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Asahi Kasei shareholders agree deal

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Polypore International

Asahi Kasei

Shareholders at Lithium-ion and lead-acid battery separator firm Polypore International have approved the sale of the firm for around $3.2billion.

Approval for the deal - first announced in February - was obtained during a meeting on May 12 and paves the way for the deal to go through.

Shenzhen Senior Technology licenses LG Chem SRS Li-ion battery separator technology

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Shenzhen Senior Technology

China-based Shenzhen Senior Technology, a manufacturer of microporous separators, has licensed LG Chem’s Safety Reinforced Separator (SRS) technology.

Under the agreement, Senior has gained rights to use the SRS technology, which uses a ceramic coating on separator substrates to improve thermal deformation resistance and mechanical strength.