Oxford, United Kingdom, 2 July 2026 — FluoRok is delighted to announce that it has been awarded the highly competitive European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator grant (€2.5m) to support the development and scale-up of its breakthrough technology for producing critical fluorochemicals used in lithium-ion batteries.

As electrification accelerates globally, demand for lithium-ion batteries—and for LiPF₆, one of their key components—continues to surge. Today, LiPF₆ production relies on highly hazardous processes, energy-intensive conditions, and a supply chain that is concentrated almost exclusively in the Asia-Pacific region.

FluoRok’s HF-free technology offers a lower-cost, safer, and more sustainable route to fluorochemicals such as LiPF₆. By providing an alternative to existing supply routes, FluoRok is enabling the development of a localised European supply chain for critical lithium-ion battery materials.

The EIC Accelerator is one of the most competitive grant programmes in Europe, with success rates on average below 5%. Selection therefore represents a strong validation of FluoRok’s technology, commercial traction, and its role in enabling cost-competitive, localised manufacturing of critical battery materials in Europe.

Andrew Schwarz, FluoRok’s CBO, said: “This award is a significant milestone for FluoRok and a strong endorsement of our scale-up ambitions. Funding from the European Innovation Council will support the development of manufacturing capabilities for key battery materials, while working closely with customers and suppliers to establish a resilient European supply chain.”

We are grateful to the European Innovation Council for its support and confidence in FluoRok’s mission.