Navigating the changing requirements of the battery industry is going to be very interesting for manufacturers of battery electrolytes in particular, requiring an almost complete product shift from liquid electrolyte – usually LiPF6 – to solid electrolyte frames made of other materials, or at least this is the plan for most solid-state battery manufacturers. The move from liquid electrolyte to a solid electrolyte frame enables the use of lithium metal anodes rather than incumbent graphite products – which entails a nearly 100% increase in effective energy density from 240 Wh/kg (assuming relatively low silicon usage as is currently the case in modern batteries) to upwards of 500 Wh/kg at the pack level. This change comes alongside significantly improved charging speeds…