Northvolt AB is a Swedish battery manufacturer specializing in the development and production of lithium‑ion cells, battery modules and energy storage systems for electric vehicles, industrial equipment and grid applications. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Stockholm, the company focuses on building a European battery supply chain with an emphasis on materials sourcing, cell design and system integration.
Its operations include Northvolt Ett in Skellefteå, Sweden—a large‑scale cell factory with co‑located cathode active material production—and Northvolt Labs in Västerås for R&D, prototyping and industrialization. Northvolt also operates battery system manufacturing in Gdańsk, Poland, and has pursued additional projects in Germany and Canada.
From a chemicals and materials perspective, Northvolt works across the battery value chain, including cathode and anode materials development, electrolyte formulation and quality‑critical cell manufacturing processes. The company runs a closed‑loop recycling initiative (Revolt) using hydrometallurgical methods to recover lithium, nickel, manganese and cobalt from end‑of‑life batteries and production scrap, aiming to reduce the carbon intensity and raw material footprint of cell production. Northvolt supplies automotive and industrial OEMs under long‑term offtake agreements.