Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials

Mexicoorbia-fem.com

Its role Owner

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plants
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Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials, formerly known as Mexichem Fluor S.A. de C.V., is a global supplier of fluorinated products and battery materials. The company produces a range of fluorochemicals used in applications such as refrigerants, foam blowing agents, fire extinguishing systems, and industrial solvents.

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Recently, the company has expanded its activities into the battery materials sector through a project to build a lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF6) production facility at its site in St. Gabriel, Louisiana. The plant will be its first large-scale LiPF6 facility in the United States and aims to address growing demand in lithium-ion battery supply chains.

Also known as Koura, Orbia Fluorinated Solutions, and Mexichem.

The project OF&EM is involved in

chemXplore tracks 1 project involving OF&EM, of which one is active.

Orbia St. Gabriel LiPF6 Plant, Louisiana
  1. Announced / Concept
  2. FEED / Pre-FID
  3. FID / Sanctioned
  4. Under Construction
  5. Commissioning & Start-up
Phase
FEED / Pre-FID
Where
United States
Makes
lithium hexafluorophosphate , Lithium Carbonate

OF&EM in chemical industry news

13 May 2026
Worley wins engineering contract for Orbia's Louisiana LiPF6 plant

Engineering, supply-chain, modularization, construction and automation support for a new large-scale battery electrolyte production facility in the US to bolster battery materials supply.

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