Nano One Materials Corp (TSX:NANO, OTC:NNOMF) has issued a corporate update covering the fiscal second quarter, during which it entered a strategic partnership, inked a joint development deal and acquired Johnson Matthey Battery Materials.
As of June 30, Nano One had working capital of roughly $47.5 million and cash of about $47.9 million.
One source of cash during the period was the strategic partnership with Rio Tinto, announced on June 9. The mining and metals group made a US$10 million (C$12.5 million), which the company said will accelerate its multi-cathode (multi-CAM) commercialization strategy and support CAM manufacturing in Canada for a cleaner and more efficient battery supply chain.
The company also signed a joint development agreement (JDA) in May with BASF SE, a global chemical company with extensive experience in battery materials. The companies will co-develop a process for the commercial production of next-generation CAM with reduced byproducts.
That same month, the company inked a C$10.25 million deal to buy Johnson Matthey Battery Materials. The Canadian firm’s assets include pilot to commercial scale cathode production capability, as well as product qualification and quality assurance systems expertise for tier 1 automotive lithium-ion cell manufacturers.
Net use of cash in the quarter was around C$0.8 million, compared to $3.9 million in the same quarter of 2021. Total assets were $60.7 million, which grew quarter over quarter from $51.4 million, while total liabilities were $1.5 million, compared to $1.4 million a quarter earlier.
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