SK On to buy battery material lithium hydroxide from Chile's SQM

SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest electric battery maker, said on Sunday it signed a deal on Nov. 4 to purchase lithium hydroxide, a key ba...

Public-private battery alliance launched to source critical minerals

The South Korean government, in tandem with the private sector, launched a battery alliance on Tuesday in a bid to support the companies in sourcing...

LG Chem posts strong Q3 earnings, buoyed by battery business

South Korea’s top chemicals company LG Chem Ltd. on Monday posted strong third-quarter sales and profit as gains at its battery affiliate offs...

EcoPro BM to build battery materials plant in Canada

EcoPro BM Co., South Korea’s leading battery material producer, is set to build a plant in Canada with a $704 million investment in a partners...

Samsung SDI beats CATL in EV battery operating margin

Samsung SDI Co., the world’s sixth-largest electric vehicle battery maker, reported a higher operating margin than that of the global leader C...

Hyundai Motor to boost US presence with $5.5 bn new Georgia EV plant

Hyundai Motor Co. broke ground on a $5.54 billion electric vehicle and battery plant in the US state of Georgia on Tuesday, as the top South Korean ...

POSCO Chemical posts record third-quarter sales, operating profit

POSCO Chemical Co., a unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., on Monday posted record revenue and operating profit in the third...

Keppel completes Korean waste treatment firm takeover for $530 mn

Singapore-based Keppel Infrastructure completed the acquisition of South Korea’s leading waste management company EMK Co. for 760 billion won ...

LG Energy set to ink graphite deal with Australia’s Syrah Resources

South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. said on Thursday it has signed an initial agreement to explore graphite procurement from Australia&rsquo...

Korea's Lotte Chem seeks more M&As for battery materials, CEO says

South Korea’s petrochemical firm Lotte Chemical Corp., which signed a 2.7 trillion won ($1.9 billion) deal to acquire the world’s fourth...

US DOE officials in Seoul to meet with Hyundai Motor, battery makers

US Department of Energy officials are in South Korea to discuss details of its electric vehicle and battery tax credit law with Korean government of...

SK On raises $2 bn in bank loans for Hungary plant

SK On Co., a South Korean battery maker, has raised $2 billion in bank loans to build its third plant in Hungary, a regulatory body said on Thursday...

For South Korea, US EV subsidies both give and take away

The Inflation Reduction Act provides a plethora of subsidies to boost domestic manufacturing for goods that help combat climate change. Tweaks to ...

S.Korea, Chile to jointly develop key EV battery materials

South Korea has joined hands with Chile in a move to cope with the US’ Inflation Reduction Act, as well as strengthen the two countries' ties ...

SK On in 10-year lithium deal with Australia’s Lake Resources

SK On Co., a leading South Korean battery maker, said on Wednesday it has signed a long-term contract to procure lithium, a key battery material, fr...

LG Energy, POSCO join forces for EV battery business

LG Energy Solution Ltd. and POSCO Holdings Inc. have joined hands to enhance their competitiveness in the global electric vehicle battery sector and...

POSCO, GS Energy to launch $121 million battery recycling joint venture

POSCO Holdings Inc., the holding company of South Korea’s largest steelmaker, and GS Energy Corp., the energy unit of GS Group, have agreed to...

LG Energy to launch battery swapping services

LG Energy Solution Ltd., a South Korean rechargeable battery maker, has launched two in-house ventures to enter the battery swapping and energy aggr...

SK On inks lithium deal with Australian firm for US tax credit

SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest electric vehicle battery maker, has signed a deal with an Australian lithium producer. Securing the core ...

Korea ramen packet maker inks $1 bn battery material deal

A South Korean instant noodle packet maker has secured a $1 billion deal to supply battery materials to a joint venture between General Motors Co. a...

Kolon Ind expands tire cord fabric plant in Vietnam

Kolon Industries Inc. has expanded the capacity of its polyester tire cord fabric plant in Vietnam, the South Korean company said on Wednesday.The f...

Lotte Chem to buy Iljin at $1.9 bn for battery material biz

South Korea’s Lotte Chemical Corp. is set to acquire major domestic battery material maker Iljin Materials Co. at some 2.7 trillion won ($1.9 ...

Korea's Kospi plunges to year's record low close on foreign selling

South Korea’s main bourse Kospi dropped 1.81% to finish at 2,290.00 on Sept. 23, hitting a new low closing for the year amid growing woes over...

SK's Chey, Zambian president discuss EV battery material deal

South Korea’s SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won has met with Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema to discuss potential mineral deals in core mate...

POSCO Chem, OCI break ground on EV battery pitch plant

South Korea’s P&O Chemical is set to build the country’s first high-softening-point pitch manufacturing facilities with 15,000 tons ...

Battery maker SK On sweetens $1.4 bn fundraising deal

SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest rechargeable battery maker, has sweetened its deal to attract 2 trillion won ($1.4 billion) in new share ...

Korea battery, chip companies fail to reboot IPO market

South Korea’s battery and semiconductor companies, stock investors’ favorites, failed to revive the local initial public offering market...

Seoul pushes for battery recycling to bypass US bill

South Korea will step up policy efforts to promote battery recycling, which might help the country get around the new US bill aimed at keeping elect...

South Korea bans L&F from building a battery material plant in US

The South Korean government has banned L&F Co., a battery materials maker, from building a new plant in the US amid a controversy over the Infla...

Tumbling Korean won increases corporate debt burden

The South Korean won extended its losses to hit its weakest level since the 2008-09 global financial crisis on Wednesday, pressured by higher-than-e...