The budget could be utilized for the capex necessities of the corporation as it scales as much as capitalize on the massive-scale global possibilities in EV / ESS space
Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited (GFL), India’s leading fluorochemicals enterprise, introduced nowadays that the board of its subsidiary, GFCL EV Products Ltd. (GFCL EV), has authorised the increase of Rs 1,000 crore at an equity valuation of ~ Rs 25,000 crores.
The promoters of the INOXGFL Group led the round within the fund improve together with several marquee traders, consisting of the own family workplaces of a number of the biggest commercial enterprise companies in India. The funds may be applied for the capex requirements of the agency because it scales as much as capitalize at the huge-scale worldwide possibilities within the electric motors (EV) / energy garage structures (ESS) area.
GFCL EV is properly positioned to capture a full-size value share within the worldwide battery substances industry and become a favored accomplice to EV/ESS battery/cellular manufacturers of their quest to stable a sustainable and dependable deliver chain. GFCL EV has fully included production skills with backward integration into AHF, LiF and captive fluorspar. Its modern-day product portfolio, catering to each EV & ESS atmosphere, includes: Battery chemical substances – electrolyte salts LiPF6, electrolyte formulations, components for better performance, Cathode energetic materials (LFP) and Binders (each PVDF and PTFE).
GFCL EV, with its different battery materials offerings and sturdy credentials, targets to capitalize at the opportunities springing up at the returned of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in the US and the strategic diversification globally of deliver chains faraway from a single beginning country.
The global opportunity for the EV battery chain is envisioned to attain $three hundred billion by 2030. The projected boom in the global lithium battery demand from ~ 1100 GWh to 5000-6000 GWh by way of 2030 will cause widespread demand for the battery materials which GFCL EV caters to.
Devansh Jain, Executive Director, INOXGFL Group, said, “At INOXGFL Group, we’re playing a great function inside the entire electricity transition area, be it EV, inexperienced hydrogen, wind or the solar environment. We are very excited with the possibilities within the battery substances area and its role as a catalyst using the EV / ESS increase story. GFCL EV is at the direction to deliver exponential growth going beforehand, because it scales up and becomes the desired provider of a number of the biggest international OEMs in the automobile industry.”
Dr. Bir Kapoor, DMD & CEO, GFL, remarked, “We are thrilled to have the backing of some of the largest and most esteemed traders inside the fund boost for GFCL EV. We see an sizable possibility for the offerings of GFCL EV as the worldwide EV/ESS marketplace surges. This is a multi-decadal opportunity and being the early movers on this area having constructed talents over the previous few years, we are confident of a large increase adventure ahead. GFCL EV has already started out the sampling and validation procedure and expects to begin industrial income through Q4 FY25.”