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Cathode Active Materials

Together with our customers, we shape the future of electromobility

We offer one of the broadest CAM portfolios in the industry and optimize our solutions for all application segments.

Why BASF Battery Materials?
 

  • Technical excellence and operational know-how in CAM production since 2012
     
  • The only CAM producer with a world-scale production asset base in all key regions
     
  • Additional services in Battery Recycling and Metals Management
     
  • Strong ESG offering
     

Fascination CAM

CAM is the heart of a lithium-ion battery. Within the electrified powertrain, it allows for the greatest level of differentiation and holds the largest material value.

Our innovation and proprietary know-how allows for an ideal combination of all single raw materials to find the optimal cathode active material dedicated for your specific application segment.

Explore our broad product portfolio

The high purity and excellent product characteristics of our CAMs improve the performance of your lithium-ion batteries.

About our product categories

Maximum Energy

Maximum Power

Maximum Lifetime

Maximum Balance

Applications

We have one of the broadest CAM portfolios in the industry and offer materials suitable for all battery cell applications. Click on the orange dots to find out which products we offer for each application:

Aviation

Maximum Energy

NCM Ni91% PC

Maximum Balance

NCM Ni83% PC
NCM Ni83% SC

Medical devices

Maximum Energy

LCO HV SC blend

Maritime

Maximum Lifetime

NCM Ni60% SC
NCM Ni60% PC

Electric vehicles

Maximum Energy

NCM Ni91% PC
NCM Ni90% SC

Maximum Power

NCA Ni80% PC

Maximum Lifetime

NCM Ni60% SC
NCM Ni60% PC

Maximum Balance

NCM Ni83% PC
NCM Ni83% SC

Consumer electronics

Maximum Energy

LCO HV SC blend

Heavy duty & industrial vehicles

Maximum Lifetime

NCM Ni60% SC
NCM Ni60% PC

eBikes

Maximum Balance

NCM Ni83% PC
NCM Ni83% SC

Aerospace

Maximum Power

NCA Ni80% PC
NCA Ni89% PC blend

Power tools

Maximum Energy

LCO HV SC blend

Maximum Power

NCA Ni80% PC
NCA Ni89% PC blend

Maximum Lifetime

NCM Ni60% SC
NCM Ni60% PC

Maximum Balance

NCM Ni83% PC
NCM Ni83% SC

Energy storage

Maximum Lifetime

NCM Ni60% SC
NCM Ni60% PC

eScooters

Maximum Balance

NCM Ni83% PC
NCM Ni83% SC


Putting the customer in the center of everything we do, we drive battery materials into the future.
We offer a CAM portfolio fitting our customers’ needs today, and innovate for maximized CAM performance in future cells.

Carmen Meyers

Vice President · Business Management CAM


BASF Shanshan Battery Materials Co., Ltd, a BASF-majority owned joint venture in China, plays a vital role as part of of BASF’s global battery materials business.
Thanks to our broad portfolio including R&D, production, and sales of CAM, supported by activities in PCAM, metal processing and refining as well as battery recycling, we have built a strong position in the lithium-ion battery materials value chain as a reliable supplier to our customers in China and also globally.

Desmond Chee Keong Long

Senior Vice President · BASF Shanshan Battery Materials Co., Ltd, China

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