India, May 13 -- Himadri Speciality Chemical, a leading supplier of speciality chemicals and new energy materials, has inked an exclusive technology licensing partnership with Australian battery materials company Sicona.

It may be recollected that it was in June 2023, Sicona had raised AUD 22 million in Series A funding led by Himadri Speciality Chemical.

As per the understanding, Himadri will access, localise and commercialise Sicona's proprietary Silicon-Carbon (SiCx) anode technology in India for lithium-ion battery tech.

SiCx is claimed to be a transformational product that can seamlessly integrated into existing lithium-ion battery anode formulations, offering a scalable and commercially viable path to significantly improved batt...