Councillor Zeegers on official Working visit exploring EU battery supply chain scale up plans with CarbonX
On Friday, June 27, CarbonX welcomed Chantal Zeegers, Rotterdam's Councillor for Climate, Building, and Housing, for an exclusive working visit to its facility in Delft.
The visit included a closed-door roundtable discussion on positioning The Netherlands in the European Battery Supply Chain. Spotlighted was CarbonX’s mission to establish an independent, European supply chain for battery technology—an essential step in advancing energy resilience and sustainability across the continent.
Councillor Zeegers is delighted to learn about the development of the alternative to graphite import for battery products. “It serves the growing need for batteries and it makes us less dependent from import. A promising boost for our local economy, and local production is more environmentally friendly.”
A key highlight of the visit was the official presentation of CarbonX One— Europe’s first facility dedicated to the production of battery anode materials. By securing 12GWh this factory enables the production of 120.000 cars. This announcement was followed by a lab tour through CarbonX's cutting-edge battery test facilities, where councillor Zeegers personally initiated a new LFP battery stability test cycle for the next generation of CarbonX batteries. This battery will run for at least 2,5 months, forecasted to exceed a 1000 cycles.
Among the attendees were representatives of the Energy Transition Fund that supports CarbonX, the Municipality of Rotterdam, the Ministry of Climate and green Growth, the Port of Rotterdam, and investor InnovationQuarter.
“Innovative frontrunners like CarbonX are driving the breakthroughs we need for a resilient European battery supply chain. At InnovationQuarter, we’re proud to help power this progress by linking their ambition to the strength of our public-private ecosystem.”
Lars Crama, CEO InnovationQuarter
Rutger van Raalten, CEO at CarbonX, looks back at an inspiring afternoon: “Establishing a secure, local supply chain for critical battery materials is both urgent and essential for Europe’s energy transition. CarbonX is proud to help lead that effort. The visit of Councillor Zeegers highlights the importance of aligning government, municipalities, and port authorities around this shared goal and marks an important step in defining the Netherlands’ strategic role in securing energy independence.”