Battery maker Northvolt in talks for over $5 billion in financing -FT


FILE PHOTO General view outside the Northvolt facility in Vasteras Sweden September 29 2021. Picture taken September 29 2021. REUTERSHelena Soderpalm.

FILE PHOTO: General view outside the Northvolt facility in Vasteras, Sweden, September 29, 2021. Picture taken September 29, 2021. REUTERS/Helena Soderpalm.

(Reuters) -Swedish lithium-ion battery producer Northvolt is in talks to secure more than $5 billion of financing to pursue its goal of becoming Europe's biggest battery manufacturer, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.

The company is negotiating with a number of banks to raise the amount and an agreement could be reached later this year, the FT said, citing people with knowledge of the matter.

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