On September 13, 2024, the first German production plant for electrolyte solutions was opened at the Fuchs site in Kaiserslautern. With a production volume of up to 20,000 tons of electrolyte per year, E-Lyte Innovations GmbH is setting a significant milestone in the production of high-performance electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries, sodium-ion batteries and supercapacitors. A large part of this production is made directly available to the market for battery electric vehicles.
In May 2022, the Fuchs Group, which operates globally in the lubricants sector, acquired 28% of the shares in E-Lyte Innovations GmbH. With this investment, Fuchs has entered the rapidly growing market for electrolytes, which are becoming increasingly important as an essential component of lithium-ion batteries for e-mobility, among other things, especially in Europe. With the implementation of this project, E-Lyte has established itself as the first German company to be able to offer the European battery market one of the most important components from European production.
The production plant is not only one of the most modern of its kind, but also revolutionizes the process of electrolyte production. The highly automated system controls the supply of raw materials precisely and cleanly. Thanks to this efficient system, significantly fewer solvents are required for cleaning, which not only significantly reduces production costs but also the resulting waste. This makes the entire process more sustainable and environmentally friendly - one reason why the construction of the plant was funded by the Environmental Innovation Program in Germany.
