![]() Graphites are also used in the production of thermally conductive polymers used more and more as a metal replacement in the production of automotive parts. In hybrid vehicles, Imerys combined graphite- carbon black additives improve electrical conductivity, life cycle and charge acceptance of advanced lead-acid batteries used in cars equipped with start-stop function and recovery of brake energy, and in micro-hybrid cars. ![]() In the automotive industry, Imerys synthetic graphites are prized solutions for the production of lithium-ion batteries used to power new-generation electric vehicles, where they boost energy density and shorten charging times. The graphite contribution to automotive & metallurgy applications Our laboratory in Kawasaki, Japan, focuses on the application development of electrochemical systems utilizing graphite and carbon. The 2017 acquisition of the Japanese company Nippon Power Graphite specialized in graphite coating technologies widened our graphite portfolio to include carbon-coated graphite using a proprietary chemical vapour deposition process (CVD coating).įurther upstream, our Technology Center in Bironico, Switzerland, is devoted to studying the use of graphite across a range of applications including batteries, fuel cells, polymers, brakes and clutches, carbon brushes, hard metals, powder metallurgy and refractories. In addition, we produce a wide range of synthetic graphites at our Bodio facility in Switzerland. Today, we mine and process natural graphite from our Lac-des-Iles deposit and we manufacture high aspect ratio graphite at our Terrebonne facility near Montreal, Canada. ![]() Imerys has a strong tradition and history in graphite manufacturing, with its first manufacturing operation founded way back in 1908 in the Swiss canton of Ticino. ![]()
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