Status
Operational: status carried from the legacy record
Product: Polyolefin separators (Hipore). Capacity: not published.
Asahi Kasei world leading separator producer; Hipore brand wet-process PE separators; plants in Japan and US; supplies major Korean and Japanese battery makers
Plant record
Plant record
| Company | Asahi Kasei |
| Plant | Hipore Separator Plants |
| Category | Separator |
| Subcategory | separator film |
| Product | Polyolefin separators (Hipore) |
| City | Multiple |
| Country | Japan |
| Status | operational |
| Status note | Status carried from the legacy record; not re-verified |
| Scale | commercial |
| Geopolitical exposure | LOW |
| Record updated | 2026-10 |
Official site: asahi-kasei.com
In context
Where it fits
Listed in Electrolytes and Separators. Electrolyte, separator and electrode-support plants are qualified per cell design, so a new cell plant usually brings its suppliers with it; the plant list by country is in Electrolyte and Separator Plants.
| Plant | Country | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Port Colborne Separator Plant (Asahi Kasei) | Canada | under construction |
| Copper Foil Plants Japan (Furukawa Electric) | Japan | operational |
| PVDF Binder Plants Japan (Kureha) | Japan | operational |
| Electrolyte Plants Japan (Mitsubishi Chemical) | Japan | operational |
| Separator Production Japan (Toray Industries) | Japan | operational |
Sources
Sources and scope
- Scope
- Hipore Separator Plants (Asahi Kasei)
- Sources
- ElectronsX electrolyte and separator dataset; company disclosures
- Updated
- 2026-10