Innovation in battery manufacturing depends on collaboration across the value chain. At ANDRITZ, we contribute to this ecosystem through funded research and innovation projects and active participation in key industry associations. In both areas, our focus is on bringing industrial and manufacturing expertise that supports scalable, efficient, and future-ready battery production.
ANDRITZ participates in funded projects to help translate emerging battery technologies into scalable manufacturing solutions. By working with research partners across Europe, we contribute industrial know-how that supports process development, manufacturability, and the transition from innovation to industrial deployment.
OVERVIEW: HyLiST is a Horizon Europe project focused on developing a scalable solid-state lithium-metal battery concept for automotive and aeronautic applications, supporting a more sustainable and resilient battery industry in Europe.
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CONTRIBUTION: ANDRITZ contributes to the development of scalable manufacturing processes and industrial-scale production equipment, helping ensure that the technology developed within HyLiST can move towards manufacturable, high-volume production solutions.
DURATION: January 2025 to December 2027
PARTNERS: AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, IFP Energies Nouvelles, CIC Energigune, CIDETEC, Pulsedeon, Specific Polymers, Uppsala University, VUB, Tampere University, Piaggio Aero Industries, F6S Network, FEV Europe, and ANDRITZ Sovema.
FUNDING NOTE: Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under the Grant Agreement No 101147688.
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OVERVIEW: BatWoMan aims to develop sustainable and cost-efficient lithium-ion battery cell production concepts that support carbon-neutral cell manufacturing in the European Union.
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CONTRIBUTION: ANDRITZ participates as the industrial partner, helping to translate the project’s manufacturing concepts into scalable industrial solutions and supporting the path towards large-scale application.
DURATION: September 2022 to August 2025
PARTNERS: AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, University of Duisburg-Essen, CIDETEC, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Matthews International GmbH, CERTH, and ANDRITZ Sovema.
FUNDING NOTE: Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 101069705.
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OVERVIEW: SOLiDIFY focused on strengthening the European battery value chain through the development of a competitive and sustainable solid-state lithium-metal battery concept and related manufacturing processes.
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CONTRIBUTION: As a project partner, ANDRITZ contributed to the industrialisation of sustainable solid-state cell production, with particular attention to energy-efficient manufacturing and to the equipment and process challenges linked to handling humidity-sensitive and sticky materials.
DURATION: January 2020 to June 2024
PARTNERS: IMEC, CRF (Centro Ricerche Fiat), Powall, EMPA, Fraunhofer, Gemmate Technologies, Leclanché, Sidrabe Vacuum, Solvionic, TU Delft, Umicore, University of Hasselt, VDL, and ANDRITZ Sovema.
FUNDING NOTE: Funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 875557.
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Beyond knowledge exchange and collaboration, they help define research agendas, technology roadmaps, and policy priorities at the European level, including through frameworks such as the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA). For ANDRITZ, participating in these networks means contributing industrial and manufacturing expertise to discussions that influence the future of battery technologies and production in Europe.
WHAT IT IS: BEPA is the Batteries European Partnership Association, representing the European battery research and innovation ecosystem across the value chain.
Why it matters: It helps define technology priorities, shape research and innovation frameworks, and contribute to strategic instruments such as the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) under BATT4EU.
ANDRITZ involvement: ANDRITZ contributes an industrial and manufacturing perspective to discussions that support the future direction of battery research, innovation, and industrialisation in Europe.
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WHAT IT IS: EUROBAT is the leading European association for automotive and industrial battery manufacturers, covering all major battery chemistries.
Why it matters: It represents industry interests in the EU policy-making process and provides technical input on regulatory and strategic topics affecting the battery value chain.
ANDRITZ involvement: Through EUROBAT, ANDRITZ stays engaged with regulatory developments and contributes to discussions relevant to battery manufacturing technologies and industrial applications.
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WHAT IT IS: UPCELL Alliance is a non-profit association bringing together industrial and academic players across the battery manufacturing value chain, with the ambition of strengthening Europe’s industrial autonomy in batteries.
Why it matters: It supports collaboration across industrial and academic stakeholders and helps strengthen Europe’s battery manufacturing ecosystem through innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives.
ANDRITZ involvement: ANDRITZ participates in UPCELL Alliance to engage with a network focused on manufacturing, industrial cooperation, and the scale-up of battery production in Europe.
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