MU Ionic Solutions Signs Patent Licensing Agreement with CATL
May 15, 2025
MU Ionic Solutions Corporation (MUIS: Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Kenichiro Mawatari), a subsidiary of the Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC: Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Manabu Chikumoto), is pleased to announce that it has entered into a patent license agreement with Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL: Head Office: Fujian, China; CEO: Robin Zeng Yuqun), a global leader of new energy innovative technologies, providing access to MUIS’s lithium-ion batteries(LIB)-related patents.
As a result of relentless dedication, MUIS has successfully developed difluorophosphate-based cathode interfacial control technology (MP1 Technology), resulting in the accumulation of numerous patents in this domain. MUIS and CATL signed the patent licensing agreement covering the MP1 Technology, pledging to advance its adoption and fuel the expansion of electronic and electric vehicle (xEV) markets together.
■ About Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL)
CATL, a renowned player in the new energy industry, was founded in 2011 that commits to providing premier solutions and services for new energy applications worldwide.
URL: https://www.catl.com/en/
■ About MU Ionic Solutions Corporation (MUIS)
MUIS, an electrolyte producer, was found in October 2020, by merging electrolytes business of Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation and UBE Corporation. MUIS is jointly owned by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (80%) and UBE Corporation (20%).
URL: https://www.muis.co.jp/en/
As a result of relentless dedication, MUIS has successfully developed difluorophosphate-based cathode interfacial control technology (MP1 Technology), resulting in the accumulation of numerous patents in this domain. MUIS and CATL signed the patent licensing agreement covering the MP1 Technology, pledging to advance its adoption and fuel the expansion of electronic and electric vehicle (xEV) markets together.
■ About Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL)
CATL, a renowned player in the new energy industry, was founded in 2011 that commits to providing premier solutions and services for new energy applications worldwide.
URL: https://www.catl.com/en/
■ About MU Ionic Solutions Corporation (MUIS)
MUIS, an electrolyte producer, was found in October 2020, by merging electrolytes business of Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation and UBE Corporation. MUIS is jointly owned by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (80%) and UBE Corporation (20%).
URL: https://www.muis.co.jp/en/
