Race to all-solid-state batteries draws in Japan's AGC, Idemitsu

Companies work to slash time and cost of making vital material

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 AGC set up a pilot production facility for making solid electrolytes at the Yokohama Technical Center. (Photo courtesy of AGC)

TAKAKO FUJIU and SHOYA OKINAGA, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Japanese materials maker AGC and energy group Idemitsu Kosan have made strides toward mass producing the main ingredient in all-solid-state batteries, which are seen as a next-generation power source for electric vehicles.

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