NEO Battery Materials Ltd. reported technological advancements in NEO Battery?s silicon anode production yield, capacity, and quality through its recent manufacturing innovation. As announced on January 11, 2024, the Company filed its 9th patent to protect a significant process innovation in NEO?s silicon anode materials, NBMSiDE®. Direct implementation has resulted in the improvement of both NBMSiDE® yield and quality, increasing the pilot-scale capacity to approximately 4,000 kilograms per year from several hundred kilograms based on continuous processing.

During NBMSiDE® manufacturing, special additives effectively prevent silicon particle clustering or agglomeration by acting as an interparticle buffer layer. These layers (i) stabilize the interfacial energy between particles, (ii) reduce unnecessary particle damage during the milling process, thereby preventing excessive milling, and (iii) induce the uniform dispersion of particles in the solvents to improve manufacturing efficiency directly. By developing similar innovations, NEO Battery Materials aims to become a leader in the silicon anode market by securing price competitiveness through increased production yield and improving particle size uniformity and product quality.