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SK On seals $2.8 bn battery deal with Bezos-backed US EV start-up Slate
Apr 25, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Future M to make spherical graphite as it cuts dependence on China
POSCO Future M Co., South Korea’s leading battery materials maker, is set to manufacture spherical graphite – a critical material for bat...
Apr 23, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung SDI, Hanwha Ocean to usher in battery-driven submarine era
Hanwha Ocean Co. and Samsung SDI Co. will start evaluating their jointly developed lithium-ion battery system for a submarine with South Korea’...
Apr 21, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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LG Energy Solution clinches multibillion-dollar ESS deals in Japan, Europe
LG Energy Solution Ltd. has secured a string of billion-dollar energy storage system (ESS) deals in Japan and Europe, outmaneuvering Chinese rivals i...
Apr 15, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung SDI launches mass production of 46 mm-diameter batteries
Samsung SDI Co. has become South Korea’s first company to mass-produce cylindrical 46-millimeter(46 mm)-diameter batteries, regarded as a next...
Apr 01, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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LG Energy bags 1-GWh ESS battery deal from Poland’s PGE
LG Energy Solution Ltd. will supply 1 gigawatt-hour of energy storage system (ESS) batteries to a state-owned utility company in Poland in a deal exp...
Mar 26, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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L&F to invest $10 mn in Mitra Chem for US LFP production
L&F Co., a South Korean electric vehicle battery materials supplier, plans to invest $10 million in Mitra Chem, a US lithium-ion battery ingredie...
Mar 21, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Korea eyes laws akin to US AMPC to offer subsidies for its battery makers
South Korea, home to global top battery makers such as LG Energy Solution Ltd., SK On Co. and Samsung SDI Co., is seeking to enact laws that would la...
Mar 21, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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SK On to supply 100 GWh of EV batteries to Nissan
SK On Co. has landed a deal to supply nearly 100 gigawatt hours (GWh) of electric vehicle batteries to Japanese carmaker Nissan Motor Co., which coul...
Mar 20, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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LG Energy, Doosan Bobcat tie up for construction equipment battery packs
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s third-largest battery maker, and Doosan Bobcat Inc., a global construction machinery producer, said on Wed...
Mar 19, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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LG Chem unveils precursor-free cathode material for batteries
LG Chem Ltd. is set to become the first South Korean company to mass-produce precursor-free cathode materials, designed for high- and mid-nickel batt...
Mar 05, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hyundai, Samsung deepen ties to win humanoid race
South Korea’s household technology and automotive names Samsung and Hyundai have reinforced their alliance to capture the global humanoid robot...
Feb 25, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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SK On bags $1.8 billion EV battery deal with Nissan
Loss-making SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest battery maker, has hit the jackpot with a $1.8 billion deal to supply electric vehicle batteri...
Jan 24, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea Zinc to export antimony to US
South Korea’s largest zinc smelter, Korea Zinc Inc., plans to export antimony to the US. This rare metal is a flame retardant for batteries an...
Jan 15, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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SK Ecoplant, BMW team up for battery recycling
SK Ecoplant Co., a South Korean construction engineering and waste management company under SK Group, partnered with German luxury carmaker BMW to r...
Jan 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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LG Energy to supply batteries to US solar EV startup Aptera for 7 years
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s third-largest battery maker, agreed to supply cylindrical products to Aptera Motors Corp., a US solar elec...
Jan 10, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Electro-Mechanics to produce all-solid-state batteries in 2026
LAS VEGAS – Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. will unveil a sample of an ultra-compact all-solid-state battery within the year for mass production ...
Jan 10, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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HD Hyundai Infracore to invest $79.6 mn in engine, battery pack
South Korea's HD Hyundai Infracore Co. said on Monday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with North Jeolla Special Self-Governing Province...
Dec 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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SK Nexilis gets $133 mn subsidy from Poland
South Korea's SK Nexilis Co., the world’s largest copper foil maker, said on Monday it received a $133 million subsidy from the Polish governm...
Dec 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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LG Energy, Qualcomm to commercialize BMS solution
South Korea's LG Energy Solution Ltd. said on Monday it partnered with Qualcomm Technologies to commercialize its new system-on-chip (SoC)-based batt...
Dec 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Lotte to supply advanced copper foil to Doosan for Nvidia’s Blackwell
Lotte Energy Materials Corp., a leading South Korean battery materials maker, said on Tuesday it will supply advanced copper foil to Doosan Corp.'s b...
Dec 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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POSCO, Hancock seek to jointly build lithium plant
POSCO Holdings Inc. on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding with Hancock Prospecting, an Australian mining company, to build a plant to annua...
Dec 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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LG Energy set to acquire GM’s $1 bn stake in Ultium JV plant in Michigan
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. plans to acquire General Motors Co.’s stake in their battery joint venture plant in Lansing, Michig...
Dec 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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POSCO Pilbara completes Gwangyang lithium hydroxide plant
South Korea's POSCO Pilbara Lithium Solution Co., a subsidiary of POSCO Group, said on Friday the completion of its second rock-based lithium hydroxi...
Dec 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea Zinc, Hanwha to co-work on Austrailian BESS project
Korea Zinc Inc., the world’s top lead and zinc smelter, said on Tuesday its Australian subsidiary Ark Energy selected Hanwha Corp. as the prefe...
Nov 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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LG Chem signs deal to secure 100,000 tons of lithium from ExxonMobil
South Korea’s top chemicals maker LG Chem Ltd. said on Thursday it has signed an initial agreement to secure a key battery material from US mul...
Nov 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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South Korea approves Korea Zinc’s precursor as national core technology
South Korea has designated Korea Zinc Inc.'s precursor manufacturing process as a national core technology and advanced industrial technology, effect...
Nov 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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LG Energy to supply 2170-type cells to Bear Robotics
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. said on Monday it has signed an initial agreement to supply cylindrical battery cells to Bear Robotics In...
Nov 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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LG Energy bags 8-GWh ESS deal from Terra-Gen in US
LG Energy Solution Ltd. will supply US renewable energy power producer Terra-Gen LLC with an energy storage system (ESS) with an 8 Gigawatt-hour (GWh...
Nov 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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SpaceX to use LG Energy batteries for Starship rocket
Spacecraft manufacturer SpaceX, led by Elon Musk, will use LG Energy Solution Ltd.'s batteries for its next-generation Starship rocket, marking its f...
Nov 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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