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PowerCo

Volkswagen's battery company, in Umicore's words, and the prospective customer of a planned, non-exclusive supply agreement for battery materials from Umicore's planned plant in Ontario, Canada, which the two announced as a memorandum of understanding in December 2022 for PowerCo's North American production.

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  • Announced · Evidence as of 2022-12-01

    Proposed supply to

    A planned, non-exclusive agreement, set out in a memorandum of understanding the two signed on 1 December 2022, that would make PowerCo an important customer for Umicore's planned battery-materials plant in Ontario, Canada, for PowerCo's North American production. Both sources are the parties'.

    2 sources
    1. Umicore and PowerCo explore long-term strategic supply agreement for EV battery materials in North America

      Umicore · Published 2022-12-01 · Checked 2026-09-22

      This planned, non-exclusive agreement, would make PowerCo an important customer for Umicore's planned battery materials production plant in Ontario, Canada

      Paragraph 2; footnote 1 calls the arrangement a memorandum of understanding.

    2. Volkswagen Group and PowerCo SE launch site search for first gigafactory in North America

      Volkswagen Group · Published 2022-12-01 · Checked 2026-09-22

      PowerCo SE and Belgian materials technology group Umicore are intensifying their existing cooperation

      Section “Additional cathode material agreement between PowerCo and Umicore”; the partners “today signed an MoU”. PowerCo’s parent speaking for it.