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At the Start of Operations, About 100 Direct Jobs Will Be Created in Minas Gerais. The New Factory Will Serve the Mobility Sector, as Well as Defense and Aerospace Industries.
Minas Gerais: the world’s first lithium-sulfur battery cell factory will be installed in Juiz de Fora, in the Zona da Mata. With investments of approximately 245 million reais, the project is named Oxis Brasil. Petrobras’ largest refinery, Replan, records the largest drop in oil production since 2010
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The initiative is led by the Companhia de Desenvolvimento de Minas Gerais (Codemge) and the British company Oxis Energy.
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The world’s first lithium-sulfur battery cell factory will be installed in a 20,000 square meter warehouse that belongs to Mercedes-Benz do Brasil. The lease contract is for 15 years, and the adaptation works will start immediately.
Operations are expected to begin in 2023. The factory is projected to start operating with an annual production of 300,000 battery cells, but it has the capacity to produce up to 5 million per year.
At the start of operations, about 100 direct jobs will be created. The new factory in Minas Gerais is expected to serve the mobility sector, as well as defense and aerospace industries.
“We are bringing more than a factory to Minas, to the interior of the State: it is technology at the frontier of knowledge that is being put to the service of development in Minas Gerais. In this complex and delicate moment we are living, it is essential to contribute to strengthening the State and to focus our resources and efforts on creative, pioneering solutions,” emphasizes the president of Codemge, Dante de Matos.
The executive also highlighted as advantages of the project “the transfer of technology, the generation of new jobs, as well as the projection of the State in the international economic scenario in a cutting-edge segment.”
According to Codemge, Juiz de Fora was chosen primarily because of its geographical position, which provides the municipality with various logistical advantages. Other important points that the region of Minas Gerais offers, according to the organization, are good schools and universities, as well as a wide range of services and skilled labor.
Company – Oxis was founded in 2005 and already has more than 43 families of patents. Now, the company hopes to contribute to a new reality in Brazil.
“Our goal is to assist the Brazilian government in eliminating all buses powered by internal combustion engines within a period of 25 years, which corresponds to the production of 4 billion cells. Brazil has the third largest bus fleet in the world, with 700,000 units powered by internal combustion engines in circulation,” says Oxis Energy president, Huw Hampson-Jones, also in material sent to the press.
Some advantages of lithium-sulfur batteries compared to lithium-ion batteries, which are more commonly used in the market today, are observed in applications where weight is a critical factor or high energy density is required.
Lithium-sulfur batteries are lighter and more environmentally friendly, as they do not contain heavy metals in their formulation. They have high added value, although they are economical, and provide greater safety compared to other batteries.
Mercedes-Benz – According to Mercedes-Benz do Brasil, the space rented by the company in its factory in Minas Gerais was unused. The company stated in a note that it will continue producing the cabs of all its trucks in the municipality’s facilities, without interference due to the lease.
“The company opted for the lease since the building was not being used, and sees the possibility of generating revenue and new jobs for the local population as positive, especially in this challenging moment for the Brazilian economy,” it stated.
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