Ten-Nine Technologies taps MIN N JUNE to bring TENIX to South Korea

Ten-Nine Technologies has partnered with MIN N JUNE Chemical to introduce and evaluate its TENIX nano-additive across South Korea’s battery manufacturing sector. The deal gives Ten-Nine a local commercial and technical representative as the company looks to win qualification, testing and commercialization work with major battery players.

Why it matters: - South Korea is a core market for battery materials, with major cathode and battery manufacturers shaping global supply chains. - The partnership gives Ten-Nine Technologies a local route to customers, testing programs and regulatory work in a market that can influence broader adoption. - TENIX is designed to improve battery performance without forcing manufacturers to overhaul existing production lines.

What happened: - Ten-Nine Technologies announced a strategic partnership with MIN N JUNE Chemical Co., Ltd. to support the introduction and evaluation of TENIX in South Korea’s advanced battery manufacturing sector. - MIN N JUNE will serve as Ten-Nine’s commercial and technical representative in South Korea. - The company will support customer engagement, product evaluations, pilot testing, regulatory activities and commercialization efforts. - The partnership is aimed at engaging battery producers, cathode manufacturers and automotive stakeholders.

The details: - TENIX is a proprietary nano-additive technology for batteries. - TENIX is designed to integrate directly into existing cathode active materials and manufacturing processes. - The additive is blended directly into cathode material during manufacturing and makes up about 0.5% to 2% of the cathode’s weight. - TENIX requires no new equipment or battery redesign to adopt. - In third-party testing, TENIX delivered more than 75% more charge-discharge cycles. - Ten-Nine says that extension could take a typical EV battery from 150,000 miles to more than 265,000 miles. - The testing also showed around 40% lower cost per kilowatt-hour. - TENIX showed 10% lower resistance, which supports faster charging and less energy wasted as heat. - TENIX can also cut a battery’s heat output by about 40% over its lifetime. - Ten-Nine says that heat-reduction benefit is increasingly relevant for AI-driven data centers.

Between the lines: - The partnership pairs a technology developer with a local distributor that has industry relationships inside Korea’s battery supply chain. - Ten-Nine is trying to shorten the path from sampling to commercialization by using MIN N JUNE’s technical and customer-facing support. - MIN N JUNE’s remarks point to growing interest in lithium manganese-rich, or LMR, cathode materials among major battery players in Korea. - South Korea’s battery ecosystem includes companies such as LG Energy Solution, POSCO, EcoPro BM, L&F and Umicore, which are actively developing LMR cathode active materials.

What’s next: - Ten-Nine and MIN N JUNE will support customer qualification programs and technical evaluations for TENIX. - The companies will help customers navigate regulatory and testing requirements. - Work will continue from initial sampling and testing through possible commercial deployment. - The companies plan to pursue market opportunities with Korean battery manufacturers and related automotive stakeholders.

The bottom line: - Ten-Nine is using a local partner to push TENIX into one of the world’s most important battery markets, with the goal of turning lab and pilot results into commercial adoption.