Nano One qualifies Standard Lithium's feedstock for LFP cathodes, shortening the supply chain for battery makers. The pre-qualified lithium carbonate hit 155 mAh/g on first discharge.
VANCOUVER – Nano One Materials Corp. said it has produced and tested lithium-iron-phosphate cathode material using battery-grade lithium carbonate from Standard Lithium Ltd.'s pilot plant in Arkansas, a step that could shorten the supply chain for battery makers looking for regional feedstock.
The company ran the lithium carbonate through its One-Pot process at its Burnaby, British Columbia innovation center, producing LFP coin cells that delivered roughly 155 mAh/g on first discharge. The material hit the target chemical and physical specs, including particle morphology, Nano One said. The test qualifies an A-sample, the first of three staged qualification levels before commercial-scale production.
Nano One pre-qualifies raw material inputs as part of a broader push to de-risk supply chains for prospective licensees. The company said the process can shave up to a year off the standard A-through-C sample timeline, depending on customer requirements. The relationship with Standard Lithium goes back to July 2025, when Nano One joined the Arkansas Lithium Technology Accelerator as an inaugural cohort member.
“We continue qualification work with raw material producers across multiple jurisdictions and we are now pleased to have successfully tested lithium feedstock from Standard Lithium,” said Alex Holmes, Nano One's CEO. “Our customers and licensees are asking for cathode production they can build in their own jurisdiction with inputs they can source easily, and every feedstock we pre-qualify shortens the potential path to production.”
Standard Lithium, backed by Equinor, is advancing its South West Arkansas Project in the Smackover Formation. The company is also developing the Franklin project in East Texas, which it bills as the highest-grade known lithium brine project in North America.
Nano One is expanding its Candiac, Quebec facility to roughly 800 tonnes per year of cathode production capacity. As of July 2026, detailed engineering for the expansion was 85% complete, with commissioning of the demonstration line targeted for the first half of 2027. The company's technology platform, which it licenses to partners including Sumitomo Metal Mining and Rio Tinto, eliminates wastewater and byproducts from the cathode production process while allowing regional feedstocks, reducing exposure to foreign supply chain volatility.
Nano One trades on the TSX under NANO and on the OTCQB under NNOMF. Standard Lithium trades on the TSXV under SLI and on the NYSE American under SLI.
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