-new W.BO swap box, for an effective multimodal solution.

Torsus convert VW Crafter and MAN truck chassis and install tracked seating to provide operators with full flexibility on seat configurations.