‘Homegrown’ Swedish battery startup admits importing vital components

<p>Northvolt, which claims to run Europe’s first homegrown gigafactory, admits it depends on Chinese suppliers for cathode active material</p><p>The Swedish startup Northvolt has admitted that a vital component of its batteries is imported amid claims that the company, which claims to run <a href="https://northvolt.com/manufacturing/ett/">Europe’s first homegrown gigafactory</a>, depends on Chinese suppliers.</p><p>It comes as a documentary programme to be shown in Sweden on Wednesday by the national broadcaster SVT, exposes the company’s failure to build a truly homegrown battery after its attempts to produce its own cathode active material at its Northvolt Ett factory in Skellefteå, northern Sweden, were unsuccessful.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/26/homegrown-swedish-battery-startup-admits-importing-vital-components">Continue reading...</a>