Ingevity enters battery electric vehicle market, invests $60 million in lithium-ion anode materials producer, Nexeon, and secures future activated carbon supply relationship

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Aug 02, 2022

Ingevity Corporation (NYSE:NGVT, Financial) today announced that it has invested $60 million to acquire an equity stake in Nexeon Limited (“Nexeon”) in a strategic move to establish the company’s presence in the electric vehicle (EV) market and expand opportunities to grow its activated carbon business. United Kingdom-based Nexeon is a cutting-edge technology leader in the design of silicon-based anode materials that improve performance of lithium-ion batteries for EVs and consumer electronics.