On June 18, 2026, US-based Sila Nanotechnologies Inc. and Georgia Tech Research
Corporation filed a Section 337 petition with the US International Trade
Commission, alleging that Certain Anode Materials for Use in Battery Cells and
Batteries violate Section 337 with respect to exports to, imports into, and
sales within the United States. Named defendants are China’s Carbon ONE New
Energy Group Co., Ltd.; Carbon One New Energy (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd.; and Zhejiang
Lichen New Material Technology Co., Ltd.