Altech Chemicals Ltd (ASX:ATC) subsidiary Altech Industries Germany GmbH (AIG) has awarded the contract for final plant engineering of the battery materials coating pilot plant to be constructed in Saxony, Germany to German engineering firm Küttner GmbH & Co. KG.
The appointment of Küttner as the pilot plant engineering contractor is the next step in the development of the plant at the Dock3 facility and will assist ATC in progressing its technology to produce alumina-coated battery anode materials.
Work begins now
Küttner will start engineering work immediately, with procurement and construction of the pilot plant to follow.
The pilot plant is designed to produce 120 kilograms per day of coated battery anode material.
The product will be made available to selected European battery manufacturers and automakers.
About Kuttner
Küttner is a German-based industrial plant engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor with strong experience in design, procurement, project and construction management, and plant commissioning across a range of industries.
Küttner has previously completed metallurgical plant, water and off-gas treatment projects in Germany, and brings valuable local knowledge to the execution of the pilot plant project.
The move follows the completion of the preliminary design of the battery materials coating pilot plant.
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