Enhancing Solid-State Electrolyte Membrane! Hunan Lithium Capital Secures 20 Million Angel Round

Recently, Hunan Lidu New Materials Co., Ltd. (referred to as "Hunan Lidu"), which focuses on the research and production of core supporting materials for new energy batteries, announced the completion of a 20 million yuan angel round of financing. This financing was led by a professional investment institution specializing in the new energy field. The funds will mainly be used for expanding the production capacity of solid electrolyte-coated separators, iterating core technologies, and building the R&D team, injecting strong momentum into the company's large-scale development.

Founded in 2023, Hunan Lithium Capital is a high-tech enterprise jointly established by Saviis Group, a doctoral team from Central South University, and Ningyuan County Industrial Construction Investment. With top-notch technical strength, it has rapidly emerged in the track of lithium battery core supporting materials. As the first domestic large-scale production base for solid electrolyte separators, the company's core product, a solid electrolyte coated separator resistant to high temperatures of 200°C, has successfully overcome industry challenges such as puncture-induced fires and explosions in lithium and sodium batteries. It perfectly aligns with the new national safety standards, filling the domestic gap in mass production in the relevant field.

The core logic behind the capital's favor in this round of financing lies in the company's strong technological barriers and top-notch research and development team. Relying on the core patented technologies developed by a Ph.D. research team from Central South University, the team includes several professor-level experts such as Yuan Dingzhong and Ren Guangyuan. They have collectively led over ten national and provincial projects, such as the National Natural Science Foundation, published dozens of SCI papers, and applied for more than ten invention patents, providing a solid foundation for continuous technological innovation. Currently, the company has established over ten production lines for coated separators and lithium-ion batteries. Once fully operational, it can achieve a scale effect of producing 800 million square meters of separators and 300 million battery cells annually.

On the market side, Hunan Lithium City has established cooperative relationships with leading industry enterprises such as Xinwangda, Funeng Technology, and BAK Battery, covering core areas such as power batteries and energy storage batteries. With the explosive growth of the new energy vehicle and energy storage industries, the demand for lithium battery materials continues to rise. The company is expected to quickly seize market share with its high safety product advantages.

"This financing is a high recognition of our technological strength and development prospects," said a relevant person in charge of Hunan Lithium Capital. After the funds are in place, we will accelerate the construction of the second-phase production line and deepen our cooperation with the Central South University Joint Research Institute, focusing on the iterative research and development of solid electrolyte materials. In the future, the company will take the mission of 'creating the safest separator for new energy batteries in China' and move towards the goal of becoming an 'internationally competitive leader in new energy materials,' contributing to the safety upgrade of the lithium battery industry."

The lead investor representative believes that Hunan Lithium Capital, with its tech unicorn attributes and clear commercialization path, is expected to achieve a breakthrough in the lithium battery materials niche. This investment is precisely due to its scarcity and growth potential in the safety diaphragm field.