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  • A giant leap for Norway as a battery powerhouse

    Morrow Batteries (Morrow) and Siva are building a battery factory that will contribute to value creation far beyond the battery coast of southern Norway. While laying the cornerstone for Battery Factory 1 in Arendal, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said that the new factory will be an essential contribution to the government’s efforts to boost domestic battery production and enable Norwa

  • Veidekke selected contractor for Battery Cell Factory 1 in Eyde Energy Park

    Siva Morrow Eyde Energipark AS has signed a contract with Veidekke for the construction of Battery Cell Factory 1 at Eyde Energy Park in the municipality of Arendal. The contract is a design and build contract valued at just below NOK 400 million excluding VAT.
    “We are proud that Siva and Morrow Batteries have chosen Veidekke as their partner both during the development phase and for the execu

  • Morrow signs agreement with governmental agency Siva to build first phase of battery gigafactory

    (Arendal, 25 August 2022) Morrow Batteries ("Morrow"), a Norwegian company aiming to manufacture the world's most cost-effective and sustainable battery cells, has signed a joint venture agreement with Siva SF ("Siva") to build the first phase of a gigafactory in Arendal, Norway. Siva, a governmental agency tasked with building national infrastructure and real estate to support innovation, will se

  • Our official program for Arendalsuka 2022

    We are pleased to once again welcome friends and partners to Arendal this August. The battery industry in general, and Morrow Batteries specifically, has covered lot of ground in the past 12 months. We look forward to sharing the latest updates from our journey so far at these two events open to all:


    Event delivered in Norwegian:

    Batterienes verdikjede – et lokalt og nasjonalt la

  • Changes in top management and board of Morrow Batteries

    Morrow Batteries AS (‘Morrow’) announces that chair of the board Håkon Tanem is appointed interim CEO replacing current CEO Terje Andersen, who is stepping down from 13th of June. Liv Monica Stubholt is appointed new chair of the board and Maria Moræus Hanssen joins the board of Morrow.
    Terje Andersen is co-founder of Morrow and has been CEO since the establishment of Morrow in May 2020.
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  • Stina Torjesen joins Morrow’s sustainability team

    Morrow Batteries appoints Stina Torjesen as Sustainability Advisor and she is joining Morrow’s dynamic and cross-functional sustainability task force. Stina Torjesen started 1 June and is reporting to Pål Brun, EVP for Corporate Affairs.

    “We are delighted that Stina Torjesen has joined Morrow. Stina holds in-depth insights on sustainablity as well as European and global battery trends. Thi

  • Naja Boone appointed Marketing and Communications Director

    Morrow Batteries hires Naja Boone as Marketing and Communication Director. Starting August 1st, she will report to Pål Brun, EVP for Corporate Affairs.
    “We are pleased to welcome Naja to the Morrow team. Her experience from having worked with several of Norway’s best known industrial brands will be instrumental in positioning Morrow on the next part of our journey to becoming a leading supplier

  • Morrow Batteries raises EUR 100 million in new investment round

    Morrow Batteries (“Morrow”), a Norwegian company that aims to manufacture the world's most cost-effective and sustainable battery cells, has today announced an EUR 100 million investment round. The transaction will finance the first phase of the company’s factory in Arendal, Norway, with a capacity to produce more than 1 GWh battery cells each year. The investment round was led by Siemens Financia

  • Morrow Batteries and Echion sign binding supply agreement for anode material


    Morrow Batteries, Norway (‘Morrow’) and Echion Technologies, UK (‘Echion’) ), are pleased to announce the signature of a multi-year anode materials supply agreement. Echion’s unique XNO™ anode material will support the delivery of Morrow’s ‘LNMO-X’ core technology track, which offers safe, long-lasting, cobalt-free, fast-charging cells to the global lithium-ion battery market, and was publicl

  • Morrow Batteries and IBU-tec advanced materials AG partner to develop European LFP supply chain

    Morrow Batteries (Morrow) and IBU-tec advanced materials AG have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development and qualification of large-scale supply of European LFP cathode material to Morrow Batteries’ planned lithium-ion battery cell facility in Eyde Energy Park, Arendal, Norway.

    Memorandum of Understanding for the procurement of up to 200 t of IBUvolt battery material

  • Dr. Andreas Maier appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO)

    Morrow Batteries today announces the appointment of Dr. Andreas Maier as Chief Operating Officer (COO) effective 1 April 2022. He will ensure alignment across all Morrow’s operations and lead the establishment of Morrow’s Gigafactory in southern Norway.

    Dr. Andreas Maier joined Morrow Batteries as EVP Manufacturing on 1 May 2021. He came to Morrow with extensive experience from the Tier 1 b

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