CELLAB, a South Korean climate tech company focused on carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), announced it will build a separation membrane pilot facility with an annual capacity of 120,000 square meters. The company secured new investment from the accelerator Crypton to fund the facility, which is expected to be operational by the end of this year. CELLAB's gas separation membranes are used for carbon capture, biogas upgrading, and hydrogen recovery. The company has already exported 80 research modules to Purdue University, signaling early global traction. CELLAB is also expanding into battery recycling with a bipolar membrane for secondary battery recycling, developed in partnership with researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the University of Illinois at Chicago. CEO Kim Jong-pyo stated the company aims to complete a global smart mega factory by 2033 and become a climate tech unicorn. The article provides concrete details on production scale and partnerships, though it lacks information on the investment amount and timeline for the battery recycling membrane commercialization.
