Belgrade, Serbia – ElevenEs, an industrial spin-off of the multinational Al Pack Group based in Subotica, Serbia, has entered into a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with CarbonX, a Netherlands-based company. As a leading manufacturer of Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) lithium-ion batteries in Europe, ElevenEs aims to enhance the performance of its battery cells by incorporating CarbonX’s innovative materials into its anode technology.
Under the agreement, the two companies will evaluate a new anode material developed by CarbonX, comparing its performance against conventional graphite anodes. This collaboration is part of ElevenEs’s broader commitment to strengthening the European Union’s battery supply chain by producing prismatic LFP blade-type cells and validating the effectiveness of novel materials. The partnership is expected to foster innovation, improve sustainability, and enhance the competitiveness of the European battery industry.
Nemanja Mikać, CEO of ElevenEs Subotica, highlighted the company’s manufacturing excellence and its unique position as the only LFP Edge cell manufacturer in Europe. He emphasized ElevenEs’s role in supporting CarbonX by leveraging its cell manufacturing expertise to validate new materials that could contribute significantly to the European value chain.
Rutger van Raalten, CEO of CarbonX, stated that the partnership with ElevenEs is a crucial step towards establishing a robust and localized battery supply chain in Europe. By integrating CarbonX’s advanced anode materials with ElevenEs’s proven LFP technology, the collaboration aims to set new standards in battery performance, longevity, and safety. Van Raalten underscored the joint commitment to European innovation and the pursuit of sustainable, locally sourced energy solutions.
CarbonX, based in Delft, Netherlands, specializes in the production of next-generation carbon-based anode materials using cost-effective and energy-efficient processes. Their X7 product is designed to replace traditional natural and synthetic graphite, offering improved performance for automotive applications. Since its inception in 2014, CarbonX has been supplying advanced materials to the automotive industry and currently operates with a production capacity of 20 kilotons per annum.
Founded in 2020, ElevenEs has established itself as a pioneer in LFP cathode battery technology, creating Europe’s first and largest full-size LFP blade prismatic battery cell. The company plans to expand its manufacturing capacity to 49 gigawatt-hours in Europe and the United States by the end of the decade, aiming to meet the growing demand for high-performance battery solutions in the electric vehicle and energy storage markets.
Source: ElevenEs
