Jiana Energy Secures Hundreds of Millions in Series A+ Funding for Sodium-ion Battery Cathode Expansion

This week, the sodium-ion battery industry operated steadily overall, with industry prosperity continuing to rise. On the technological front, key performance metrics such as high safety, long cycle life, and low cost continued to achieve breakthroughs, laying a solid foundation for large-scale applications. With policy and industry working in synergy, upstream and downstream projects along the industry chain advanced steadily. Supporting infrastructure across materials, battery cells, system integration, and end-use applications continued to improve, with capacity deployment gradually materializing. The pace of scenario validation in energy storage, telecom backup power, and other fields accelerated, and market recognition of sodium-ion batteries' substitution and complementary effects increased. Overall, the industry is demonstrating a development trend characterized by **accelerating technological iteration, broadening application scenarios, and an increasingly mature industry chain**. The industrialisation of sodium-ion batteries continues to advance, with a promising medium and long-term development outlook.

Samsung SDI said on the 15th that it is focusing on battery development for robotics and urban air mobility (UAM) applications. Speaking at the SNE Research Global Battery Conference NGBS 2026 in Seoul, a senior vice president from the company’s advanced development and technology strategy teams emphasized that batteries will play a key role in connecting AI and human-centered environments as AI converges with humanoid robotics. The company also confirmed that it is internally preparing mass production plans for sodium-ion batteries and may make an official announcement by the end of this year or next year.

Key takeaways: Rapid growth: LFP cathode materials (+60%), iron phosphate (+67%), and LiPF6 (+38%) saw significant production expansion, reflecting strong demand from power batteries and energy storage. New-type materials such as LMFP and composite sodium iron phosphate grew by over 90%, entering the commercialisation phase.