S.Korea's battery industry looks for staff fluent in European languages

S.Korea's battery industry looks for staff fluent in European languages

South Korea's battery companies are seeking human resources fluent in the languages and familiar with the cultures of countries where plants are loc...

LG Energy Solution joins global climate disclosure initiative

LG Energy Solution joins global climate disclosure initiative

South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. said on Wednesday that it has become the first domestic battery maker to endorse the Task Force o...

Ford EV production halt casts doubts over SK cell quality

Ford EV production halt casts doubts over SK cell quality

Ford Motor Co. said on Tuesday it has stopped production and shipments of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck due to a possible battery issue,...

LG Energy Solution tops global EV battery market excluding China

LG Energy Solution tops global EV battery market excluding China

South Korea's LG Energy Solution Ltd. for the second straight year was No. 1 on the global market for electric vehicle (EV) batteries excluding Chin...

Responsible mineral sourcing key to Korean battery materials makers

Responsible mineral sourcing key to Korean battery materials makers

South Korea’s battery materials makers are stepping up their efforts to conform to environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards throug...

Korea EV battery makers lose market share against Chinese rivals

Korea EV battery makers lose market share against Chinese rivals

South Korean electric vehicle cell makers lost a market share against Chinese competitors last year as they failed to fully benefit from a surge in ...

Korea EV cell materials firms race for silicon anode market

Korea EV cell materials firms race for silicon anode market

South Korea’s secondary battery ingredient makers are rushing to develop silicon anode materials, next-generation core substances that signifi...

SKC eyes M&As in semiconductor, rechargeable battery materials

SKC eyes M&As in semiconductor, rechargeable battery materials

SKC Inc., a South Korean chemical materials company under SK Group, is seeking to buy semiconductor and rechargeable battery materials companies in ...

LG Energy inks $3.3 bn ECV battery deal for N.America, Europe

LG Energy inks $3.3 bn ECV battery deal for N.America, Europe

LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s third-largest secondary battery maker, has inked a supply deal estimated up to $3.3 billion for North Ame...

POSCO Chemical breaks ground on second anode material plant

POSCO Chemical breaks ground on second anode material plant

POSCO Chemical Co., a battery material unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., on Jan. 31 broke ground on its second plant to p...

Samsung to advance solid-state battery output after record sales

Samsung to advance solid-state battery output after record sales

South Korea’s Samsung SDI Co. reported its largest-ever profit and revenue last year, which will drive its efforts to produce solid-state batt...

POSCO Chem, Samsung SDI ink $33 bn EV battery material deal

POSCO Chem, Samsung SDI ink $33 bn EV battery material deal

POSCO Chemical Co., a battery material unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., and Samsung SDI Co., the world’s No. 6 ele...

LG Energy to raise capex by 50% in bet on strong EV growth

LG Energy to raise capex by 50% in bet on strong EV growth

LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker, plans to ramp up capital expenditure by more than half thi...

POSCO gets nod for battery technology transfer to overseas plants

POSCO gets nod for battery technology transfer to overseas plants

POSCO Chemical Co., a unit of South Korean steelmaker POSCO Holdings Co., on Thursday won government approval to transfer technology to its overseas...

LG Energy partners with Seoul Nat'l Univ. for battery technology

LG Energy partners with Seoul Nat'l Univ. for battery technology

South Korea's No. 1 secondary battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. and Seoul National University on Friday signed an agreement to establish an indu...

SK On, graphite processor Urbix to jointly produce anode materials

SK On, graphite processor Urbix to jointly produce anode materials

South Korea's SK On Co. and US graphite processor Urbix Inc. have signed an agreement to jointly develop high-performance anode materials, Korea's l...

Hanwha, LG Energy team up for US battery production

Hanwha, LG Energy team up for US battery production

South Korea’s Hanwha Group will invest in LG Energy Solution Ltd.'s battery production lines for energy storage systems (ESS) in the US, some ...

SK-Ford JV likely to raise $4 bn via US loan program

SK-Ford JV likely to raise $4 bn via US loan program

Glendale, Kentucky -- A battery joint venture between South Korea’s SK On Co. and Ford Motor Co. is likely to raise about $4 billion in a US g...

LG Energy, Honda to build $4.4 billion battery plant in Ohio

LG Energy, Honda to build $4.4 billion battery plant in Ohio

LG Energy Solution Ltd. and Honda Motor Co. have launched their first US joint venture to build an electric vehicle battery plant in Ohio, LG said o...

S.Korea’s battery material exports double to $10 bn

S.Korea’s battery material exports double to $10 bn

South Korea’s battery material exports more than doubled to exceed overseas sales of electric vehicle cells last year, helping the country&rsq...

SK Ecoplant looks to enter US battery recycling business: CEO

SK Ecoplant looks to enter US battery recycling business: CEO

SK Ecoplant Co., a South Korean construction engineering company, will enter the US battery recycling business by investing in promising startups, C...

Ford in talks with LG Energy for Turkey EV battery plant

Ford in talks with LG Energy for Turkey EV battery plant

Ford Motor Co. is in talks with LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker, to build a cell factory in...

LG Energy posts largest-ever profit led by US JV with GM

LG Energy posts largest-ever profit led by US JV with GM

South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. posted its largest-ever profit in 2022, driven by strong sales after its US joint venture with Ge...

Korea's SK On scraps $3.2 bn Turkey EV battery factory plan

Korea's SK On scraps $3.2 bn Turkey EV battery factory plan

SK On Co., the world’s No. 5 electric vehicle battery maker, dropped a plan to build a 4 trillion won ($3.2 billion) plant in Turkey as higher...

Diverging lithium, nickel prices unnerve Korean battery makers

Diverging lithium, nickel prices unnerve Korean battery makers

The prices of lithium and nickel, key minerals for electric vehicle batteries, have been diverging since late last year, which is set to further wid...

Lotte Chemical to take part in CES for first time

Lotte Chemical to take part in CES for first time

South Korea's Lotte Chemical Corp. for the first time will take part this month in CES, the world's largest information technology and home applianc...

Hyundai Motor to boost EV leasing in US for tax credits from 2023

Hyundai Motor to boost EV leasing in US for tax credits from 2023

South Korean electric vehicles for lease are forecast to receive US tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) as new guidelines of the law...

SKC to showcase innovative chip, battery materials at CES 2023

SKC to showcase innovative chip, battery materials at CES 2023

SKC Ltd., a South Korean chemical materials maker, will showcase innovative materials for rechargeable batteries and semiconductors at CES 2023, the...

SFA to acquire 28% stake in CIS to lead renewable battery equipment sector

SFA to acquire 28% stake in CIS to lead renewable battery equipment sector

South Korea’s general equipment manufacturer SFA Engineering Corp. is poised to acquire CIS Corp., a renewable battery production equipment ma...

Korea’s local govts gear up to lure Tesla for Gigafactory

Korea’s local govts gear up to lure Tesla for Gigafactory

All of South Korea’s major municipal governments are gearing up to be considered as the site of a new Gigafactory, Tesla Inc.’s manufact...

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