NOVONIX

NOVONIX is a battery materials company established around 2013 by battery researcher Dr. Chris Burns, listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The company addresses the dependence of North American battery manufacturers on imported graphite for lithium-ion anode material.

NOVONIX produces battery-grade synthetic graphite anode material at its Riverside facility in Chattanooga, which operates graphitization furnaces converting petroleum-based feedstock into anode powder. The material is supplied to lithium-ion cell manufacturers, including delivery of commercial-grade samples to companies such as Panasonic, for use in electric vehicle and energy-storage batteries.

1. Riverside facility: Chattanooga, Tennessee plant with graphitization furnaces converting feedstock into anode graphite.

2. Domestic supply chain: positions North American cell makers to reduce reliance on imported graphite.

3. Commercial-grade samples: delivered mass-production synthetic graphite samples to Panasonic in 2025.

4. Federal support: received government tax credits toward expanding synthetic graphite production capacity.

5. Automotive partnerships: supply relationships referenced with battery and automotive customers including LG Energy Solution and PowerCo.

6. Focused portfolio: divested non-core battery-technology-solutions business to concentrate on synthetic graphite.