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Phillips 66 Announces Strategic Investment in NOVONIX
Investment will expand Phillips 66’s presence in the battery supply chain and advance NOVONIX’s production of synthetic graphite for high-performance lithium-ion batteries
US battery supply chain business Phillips 66 will subscribe for 78 million shares in Novonix for a total purchase price of US$150 million. Additionally, Phillips 66 will nominate one director to the Novonix board.
Phillips 66 Announces Strategic Investment in NOVONIX
Investment will expand Phillips 66’s presence in the battery supply chain and advance NOVONIX’s production of synthetic graphite for high-performance lithium-ion batteries
US battery supply chain business Phillips 66 will subscribe for 78 million shares in Novonix for a total purchase price of US$150 million. Additionally, Phillips 66 will nominate one director to the Novonix board.
Novonix’s chief executive and cofounder Dr Chris Burns said: The Phillips 66 investment will provide us with the capital needed to support growth and ongoing R&D as we continue to scale our synthetic graphite production and develop new technologies for higher performance energy storage applications. We look forward to continuing to build our relationship with Phillips 66 as both a strategic partner and investor.
Phillips 66 is a leading global manufacturer of specialty coke, a key precursor in the production of batteries that power electric vehicles, personal electronics, medical devices and energy storage units. NOVONIX, a leading producer of synthetic graphite, processes specialty coke to make highperformance anode material for these batteries. The investment supports the development of a fully domestic supply chain for sales into the U.S. electric vehicle and energy storage system markets.