Arkema Acquires Stake in Tiamat
January 12, 2024
Arkema has become a shareholder in Tiamat, a French start-up spun off from CNRS that develops sodium‑ion battery cells, participating in a €22 million fundraising alongside strategic investors Stellantis Ventures and MBDA. The funding will support Tiamat's plan to build a 5 GWh gigafactory in France (with an initial 0.7 GWh tranche targeted by end‑2025) and accelerate Arkema's development of battery‑materials solutions for lithium‑free storage technologies.
- Buyers
- Arkema, Stellantis Ventures, MBDA
- Targets
- Tiamat
- Industry
- Energy
- Location
- France
- Transaction Type
- Growth capital
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