US Department of Defense provides $1.4 billion loan to Sila for expanding battery material production
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The US Department of Defense provides $1.4 billion in loans to Sila to support the expansion of its silicon-carbon battery material production capacity, in order to reduce dependence on China's supply chain.
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美国国防部已向美国电池材料初创公司 Sila 提供 14 亿美元贷款,支持其扩大硅碳负极材料产能。此时美国从车企到国防承包商都在寻找中国以外的电池材料来源,供应链安全正成为采购重点。

硅碳负极获国防资金支持

Sila 生产的是硅碳负极材料。当前多数锂离子电池负极仍以石墨为主,而相关供应链长期由中国企业主导。相比石墨,硅基负极可提升约 20% 至 40% 的储电能力,这意味着电池续航更长,或在相同容量下实现更轻、更小的设计。

华盛顿州工厂正推进扩建

Sila 在华盛顿州 Moses Lake 设厂生产相关材料。该公司因此成为少数几家不受关税和地缘因素明显掣肘的负极材料供应商之一。

这座工厂自去年 9 月开始运营,按当前规模每年可生产约 2 吉瓦时负极材料。Sila 正推动产能扩大至目前的 5 倍,目标是为超过 10 万辆电动车提供所需材料。

近期已完成新一轮融资

在获得这笔国防部贷款前,Sila 已于 7 月完成 3 亿美元融资,用于支持工厂扩建。该轮融资由 Atreides Management 和 Sutter Hill Ventures 领投。根据 PitchBook 数据,Sila 至今已从私募投资者处累计融资超过 15 亿美元。

公司此前还已与梅赛德斯和松下达成合作。此次获得五角大楼贷款后,Sila 也可能进一步进入美国防务采购体系,争取与更多军工企业签约。

国防部同步支持多家材料企业

  • Sunrise Energy Metals 获得 4 亿美元贷款,用于开采钪。
  • Niron Magnetics 获得 1.5 亿美元贷款,用于生产不含稀土的新型磁体。
  • Strategic Bauxite 获得 8500 万美元股权投资,用于铝土矿开采。

这些安排显示,美国正在把电池、磁体和轻量化材料一并纳入国防工业供应链建设。随着伊朗和乌克兰战事持续,无人机、电动车和军工设备对高性能电池与关键材料的需求也在上升。

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