Successful coating demonstration marks progress in SafeBat Project

In the picture from left: Per Emilsson, Customer Solutions – UMV, Torben Hasslöf, Pilot Plant Manager – UMV, Håkan Karlsson, Managing Director – UMV & Magnus Hummelgård, Associate Professor - Mid Sweden University. Photo: UMV Coating Systems AB
In the picture from left: Per Emilsson, Customer Solutions – UMV, Torben Hasslöf, Pilot Plant Manager – UMV, Håkan Karlsson, Managing Director – UMV & Magnus Hummelgård, Associate Professor - Mid Sweden University. Photo: UMV Coating Systems AB
Published by
Simon Matthis - 25 Sep, 2025

Recently, UMV Coating Systems welcomed researchers from Mid Sweden University to company’s pilot facilities in Säffle, Sweden, where a successful coating trial was carried out.
 
In this trial, innovative materials from Nouryon Pulp and Performance Chemicals AB were incorporated into the coating formula on paper substrates. The coated materials will later be used in battery applications, according to UMV.
 
This work is part of SafeBat, a two-year project led by Mid Sweden University and funded by the Swedish Knowledge Foundation, with UMV and Nouryon as partners. The project aims to advance sustainable energy storage technologies by developing paper-based electrodes as alternatives to conventional plastic materials – addressing environmental, safety, and production challenges in lithium-ion batteries.
 
According to UMV, the pilot facilities “pushes the boundaries for sustainability and innovation in the battery value chain”.