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LEBANON, Ore., April 27, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

    - New capacity will produce enough separator material to power 1.4 million

electric vehicles

ENTEK has committed to the transformational expansion of its US lithium-ion

battery separator footprint at a scale and a pace to meet the US Department of

Energy imperative for a sustainable and resilient domestic US lithium battery

supply chain. By 2025, ENTEK will have completed its first major expansion of

lithium-ion separator production in the US with continued expansion through

2027 totaling 1.4 billion square meters of annual production. When complete,

this initial expansion will produce enough separator material to power 1.4

million electric vehicles.

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Larry Keith, CEO, commented, "ENTEK has supplied the majority of OEM automotive

lead-acid battery separator materials in North America for decades, earning the

trust and confidence of major automakers and battery producers alike. Our

growth and success are testament to ENTEK's ability to scale and continually

produce high quality, high-performance separators demanded by key OEMs.

Combined with our robust and proprietary IP and our vertically integrated

engineering and fabrication competencies, ENTEK has both the commitment and

capability to supply the growing and critical US lithium-ion battery industry

with US produced separators."

ENTEK enjoys more than two decades of experience as the only US owned and US

based producer of 'wet-process' lithium-ion battery separator materials, and

continues to invest in the future of the lithium battery industry. ENTEK's

strategic US investments in lithium-ion battery separators begins with the

installation of 50 million m2 of additional ceramic coating capacity at its new

facility in Henderson, Nevada, scheduled to be commissioned in the first half

of 2023 to support current base film production.

ENTEK is excited to share that it has secured a contract with Brückner

Maschinenbau to provide the biaxial stretching equipment and technology

critical to the production of lithium-ion separators to meet the strict

technical requirements of xEV battery producers. Brückner Maschinenbau is the

world leader for biaxial stretching equipment. This partnership will ensure

market ready, high quality battery separator film to support early and

exponential growth in US lithium-ion battery manufacturing.

ENTEK's investment commitment includes the construction of two separate,

giga-scale xEV lithium-ion battery separator operations. Site selection and

appraisal is at an advanced stage and will be located regionally to support

battery producers.

The two giga-scale lithium-ion battery separator operations will be primarily

powered by available renewable energy with a focus on a reduced carbon

footprint and will benefit from ENTEK's pioneering use of environmentally

sustainable processing techniques, unlike the methylene chloride extraction

systems used by lithium battery separator producers in China, Korea, Japan and

Europe.

About ENTEK

Founded in 1984, ENTEK is a global producer of battery separators for the

automotive industry including PE/Silica and AGM separators for lead-acid

batteries and separators for lithium-ion batteries. ENTEK enjoys more than two

decades of experience as the only US owned and US based producer of

'wet-process' lithium-ion battery separator materials. For over 35 years, ENTEK

has engineered, manufactured, installed and commissioned battery separator

production lines in the US, Europe, and Asia. ENTEK's vertically integrated

equipment division, with decades of battery separator production equipment

experience, uniquely positions ENTEK to provide the agility and expertise to

produce the equipment employed in ENTEK's battery separator lines. For more

information, visit www.entek.com

SOURCE  ENTEK International, LLC

CONTACT: Graeme Fraser Bell, VP Li Sales & Market Development,

gfbell@entek.com, + 44 7713 877032