BASF

BASF, based in Germany, is one of the world's largest chemical companies - with over 350 production sites worldwide. BASF has been involved with graphene research since 2008 in collaboration with the Max Planck Institute.

In September 2023, BASF and Nanotech Energy, a developer of graphene-based energy storage products, agreed to partner to significantly reduce the CO₂ footprint of Nanotech’s lithium-ion batteries for the North American market. The agreement aims to close the loop for lithium-ion batteries in North America, with BASF producing cathode active materials from recycled metals in Battle Creek, Michigan, for the usage in lithium-ion battery cells produced by Nanotech Energy. Feeding recycled metals into the production of new lithium-ion batteries can reportedly reduce the CO₂ impact of batteries by about 25% compared to the use of primary metals from mines.