NanoMalaysia to begin production of homegrown graphene

According to a report by Nikkei Asia , Malaysia will start small-scale production of a homegrown graphene-enhanced lithium-ion battery for use in electric vehicles (EVs) this month. Developed at a cost of around RM20 million, the battery will be produced at Gigafactory Malaysia, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NanoMalaysia . Incorporated in 2011, NanoMalaysia is a company limited by guarantee under the ministry of science, technology and innovation (MOSTI). “We are on the verge of operationalising Malaysia’s first local battery technology production factory,” said Rezal Khairi Ahmad, CEO of NanoMalaysia. He described the project as “likely the first of its kind in ASEAN. No other countries in the region are producing homegrown battery tech.” Rezal also explained that the battery uses a nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) chemistry – not lithium iron phosphate (LFP) – but incorporates graphene instead of graphite to increase energy storage capacity by up to three times.