3M/Umicore/SK/EcoPro Ltd/SDI/Gotion/VW: 3M NMC Cathode Technology Licensees:
https://multimedia.3m.com/mws/media/773461O/3mtm-battery-cathode-nmc-technology-licensees.pdf
January 2017:
"have a validity of between 2021 and 2024. Umicore takes over all rights and responsibilities with the existing licensees of 3M."
https://www.umicore.com/en/newsroom/news/umicore-acquires-nmc-battery-material-patents-from-3m/
We all know who SK is.
But not EcoPro Co. Ltd: the world's second largest Asian cathode producer.
Gotion is a top Eco shareholder: VW is Gotion's top shareholder.
SDI is a top investor in Ecoprom: Umicore / SDI have a long-term cathode agreement.
https://www.umicore.com/en/media/press/umicore-announces-strategic-supply-agreement-with-samsung-sdi-for-nmc-cathode-materials
Eco is innovative, no patents close to M2CAM/One-Pot;
https://patents.justia.com/assignee/ecopro-bm-co-ltd
Oct 21, 2022 Eco & SDI:
https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20221020000709
Oct. 2022:
*EcoPro BM Co., South Korea’s leading battery material producer, is set to build a plant in Canada with a $704 million investment in a partnership with US automaker Ford Motor Co. and the world’s fifth-largest electric vehicle cell maker SK On Co.
*EcoPro BM to build battery materials plant in Canada
*Korea’s top cathode maker joins hands with Ford, SK On to benefit from US EV tax credit
*Ford, SK On and EcoPro BM are scheduled to sign a final deal for a cathode factory in Bcancour, Quebec later this year, said battery industry sources in Seoul on Monday.
*EcoPro BM plans to spend 2.8 trillion won in North America and Europe by 2026 for a target of 480,000 tons of cathode materials a year, which is enough for 6 million EVs
Think of all the overseas meetings & videos.
Umicore tied to the 2nd largest Asian producer, NMC cathode patents.
Successful market scale of M2CAM / One-Pot to Umicore & Nano One alone, cannot be overstated.