Session 1: From Mine to Mining
BASF Battery Materials as a part of Europe’s and Finland sustainable battery value chain; Country Manager Tor Stendahl, BASF
1. March 2019
1 | BASF Battery Materials
EXTERNAL
BASF’s investment project in
Harjavalta
18.02.2021
2. BASF – We create chemistry
◼ Our chemistry is used in almost all industries.
◼ We combine economic success, social
responsibility and environmental protection.
◼ Sales 2019: €59.3 billion
◼ EBIT before special items 2019: €4.5 billion
◼ Employees (as of December 31, 2019): 117,628
◼ 6 Verbund sites and 361 other production sites
◼ Around 100,000 customers from various sectors
in almost every country in the world
3. ◼ Helsinki: office
◼ Hamina: production of paper
coating chemicals
◼ Vantaa: Glasurit
◼ Tampere: Chemetall, office
◼ Harjavalta: Construction pCAM
BASF key industries in Nordic countries and locations in Finland
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Helsinki
Hamina
Vantaa
Tampere
Key industries
Pulp & Paper + Packaging
Automotive
Agriculture
Nutrition & Health
Harjavalta
5. What we want to achieve
▪ We want to be a thought and action leader
in the area of sustainability.
▪ We want to increase the role of sustainability in our
business decisions.
▪ We want to show how we add value to society along
the value chain.
Key measures
▪ Decouple our CO2 emissions from organic growth
through a Carbon Management program.
▪ Invest in cutting-edge technologies to speed up the
transition to a circular economy, such as our
ChemCyclingTM project.
▪ Further increase our sales from Accelerator
products, which make a substantial sustainability
contribution in the value chain.
6. BASF Corporate Commitments
Our Corporate Commitments cover every part of our value chain and operations to deliver
long-term business success.
Customers
BASF operations And along the way…
Suppliers
We
source
responsibly
We produce
safely for
people and
the
environment
We
produce
efficiently
We drive
sustainable
solutions
We value
people and
treat them
with respect
7. The European electromobility market is facing several sustainability
challenges
European
Production
Responsible
Metal Supply
Carbon
Footprint
Battery
Recycling
BASF – an innovative partner for future mobility
8. BASF Battery
Materials
BASF’s leading position in the battery value chain
Metal ore, mining
& upgrading
Cells,
batteries
Metal salt
solution/cast CAM and precursors OEMs
Mining Metal refinery BASF Battery materials Systems and applications
BASF Battery Materials
Recycling
BASF
Fortum, BASF and
Nornickel have signed a
letter of intent to plan a
battery recycling cluster
in Harjavalta, Finland
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◼ BASF aims to become the most sustainable CAM producer globally
◼ Global footprint of R&D, technology centers, and production sites
◼ The CAM defines the main properties of the battery
◼ Comprehensive IP portfolio both for CAM and recycling
BASF – an innovative partner for future mobility
9. Shanghai, China
Application Technology Center
Onoda/Kitakyushu, Japan
BASF TODA Battery Materials
Beachwood, Ohio
R&D, Application Technology Center
Elyria, Ohio
BASF TODA America
Amagasaki, Japan
R&D, Application Technology Center
Battle Creek, Michigan
BASF TODA America
Ludwigshafen, Germany
R&D, Application Technology
Center
New BASF investments for European project (EBMI):
BASF takes the lead to enable local content in EU for cathode
active materials
BASF invests in Precursor production site in Harjavalta Finland and
Cathode active materials production in Schwarzheide, Germany
BASF in collaboration with Norilsk Nickel to secure metal supply.
BASF in USA:
Joint venture BASF-TODA
Production sites in Battle Creek and Elyria
Long-term experience and expertise in Asia:
Headquarter located in Asia due to proximity to majority of key
customers
Joint venture BASF-TODA
Production sites in Onoda and Kitakyushu
Shanghai, China
BASF Battery Materials Headquarters
Production site
Technology center
2/23/2021
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▪ BASF has long-term experience with global customers on CAM production
▪ BASF is one of the largest CAM producers worldwide with an exhaustive expertise on this material class
▪ BASF is currently executing their investment in two new production sites in Europe and will by that become
the first global CAM producer, supporting our customers’ rising demand globally
Schwarzheide, Germany
EBMI CAM
Harjavalta, Finland
EBMI precursor-CAM (PCAM)
BASF – first global CAM producer
We are well positioned for further growth
BASF – an innovative partner for future mobility
10. Co-funded by
Business Finland
Going local
European production for future growth
◼ BASF participates in the IPCEI funding and invests
into facilities in Harjavalta, Finland, and
Schwarzheide, Germany
◼ PCAM production plant with utilities fully integrated
to the Harjavalta Industrial park
◼ We ensure a resilient and sustainable metal supply
chain by direct Co and Ni metal supply from Norilsk
Nickel Harjavalta
◼ Our initial capacity can supply approx. 400,000 full
electric vehicles per year and is easily expandable
via our modular plant concept
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BASF – an innovative partner for future mobility
11. Progress
Autumn 2018
Land Purchased
Status as of January 2021
15.05.2019
Detailed plan legally
valid
Summer 2019
Construction permit
legally valid
Autumn 2019
Environmental and
chemical permit
submitted
Winter 2019
Soil Preparation start
Autumn/Winter
2018 EIA &
Public Hearings Summer 2019
Piling started
Autumn 2019
Akkukatu opened Spring 2020
Foundation work
Summer 2020
Above ground
construction started
July 2020
Chemical permit
granted
18.8 Environmental
permit granted
2022 Startup of
production
Winter 2019/2020
recruitment started
February 2020
IPCEI funding
decision from
Business Finland
Recruitment picking
up speed
13. We are
committed to a
sustainable
battery value
chain
Mine
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We are partnering up globally to ensure a resilient
and sustainable metal supply chain for our customers.
The global EV market is accelerating, and we are a
reliable partner for our customers to grow with.
Our global production presence ensures customer
proximity and energy efficient production, minimizing
the CO2 footprint.
We are investing into recycling to close the loop and to
offer a best-in-class CO2 footprint, helping to reduce
the CO2 footprint of EVs.
BASF aims to become the most sustainable CAM producer globally
by taking responsibility throughout the battery value chain
BASF – an innovative partner for future mobility
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