Our Story
From defense systems and aerospace to telecommunications, medical devices, and advanced manufacturing, every lithium-ion battery depends on graphite. Synthetic graphite is the preferred choice, offering superior cycle life and charge rate performance.
At NOVONIX, we’re building the future of battery materials right here in North America. Headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee, we are the most advanced producer of synthetic graphite in the region and one of the only companies commercializing a domestic, battery-grade alternative to foreign-sourced natural graphite.
Our Riverside facility is set to become the first large-scale synthetic graphite production site in North America, with 20,000 tpa capacity fully allocated under long-term agreements with Panasonic Energy, Stellantis, and PowerCo. We use petroleum coke, a byproduct of U.S. oil refining, as feedstock ensuring a stable, domestic raw material supply chain and reducing waste.
NOVONIX’s proprietary furnace technology delivers unmatched performance and efficiency compared to traditional graphitization methods used in China. And because our process requires no mining, we offer a cleaner, more secure alternative to graphite.
Our Battery Technology Solutions (BTS) division, located in Nova Scotia, Canada, drives innovation across the battery ecosystem. This includes our patented all-dry, zero-waste cathode synthesis process, industry-leading Ultra-High Precision Coulometry (UHPC) battery testing systems, and advanced R&D services specializing in cell design, prototyping, materials characterization, and performance testing. These capabilities support customer qualification and IP-driven growth across defense, grid stability, and high-performance applications.
NOVONIX was founded in 2013 in Nova Scotia, Canada by Dr. Chris Burns. His graduate work with Dr. Jeff Dahn at Dalhousie University led to the development of more efficient ways to determine the lifespans of lithium-ion batteries. This ultimately led to the development of UHPC Systems, which NOVONIX continues to supply to the battery supply chain today.
