Battery
SK Innovation Signs a Deal With Chinese EV Market Player for Battery Supply
The South Korean battery market player, SK Innovation, has recently signed a supply contract with China’s smart-carmaker Xpeng Motors, the...
SK Innovation Speeds Up Eco-Friendly Transition After Settling LG Dispute
SK Innovation Co., the leading South Korean electric vehicle battery manufacturer, plans to boost its transition into an environment-friendly company....
SK IET IPO raises $2B, South Korea’s Biggest Listing In 4 years
SK IE Technology Co. and parent company SK Innovation Co. said they had raised 2.25 trillion won ($2 billion) for the battery component-manufacturing...
Hyundai, Kia, SK Innovation Partner to Develop Hybrid EV Battery (HEV)
Hyundai Motor Group and SK Innovation announced that they would be teaming up to develop hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) batteries. Accordingly, the two...
LG Energy Solution, SK Innovation Resolve EV Battery Tech Dispute
The two South Korean battery manufacturers, LG Energy Solution and SK Innovation announced that they had settled the two-year electric vehicle (EV) battery...
SK Innovation’s Eco-Friendly Battery Recycling Tech Earns US Verification
SK Innovation announced that the Argonne National Laboratory had verified its battery metal recycling technology’s environmental friendliness. The Argonne National Laboratory is a...
LG Energy Solution, GM Expands EV Battery Manufacturing Capacity
LG Chem’s subsidiary LG Energy Solution and General Motors Company announced they would partner for another battery cell manufacturing facility. According to GM spokesperson...
South Korea Partners with Hyundai, LG, KST for EV Battery Reuse
South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (MOTIE) signed a memorandum of understanding with Hyundai Motor, LG Energy Solution,...
LG Energy Solutions Signs Lithium Supply Deal with Chile’s SQM
LG Energy Solutions has signed an eight-year agreement with Chilean chemical company Sociedad Química y Minera (SQM). Under the contract,...
LG Chem Officially Launches LG Energy Solution Spinoff
LG Chem Ltd. officially launched on Tuesday LG Energy Solution as a separate business unit engaged in battery production and...
Hyundai Motor Recalls Kona EVs After Recent Incident of Fire
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport (MOLIT) said on Thursday that Hyundai Motor would voluntarily recall 25,564 Kona electric...
LG Chem to Spin-Off Battery Business as LG Energy Solution
LG Chem said on Thursday that it approved the spin-off of its global rechargeable battery business to establish a battery...
LG Chem Test Flight UAV with Lithium-sulfur Battery, Sets Record
LG Chem announced on Thursday that it accomplished a test flight of Korea Aerospace Research Institute's (KARI) unmanned aerial vehicle...
Hyundai Joins SK Innovation to Develop EV Battery Ecosystem
Hyundai Motor and its sister company, Kia Motors, announced on Tuesday that they joined hands with SK Innovation to develop...
Hyundai, LG Chiefs Meet to Discuss Future EV Battery Biz Collaboration
Hyundai Motor Group's executive vice-chairman, Chung Euisun, and LG Group's Chairman Koo Kwang-mo met on Monday morning to discuss future...
GM to Expand Electric Vehicle Lineup in South Korea
General Motors Co. (GM) to expand its portfolio through the introduction of more electric utility vehicles (EV) using the new...
Samsung, Hyundai Motor Leaders Discuss EV Battery Biz Partnership
Lee Jae-yong, Samsung Group’s vice chairman, and Chung Eui-sun, Hyundai Motor Group’s executive vice-chairman, held a meeting on Wednesday to...
“We Connect Science”: LG Chem to Transform into Science Company
Under its new vision, “We connect science to life for a better future,” LG Chem on Thursday announced its plan...
SK Innovation Invests $727 Million to Build Second U.S. EV Battery Plant
SK Innovation said on Tuesday that it plans to inject an additional 886 billion won ($727 million) investment to build...
LG Chem to Inject 65 Bln Won to Increase Carbon Nanotube Production
LG Chem said Monday that it would inject 65 billion won ($53 million) to boost its carbon nanotubes production manufacturing...