The Battery Show Europe 2025 is taking place from 3rd to 5th
June 2025 in Stuttgart (Germany), where BASF will showcase its latest innovations in battery materials, recycling and digitalisation.
BASF
is set to present its comprehensive portfolio of advanced technologies for electric mobility at The Battery Show Europe 2025. A key player in the battery and electric vehicle (EV) sectors, BASF will showcase pioneering innovations, with a focus on enhancing the performance and sustainability of electrified powertrains and automotive systems.
Among the highlights, BASF will unveil Path.Era, a scalable digital battery passport ecosystem based on Catena-X, designed to promote full traceability and circularity across the battery value chain. In addition, company experts will contribute insights at the show’s Advanced Battery and H/EV Technology Conference, underscoring BASF’s leadership in sustainable and future-forward battery solutions.
Batteries lie at the heart of electric vehicles, determining their range, charging time and lifecycle. BASF’s tailor-made cathode active materials (CAM)—including NCA, NCM and LCO chemistries—are used globally by leading cell manufacturers and OEMs, delivering high efficiency, durability and energy density.
Complementing its material portfolio, BASF has also developed robust battery recycling solutions, supporting the recovery of valuable materials from end-of-life batteries and production scrap. The company’s facility in Schwarzheide, Germany, plays a pivotal role in the production of black mass, enabling a local and lower-emissions supply of critical raw materials.
BASF’s engineering plastics range includes Ultramid® DC flame-retardant grades and Ultradur® (PBT) solutions, tailored to meet stringent eMobility standards. These materials offer outstanding colour stability—particularly for the signature orange (RAL 2003) used in high-voltage applications—and have been optimised for laser marking.
The company is also advancing lightweight battery design with Ultramid® Expand, a foamed polyamide ideal for cylindrical cell holders, combining strength, heat resistance, and weight reduction in a single-step, cost-effective process. BASF’s flame-retardant thermoplastics further enhance electrical safety in components such as plugs, busbars and battery management systems, delivering mechanical strength, thermal insulation and dimensional stability.
With its ‘Debonding on Demand’ concept, BASF introduces adhesive solutions that enable the repair, disassembly and recycling of EV batteries. Additionally, the company offers a full suite of polyurethane-based adhesives, fire protection coatings, and battery potting systems, all contributing to safer and more sustainable EV battery packs.
In the area of surface protection, BASF’s Chemetall brand will highlight innovations such as Oxsilan®, an eco-friendly pretreatment technology that improves corrosion resistance and adhesion. New non-chrome surface treatments for copper foils and an ongoing R&D project for PFAS-free binders for lithium-ion cathodes reflect BASF’s commitment to sustainability and compliance with future regulations.
BASF also offers high-performance processing additives that optimise battery cell production. These additives improve slurry preparation, enhance ceramic coatings, and increase coating line efficiency—enabling smoother, faster and more reliable manufacturing processes. To address the technical limitations of lithium-ion batteries, BASF has developed Licity® waterborne binders. With high colloidal stability and compatibility with common cobinders, Licity® offers improved processability, coating quality and electrochemical performance.
For solid-state battery (SSB) applications, BASF introduces OPPANOL®
as a high-molecular-weight cathode binder. Its chemical inertness and elasticity support long-term battery stability, helping mitigate physical and electrochemical degradation and supporting the next wave of automotive battery technologies.
One of the focal points at this year’s event will be Path.Era, BASF’s digital battery passport solution, co-developed within the Catena-X ecosystem. Available via Cofinity-X, Path.Era offers simplified onboarding, secure data exchange and regulatory compliance, facilitating a more circular and transparent battery supply chain.