Maxell, Ltd. company News and Trends items

Maxell’s detailed analysis of the capacity degradation mechanism of all-solid-state batteries has elucidated that their materials themselves hardly degrade, and that the main cause of the capacity reduction is the SOC (State of Charge) imbalance between the electrodes. Additionally, the experiments using symmetric cells have successfully quantified the electrode-specific...

Under the Mid-term Management Plan MEX26, the Company is implementing business portfolio reforms where it applies business distinction to the existing businesses from the perspective of growth potential and profitability, shifting resources to growth businesses while accelerating the commercialization of new businesses. In this context, for the Energy business, the Compa...

This index selects approximately 300 constituents annually and is used for “SOMPO Sustainable Investment” targeting pension funds or institutional investors. Constituents are reviewed each year based on the research related to ESG (Environment, Social and Governance), and Maxell has been selected for nine consecutive years since 2017 in recognition of its efforts in ESG.

Joint research will be conducted in the fields of battery development, optical lenses, display technology, IoT devices, mobile devices, automotive applications, and more. Specific research projects will be determined through discussions, but the following products and technologies are included for improvement and advancement.

To address the need for higher discharge currents required for these applications, Maxell has developed the CR2032S. This new battery improves operational time by 11% in pulse discharge tests specifically intended for compact electronic devices. Being developed based on the conventional coin type lithium manganese dioxide battery CR2032H, the CR2032S achieves higher capa...