Imara batteries are manufactured at our Menlo Park facility and at sites
close to our customers’ operations. In each case, our manufacturing processes are designed and controlled with concern for safety, efficiency and the environment.

Standardized and Scalable
Our proprietary technology can make use of a range of li-ion materials, so we can leverage proven industry standards that are readily scalable to high-volume production. Unlike some li-ion producers who can only work with specific li-ion material blends, we’re not constrained by exotic materials and non-standard designs.

Menlo Park Production
Imara headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. comprises a complete corporate, R&D, and manufacturing facility. Our laboratories, dry rooms, and controlled production environments are operated with strict quality and cleanliness controls. At our home facility, we carry out high-volume production of electrodes and lower-volume production of 18650 and larger format cells.

Rapid Deployment of New Products
Imara’s goal is to rapidly commercialize and launch new products and new businesses. We finalize new cell designs in our R&D center, and transition them to pilot-scale production at our corporate headquarters. The pilot facility is capable of manufacturing a wide range of cells, and assures product quality and safety for use with new customers. As demand for a product increases, we transfer designs to high-volume production facilities located in strategic global locations near our customers. By developing, launching, and approving samples in-house, we can bring new products to market rapidly, with optimum design, quality, and process controls.

A Greener Approach to Battery Production
Imara works to mitigate the environmental costs of making batteries. We take a cradle-to-grave approach: eliminating waste in our manufacturing processes, analyzing all the materials flowing into and out of our facilities, and taking responsibility for our products in the field, and after their useful life.

Imara is collaborating with recyclers to establish the recycling process for both cells and packs. We’re quantifying the scrap-metal value of our batteries; designing a low- or no-cost recovery and disposal system; and helping to set up collection system options. Since Imara batteries don’t leach toxins, they are also safe for landfill disposal.

In calculating our environmental footprint, we take into account the total energy consumption, and sources of energy, that we use to create our batteries. Pacific Gas & Electric, which supplies our energy, is one of the leading users of renewable energy in the country, generating 46% from alternative sources.

Simply by choosing to manufacture in Menlo Park, we’re setting our environmental bar at a high level. At our headquarters facility, secondary emissions are controlled and treated to comply with Bay Area Air Quality District regulations—one of the highest standards in the nation.

Finally, we factor in the environmental benefits of the products that our batteries make possible—cleaner tools, appliances, outdoor equipment, and vehicles. In sum, from an air quality emissions and CO2 perspective, the production, delivery, and deployment of Imara lithium-ion battery technology is a substantial net benefit to the environment. Contact Imara for more information on our analysis.