- ARCI and Allox Minerals, a Hyderabad based company, signed an Agreement for Know-How Transfer on 12th August, 2021.
- The technology was developed under the Technical Research Centre (TRC) on Alternative Energy Materials and Systems and the know-how for the technology is available for transfer on a non-exclusive basis
International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI), an Autonomous R&D Centre of Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, has developed indigenous technology for the production of Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) cathode material for Li-ion Batteries (LiBs) at its Centre for Nanomaterials. ARCI and Allox Minerals, a Hyderabad based company, signed an Agreement for Know-How Transfer on 12th august, 2021.
Dr Anil Kakodkar, Chairman, ARCI Governing Council, emphasised on the importance of having a synergy among various organizations having complementary capabilities. Accordingly, R & D Institutions, Industry and the Government need to work together to nurture and develop EV mobility in India.
Jayesh Ranjan, Principal Secretary to Government of Telangana, Industries & Commerce Department, ITE & C Department, spoke about the tremendous importance that Govt. of Telangana is attributing towards creating a favourable ecosystem for EV mobility through Telangana’s EV policy and infrastructural initiatives to make EVs more affordable and suitable in the Indian context and extended his support to ARCI and Allox Minerals in this regard.
Dr Tata Narasinga Rao, Director (Additional Charge), ARCI stated that the cost of cathode materials contributes significantly towards the overall cost of LiBs, and as India is heavily dependent on import of these materials, it became essential to indigenously develop a technology for the manufacture of electrode materials and support industrial organizations in LIB technology.
The technology, which is in line with the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’ or ‘Self-Reliant India Mission’, was developed under the Technical Research Centre (TRC) on Alternative Energy Materials and Systems and the know-how for the technology is available for transfer on a non-exclusive basis.
