SKIET to build additional battery separator plants in Poland

SKIET to build additional battery separator plants in Poland

SK Innovation Co.’s material business arm SK IE Technology Co. (SKIET) is set to construct two additional electric vehicle battery separator p...

SK reiterates rejection of LG’s hefty demand for battery dispute settlement

SK reiterates rejection of LG’s hefty demand for battery dispute settlement

SK Innovation Co. again refused to accept LG Energy Solution Ltd.’s demand that SK pay a hefty amount of compensation for its involvement in a...

LG Chem CEO vows stern action against SK in battery legal dispute

LG Chem CEO vows stern action against SK in battery legal dispute

The chief executive of LG Chem Ltd. said on Thursday that the company will sternly deal with SK Innovation Co. in the battery technology trade secre...

Hyundai to build ultra-fast EV charging infrastructure under E-pit brand

Hyundai to build ultra-fast EV charging infrastructure under E-pit brand

Hyundai Motor Group has unveiled a plan to build high-speed electric car charging infrastructure across the country as the South Korean auto giant s...

Market jitters grow over Korean battery shares after VW’s decision

Market jitters grow over Korean battery shares after VW’s decision

Market jitters over South Korea’s battery makers are growing after Volkswagen AG’s announcement on Monday that it will make batteries in...

Korean battery shares tumble as VW gears up for in-house production

Korean battery shares tumble as VW gears up for in-house production

Shares of South Koreas’ major battery makers tumbled on Tuesday after Volkswagen AG announced it will gradually switch the type of batteries u...

LG Energy to invest over $4.5 bn to expand US battery facilities

LG Energy to invest over $4.5 bn to expand US battery facilities

LG Energy Solutions Ltd. announced on Friday that it will invest more than 5 trillion won ($4.5 billion) by 2025 to expand its US battery business, ...

LG Energy may build US, Europe plants to supply new batteries to Tesla

LG Energy may build US, Europe plants to supply new batteries to Tesla

LG Energy Solution Ltd. may build an electric vehicle battery plant in the US to supply advanced battery cells to Tesla Inc. for its new models to b...

S.Korea’s top flexible PCB maker wins big in 5G and EVs

S.Korea’s top flexible PCB maker wins big in 5G and EVs

BH Co. is South Korea’s leading manufacturer of flexible printed circuit board (FPCB), an essential component of smartphones, from camera to O...

Kia reveals teaser of first dedicated EV model, EV6

Kia reveals teaser of first dedicated EV model, EV6

Kia Corp. on Mar. 9 showcased teaser images and video clips of EV6 – its first dedicated electric vehicle (EV) built on Hyundai Motor Group&rs...

Hyundai Motor to introduce batch production system at local plant

Hyundai Motor to introduce batch production system at local plant

South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. is considering introducing a new factory idea for its major local plant aimed at better responding to rising m...

LG Energy, GM in talks to build 2nd EV battery plant in Tennessee

LG Energy, GM in talks to build 2nd EV battery plant in Tennessee

South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. is exploring building a second electric car battery plant in the US with joint venture partner General M...

Hyundai, LG Energy agree to split EV recall costs, reflect in Q4 results

Hyundai, LG Energy agree to split EV recall costs, reflect in Q4 results

Hyundai Motor Co. and LG Energy Solution Ltd. have agreed on how to split the costs of replacing the electric vehicle batteries made by the LG Group...

US politicians urge review of ITC ruling over LG, SK battery dispute

US politicians urge review of ITC ruling over LG, SK battery dispute

The trade secret dispute between LG Energy Solution Ltd. and SK Innovation Co. is taking a new turn as US state politicians raise their voices again...

Hyundai to recall some 82,000 EVs over fire risk; cost seen at $900 mn

Hyundai to recall some 82,000 EVs over fire risk; cost seen at $900 mn

Hyundai Motor Co. said on Wednesday that it will recall 81,701 units of its electric vehicles sold worldwide over fire risk, in a move that could co...

Hyundai Motor debuts all-electric IONIQ5 as EV battle rages on

Hyundai Motor debuts all-electric IONIQ5 as EV battle rages on

Hyundai Motor Co. on Tuesday debuted a new, all-electric IONIQ5, the first model under its standalone electric vehicle sub-brand, amid intensifying ...

Orion boosts presence in India's $15 bn confectionery market

Orion boosts presence in India's $15 bn confectionery market

South Korea-based confectionery Orion Corp. has set up a plant in India, the second-most populous country in the world, to respond quickly to local ...

Hyundai Motor, LG Energy team up on EV battery leasing, recycling

Hyundai Motor, LG Energy team up on EV battery leasing, recycling

The Hyundai Motor Group will lead a government initiative to reduce battery-related environmental problems by collaborating with other companies on ...

Korea’s EV battery trio controls half of global market ex-China

Korea’s EV battery trio controls half of global market ex-China

South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. and two other major domestic electric vehicle battery makers have grown significantly, controlling more ...

Korea’s Optrontec eyes growth in optical lens sales as EVs take off

Korea’s Optrontec eyes growth in optical lens sales as EVs take off

Optrontec Inc., a small South Korean manufacturer and provider of optical filters, lenses and three-dimensional sensing technology, has been ramping...

Hyundai reveals interior images of EV model IONIQ 5

Hyundai reveals interior images of EV model IONIQ 5

Hyundai Motor Co. unveiled interior images of the IONIQ 5, the first model under its standalone electric vehicle sub-brand, on Feb. 15, featuring a ...

LG Display to invest $750 million in Vietnam OLED module plant

LG Display to invest $750 million in Vietnam OLED module plant

LG Display Co., a major South Korean display panel maker, will invest $750 million in its display plant in Vietnam to meet rising demand from electr...

Korean auto parts players to shine as carmakers go all in on EVs

Korean auto parts players to shine as carmakers go all in on EVs

Korean auto parts makers have rarely been favored by stock investors as they were regarded as mere subcontractors, with their performance largely de...

Samsung mulls $17 billion Austin chip plant, seeks tax breaks

Samsung mulls $17 billion Austin chip plant, seeks tax breaks

Samsung Electronics Co. is seeking tax breaks of $805.5 million from the US state of Texas in return for a new $17 billion chip plant, which the Sou...

Hyosung, Linde to create world's largest liquid hydrogen plant

Hyosung, Linde to create world's largest liquid hydrogen plant

South Korea-based Hyosung Heavy Industries Corp. and global industrial gas supplier Linde plc. have agreed to establish the world's largest liquid h...

SK Hynix completes construction of its largest $3.14 bn chip plant

SK Hynix completes construction of its largest $3.14 bn chip plant

SK Hynix Inc. has completed the construction of its largest chip plant, which will use cutting-edge technology to produce memory semiconductors to m...

SK Innovation’s Q4 EV battery business revenue hits record high

SK Innovation’s Q4 EV battery business revenue hits record high

South Korea’s SK Innovation Co. on Friday posted record sales revenue in its electric-vehicle battery business in the fourth quarter of 2020 a...

SK Innovation to build 3rd EV battery plant in Hungary for $2.3 bn

SK Innovation to build 3rd EV battery plant in Hungary for $2.3 bn

SK Innovation Co. will build its third electric-vehicle battery plant in Hungary for $2.29 billion, aiming to grab a greater share of the fast-growi...

Samsung says fully ready for M&As; silent on US foundry plant

Samsung says fully ready for M&As; silent on US foundry plant

Samsung Electronics Co. is well-geared up to chase M&A deals and expand its facilities over the next three years to make full use of its cash ho...

SKC to spend $600 mn to build copper foil plant in Malaysia

SKC to spend $600 mn to build copper foil plant in Malaysia

South Korea’s SKC Ltd. will build its first overseas plant of copper foils in Malaysia for 650 billion won ($588 million), as the chemical mat...

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