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HiNa Battery Technology Co., Ltd.
Chinese sodium-ion battery pioneer; founded by Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. One of world's first commercial Na-ion cell producers; earlier commercial sodium-ion cells than CATL. Uses layered oxide cathode (O3-type NaMnO2-based) rather than Prussian White. Partnered with HINA Auto for first Na-ion EV demo in 2023. ~10-15% estimated global Na-ion cell market share in early commercial stage.
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Origin2022
HiNa Battery Technology (中科海纳, founded 2017 in Beijing as a spin-off from the Institute of Physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences) is one of the pioneering companies commercializing sodium-ion batteries — a technology that substitutes abundant, globally distributed sodium for the scarce and geopolitically concentrated lithium in lithium-ion batteries. Sodium-ion batteries use the same intercalation chemistry as lithium-ion but with sodium atoms (atomic number 11, the sixth most abundant element in Earth's crust) instead of lithium (atomic number 3, 0.002% of Earth's crust, concentrated in Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina). The energy density of sodium-ion cells is currently lower than lithium-ion (approximately 130-160 Wh/kg vs. 200-300 Wh/kg for NMC lithium-ion) but adequate for stationary grid storage, two-wheel EVs, and low-speed vehicles — exactly the applications driving the fastest growth in battery demand in China and the developing world. If sodium-ion technology achieves cost parity or performance improvement, it would represent a structural disruption to the lithium supply chain that has enabled resource nationalism in lithium-producing countries and driven battery material price volatility. HiNa competes with CATL (which launched a commercial sodium-ion cell in 2021) and BYD in the Chinese sodium-ion market.
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