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Vancouver-based Nano One Materials Corp. says it has received $5 million from Natural Resources Canada to scale up battery production at its pilot plant in Candiac, Que., and commercialize its patented process for making cathodes.

Nano One has been working to commercialize its “one-pot process” for making battery cathodes, which it said saves up to 30 per cent on operational costs and up to 80 per cent on energy usage compared with other traditional methods.

“This investment strengthens our path to commercialization and reinforces Canada’s position as a leader in clean-technology manufacturing,” Dan Blondal, chief executive of Nano One, said in a release.

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