SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Three South Korean electric vehicle (EV) battery makers saw their global market share decline in 2022 from a year earlier amid robust growth of Chinese rivals, industry data showed Wednesday. The trio — LG Energy Solution Ltd., SK Innovation Co. and Samsung SDI Co. — held a combined 23.7 [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Energy Solution Ltd. (LGES) said Thursday it has signed a long-term agreement to supply battery modules for heavy-duty electric vehicles (EVs) to a U.S.-based power system provider. LGES will supply 19 gigawatt-hour battery modules to Freudenberg E-Power Systems (FEPS), a Michigan-based developer of battery packs for heavy-duty EVs, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — POSCO Chemical Co. said Monday it has signed a largest-ever long-term contract to supply a key component used in electric vehicle (EV) battery cells to Samsung SDI Co. POSCO Chemical will supply high-nickel cathodes, consisting of lithium, nickel, cobalt and aluminum, to Samsung SDI, for a 10-year period starting [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean battery maker Samsung SDI Co. said Monday it posted record-high profit in 2022, driven by solid demand for electric vehicle (EV) batteries and energy storage systems (ESS). Operating income reached 1.8 trillion won (US$1.46 billion) last year, up 69.4 percent from the previous year’s 1.06 trillion won, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Energy Solution Ltd. (LGES) said Friday it is aiming for a revenue target increase in the range of 25-30 percent for 2023 from last year, as it posted record earnings last year on the back of solid growth in the global electric vehicle (EV) market. That amounts to [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean battery maker SK On Co. is set to open an IT facility in the U.S. state of Georgia later this month, according to Georgia governor’s office Friday, as part of its major investment in the region that includes the establishment of two electric vehicle (EV) battery plants. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean battery maker SK On Co. said Thursday it has joined hands with a U.S. company to jointly develop natural graphite anode materials used in electric vehicle (EV) batteries, in the latest move to diversify the supply of key battery components. Under the joint development agreement recently signed [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s leading electric vehicle (EV) battery maker, LG Energy Solution Ltd. (LGES), and defense-focused Hanwha Group said Monday they have joined hands to establish battery production facilities for the energy storage system (ESS) in the United States and develop batteries for air mobility and other future growth engines. [...]
GLENDALE, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Rain had wetted much of the clay soil on the ground — rich terracotta earth colors — creating small and large puddles everywhere around a gigantic steel structure, densely embedded with millions of steel beams. Yet it was another busy Sunday for many of the 800 engineers and construction [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Energy Solution Ltd. (LGES) said Friday its joint U.S. electric vehicle (EV) battery venture with Japan’s Honda Motor Co. has officially set sail, taking a step further in the advance into the American market. The launch of L-H Battery Co. Inc., the venture’s official name, came about five [...]