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StoreDot is a Herzliya-headquartered battery innovator specializing in extreme fast-charging lithium-ion cells for electric vehicles and consumer electronics. Its silicon-dominant anodes enable 80% charge in five minutes at room temperature. The company licenses technology to partners like VinFast for automotive integration. Founded in 2012, StoreDot has demonstrated prototypes at CES and secured partnerships with TDK for mobile applications using organic compound electrodes.

InoBat is a Bratislava-based battery R&D and manufacturing company targeting Europe's electro-mobility, energy storage, and hydrogen markets. It develops solid-state and lithium-sulfur cells with partners like Rio Tinto and Varta, operating a gigafactory pilot in Slovakia's automotive cluster. InoBat supplies prototypes to Volkswagen and Siemens, leveraging CEE petrochemical expertise for electrolyte production since 2019.

Group14 Technologies is a provider of silicon-based materials for lithium-ion batteries, headquartered in Woodinville, Washington. The company's SCC55 silicon-carbon composite replaces graphite anodes, boosting energy density by up to 50 percent and enabling faster charging in electric vehicles and consumer devices. Compatible with pouch, cylindrical, and prismatic cell formats, the material supports scalable manufacturing via proprietary silane gas processes. Group14 partners with battery makers to localize supply chains in North America and Europe.

Nanotech Energy is a materials supplier of graphene-based batteries and supercapacitors licensed from UCLA. Its graphene anodes enable charging in minutes and cycle lives exceeding traditional lithium-ion cells. Fremont-headquartered, the company produces conductive inks, antistatic coatings, and EMI shielding films for electronics and energy storage devices.

Nanoramic Laboratories is a materials technology company centered on its Neocarbonix electrode platform for lithium-ion batteries. The 3D carbon binder replaces PVDF and NMP solvents, boosting energy density, charge rates, manufacturing efficiency, and recyclability while fitting existing production lines. Applications span electric vehicles, consumer electronics, and grid storage. It also supplies ultracapacitors and thermal interface materials from carbon nanotechnology expertise.

Tesla is a vertically integrated battery electric vehicle automaker and developer of real world artificial intelligence software, which includes autonomous driving and humanoid robots. The company has multiple vehicles in its fleet, which include luxury and midsize sedans, crossover SUVs, a light truck, and a semi truck. Tesla also plans to begin selling a sports car and offer a robotaxi service. Global deliveries in 2025 were nearly 1.64 million vehicles. The company sells batteries for stationary storage for residential and commercial properties including utilities and solar panels and solar roofs for energy generation. Tesla also owns a fast-charging network and an auto insurance business.

CATL, headquartered in Ningde, Fujian Province, is a global leading battery manufacturer founded in 2011. The company specializes in the development and production of lithium-ion batteries for EVs and energy storage systems. CATL is the largest EV battery manufacturer in the world and leads the industry in innovative battery technology development for higher-energy density and safety, longer battery service life and super-fast charging. CATL is also involved in the manufacturing of cathode and other related battery materials. Through its subsidiary Brunp, it works with customers to create a closed-loop battery life cycle from production, application, to recycling.

LG Energy Solution is the third-largest battery maker for electric vehicles with about 11% global share in 2024, according to SNE Research. The EV battery segment is the largest revenue contributor, which accounted for more than 60% of total revenue in 2024. LGES also manufactures batteries for mobility, mobile phones, laptops, electrical devices, and energy storage systems. The company was spun off from LG Chem’s battery division in December 2020 and listed on the Korea Exchange in January 2022. It has global manufacturing facilities in Korea, China, Poland, and the United States. Key customers include General Motors, Tesla, Volkswagen, Hyundai, and Stellantis.

QuantumScape Corporation is an American company that researches and develops solid-state rechargeable lithium metal batteries for use in electric cars. It was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in San Jose, California, employs around 850 people. Major investors include Volkswagen Group and Bill Gates.

Ola Electric Mobility Ltd is a pure EV player in India and is building vertically integrated technology and manufacturing capabilities for EVs and EV components, including cells. The company manufactures EVs and certain core EV components like battery packs, motors and vehicle frames at the Ola Futurefactory. Its business focuses on capturing the opportunity arising out of electrification of mobility in India and it also seeks opportunities to export its EVs in select international markets in the future.

Eos Energy Enterprises Inc designs develop, manufactures, and markets zinc-based energy storage solutions for utility-scale, microgrid, and commercial & industrial (C&I) applications. The solutions are used in the utility sector, the renewable energy sector, and the industrial sector. It's flagship product Eos Znyth is a stationary battery energy storage system.

Amprius Technologies Inc is engaged in the production of silicon anodes for high-energy-density lithium-ion batteries. The company develops, manufactures and markets lithium-ion batteries for mobility applications, including the aviation, electric vehicle (EV) and light electric vehicle (LEV) industries. The company's batteries are used for existing and emerging aviation applications, including unmanned aerial systems, such as drones and high-altitude pseudo satellites.

Nyobolt is a Cambridge-based developer of lithium-sulfur batteries for electric vehicles emphasizing ultra-fast charging. The technology achieves 200 kW power output, recharging from 10 to 90 percent in under five minutes while storing 400 Wh/kg energy density. Founded in 2020 from University of Cambridge research, Nyobolt partners with H1 Vehicle Intelligence for prototype testing and raised $25 million in Series A funding.

Founded in 1902, Air Liquide is one of the leading industrial gas companies in the world, serving over 3.8 million customers in 78 countries. The company generated approximately EUR 27.9 billion of revenue in 2025, serving a wide range of industries, including chemicals, energy, healthcare, food and beverage, and electronics. Air Liquide employs approximately 65,000 people.

Merck KGaA operates in three main segments: life science, electronics, and healthcare. The life science segment provides laboratory consumables and instruments to researchers in academia and applied fields, including the biopharmaceutical industry. The electronics segment offers specialty materials to manufacture a variety of products, such as semiconductors and flat-screen televisions. In the healthcare segment, Merck develops, manufactures, and sells branded pharmaceuticals with significant therapeutic concentrations in oncology, multiple sclerosis, and fertility. In 1995, the E. Merck family publicly sold part of the company, resulting in the current 30% public ownership of the firm.

Vistra Corp. is one of the largest power producers and retail energy providers in the USA. It owns 44 gigawatts of generation capacity, including natural gas (27 GW), nuclear (6.5 GW), coal (8.7 GW), and solar and battery storage (1.4 GW). The Cogentrix acquisition will add 5.5 GW of gas generation. Vistra's retail electricity business serves 5 million customers in 20 states, including almost a third of all Texas electricity consumers. Vistra emerged from the Energy Future Holdings bankruptcy as a stand-alone entity in 2016.

Disco Corp is a Japan-based company engaged in the manufacture and sale of precision processing equipment and related tools. The company operates as a single business segment focused on precision cutting, grinding, and polishing technologies used in semiconductor manufacturing and electronic component production. It provides equipment, consumables, and services that support high-precision wafer processing for the semiconductor and electronics industries.