A METAL OXIDE PRODUCT FOR MANUFACTURING A POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM-ION RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES

A metal oxide product for manufacturing a positive electrode active material for lithium-ion rechargeable batteries, wherein the metal oxide product comprises one or more oxides of one or more metals M', wherein M' comprises: - Ni in a content x between 20.0 mol% and 100.0 mol%, relative to M', - Co in a content y between 0.0 mol% and 60.0 mol%, relative to M',- Mn in a content z between 0.0 mol% and 80.0 mol%, relative to M', - D in a content a between 0.0 mol% and 5.0 mol%, relative to the total atomic content of M', wherein D comprises at least one element of the group consisting of: Al, B, Ba, Ca, Cr, Fe, Mg, Mo, Nb, S, Si, Sr, Ti, Y, V, W, Zn, and Zr, wherein x, y, z, and a are measured by ICP, wherein x+y+z+a = 100.0 mol%, wherein the metal oxide product comprises secondary particles each comprising a plurality of primary particles,wherein said primary particles have a first particle size distribution as determined by image analysis taken by CS-SEM.wherein said first particle size distribution has a first D50 of at most 0.10 μm and a first D99 of at most 0.30 μm.