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Battery manufacturer AMTE Power and InfraNomics sign landmark MOU to produce lithium cells in Western Australia
The project is 100 percent industry financed and collaborates with the Lithium Valley industry organisation in Kwinana. The Western Australian State and the Australian Federal Governments have been very supportive of this emerging sector, and have clear strategies to develop domestic battery manufacturing, and drive the country's growth and economic recovery plans.
AMTE Power is a well-established UK-based battery manufacturer, unique in its ability to provide innovation, commercialisation, and scalable supply across a wide range of markets – owning proprietary technology and a revolutionary cell pack design. InfraNomics is an infrastructure developer, advisor and investor based in Perth , Western Australia . Both parties have now agreed heads of terms to produce and sell lithium-ion batteries, for industrial applications focused on energy storage, along with domestic and export distribution facilities.
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said that the location of the new facility in "Lithium Valley", Kwinana, would benefit from direct access to local critical raw materials, technical sector expertise, low cost energy, a well trained workforce, and major local industries:
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