Asahi Kasei Battery Separator Canada invites residents and members of the media to drop by its Community Open House on Wednesday, Sept. 25 at the Vale Health & Wellness Centre. The Open House is a drop-in style event, where company representatives will share more information about the new manufacturing facility coming soon to Port Colborne.

Asahi Kasei announced today that it will construct its previously announced integrated lithium-ion battery (LIB) separator plant in Port Colborne, which is in the Niagara region of Ontario, Canada. The new manufacturing facility will operate as Asahi Kasei Battery Separator Canada and is expected to create highly skilled, good paying jobs in manufacturing and construction.

Asahi Kasei announced today that it will construct an integrated plant in Ontario, Canada for the base film manufacturing and coating of wet-process lithium-ion battery (LIB) separator to meet North American demand for battery separator for plug-in electric vehicles.

Asahi Kasei will invest in additional equipment for coating wet-process lithium-ion battery (LIB) separators. New coating lines will be installed at existing Asahi Kasei LIB separator facilities in the United States, Japan, and South Korea, with start-up scheduled in succession from the first half of fiscal year 2026.