JIOS Aerogel Factory In Singapore, Producing EV Battery Technology

A pioneer in silica aerogel powder for EV batteries, JIOS Aerogel, is opening a factory in Singapore to produce cutting-edge technology for EV battery manufacturers.

It will be at the JTC Chemicals Hub, where JTC’s plug-and-play solutions allow JIOS to reduce its upfront capital costs, maintain low overhead costs and shorten set-up time.

State-of-the-art automated processes will be applied at the factory, and the first manufacturing equipment will be delivered in Dec 2022, with the pilot line to start in Q1 2023.

This fully automated line will be operational at total capacity in Q4 2023, producing a range of Thermal Blade products, which is said to ease the risk of thermal runaway in EV batteries.

Commissioning of the factory is supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), a government agency under the country’s Ministry of Trade and Industry.

JIOS’ investment is in reply to large demand growths for its products, with carmakers estimated to spend USD 1.2 trillion (MYR 5.5 trillion) in the next eight years on EVs, batteries and materials. 

Also, this investment to manufacture aerogel-based materials leverages multiple innovations in products and processes developed by researchers at the JIOS Innovation Centre in Singapore.

JIOS Aerogel’s chief executive officer, Andrew Stearns, concluded, “Establishing our manufacturing facility is the next step in our investment program, as we commercialize our product innovation and development supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board. The factory’s location at JTC was chosen to support the rapid industrialization of our products, to achieve the scale and competitive cost position required by global automakers.”