Status
Under construction: JV formed 2023 with up to 160 GWh by 2030 as the goal
Product: NMC. Capacity: not published.
Volkswagen Group cathode joint venture next to Umicore Nysa; sized to PowerCo cell plans in Salzgitter, Valencia and St. Thomas.
Customers and offtakers: PowerCo (Volkswagen Group).
Plant record
Plant record
| Company | IONWAY (PowerCo and Umicore) |
| Plant | Nysa CAM Plant |
| City | Nysa |
| State or province | Opole |
| Country | Poland |
| Stage | CAM |
| Chemistry or product | NMC |
| Status | under construction |
| Status note | JV formed 2023 with up to 160 GWh by 2030 as the goal; construction status unverified after Umicore cut battery-materials spending in 2024 |
| Scale | commercial |
| Customers and offtakers | PowerCo (Volkswagen Group) |
| Geopolitical exposure | LOW |
| Record updated | 2026-10 |
Official site: umicore.com
In context
Where it fits
Listed in Cathode Active Materials; owner profile: Volkswagen Group. Cathode plants are compared on stage (chemical, precursor or finished CAM), chemistry, capacity and qualified customers; a plant qualified for one chemistry and one cell maker is not interchangeable supply.
| Plant | Country | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nysa CAM Gigafactory (Umicore) | Poland | operational |
Sources
Sources and scope
- Scope
- Nysa CAM Plant (IONWAY (PowerCo and Umicore))
- Sources
- ElectronsX cathode dataset; company disclosures and filings
- Updated
- 2026-10