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Monday 6 November 2023
RE100 a key battleground for South Korean battery manufacturers to outmaneuver Chinese peers
South Korea's major battery manufacturers, in response to the demands of the global automotive industry, will require battery material suppliers to provide materials meeting the RE100...
Tuesday 24 October 2023
Detroit and Korea's $28 billion battery bets risk going sideways
Weeks of tense bargaining around Detroit are making battery manufacturers some 6,600 miles (10,600 kilometers) away nervous.
Thursday 31 August 2023
South Korean battery makers could hardly recoup investments in US despite IRA grants
Driven by significant grants under the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), South Korean battery makers LGES, SK On, and Samsung SDI have expanded their production investments in North...
Friday 18 August 2023
SK On makes battery material investment in Canada, expanding battery production on home turf
South Korea-based battery manufacturer SK On is accelerating expansion. The company will invest in a new battery material plant in Quebec, Canada, with Ford. It also plans to build...
Tuesday 15 August 2023
TSMC's fab in Germany may only half address major concerns of European carmakers
TSMC has officially entered the European automotive supply chain with plans to establish a joint venture fab in Dresden, Germany, relieving European automakers' concerns about chip...
Monday 26 June 2023
Ford and SK On joint venture poised to receive US$9.2 billion loan to build battery plants
The US Department of Energy announced on June 22 that it plans to loan US$9.2 billion to BlueOval SK, the battery joint venture between Ford and South Korea-based SK On. The loan...
Thursday 25 May 2023
EV battery-maker SK On to raise $944 million to ramp up capacity
SK Innovation Co.'s battery unit will raise as much as $944 million from financial investors in a bid to more than double its global production capacity by the middle of the decade...
Thursday 25 May 2023
Taiwan makers cut into international hydrogen energy supply chain
To meet demand for clean energy in the next generation, hydrogen energy has been regarded as a key market for new energy development by various countries, and Taiwan makers, including...
Wednesday 26 April 2023
Top-3 Korean battery makers keen on domestic capacity expansions
South Korea's top-3 battery makers SK On, LG Energy Solution (LGES), and Samsung SDI are all on track to build additional domestic production capacities, in order to reduce the country's...
Tuesday 25 April 2023
Hyundai Motor, SK On plan $5 billion EV battery plant in US
Hyundai Motor Group and SK On Co. will spend as much as $5 billion in North America for the production of electric car batteries as President Biden's green bill encourages companies...
Monday 10 April 2023
South Korea to support domestic battery industry as US finalizes regulation
The South Korean government released a series of strategies to help local battery companies gain a global presence, especially in the US. Notably, the government will offer KRW7 trillion...
Wednesday 22 February 2023
LGES to build battery plant with Ford, Koc Holding in Turkey
LG Energy Solution made progress in gaining a global presence. The South Korean battery maker announced a non-binding memorandum of understanding on February 21 with Ford and Turkish...
Monday 20 February 2023
LGES retains crown in 2022 non-Chinese global EV battery usage
South Korea-based research firm SNE Research recently released an analysis of non-Chinese global EV battery usage in 2022. LG Energy Solution topped the list again with a market share...
Thursday 1 December 2022
SK Group commits in US manufacturing for EV
One of South Korea's largest conglomerates, SK Group, received the US president Joe Biden on November 29 at its new Michigan facility, according to the group. Biden toured the new...
Wednesday 30 November 2022
SK On, Hyundai building EV supply chain in Georgia, US
SK On, one of the largest EV battery manufacturers from South Korea, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on November 28 with Hyundai Motor Group. The two companies will be...