SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Innovation Co., a major electric vehicle (EV) battery maker in South Korea, said Wednesday it has signed a six-year deal with Swiss-based Glencore PLC to secure supplies of cobalt, a key material used in EV batteries. Under the agreement, SK Innovation will receive a total of 30,000 tons [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s cathode material producers are likely to see solid earnings in the fourth quarter of the year on a surge in nickel and cobalt prices, analysts here said Saturday, amid growing demand for electric vehicle (EV) batteries. Nickel and cobalt are key raw materials for cathodes, one of [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Chem Ltd., a major South Korean EV battery maker, said Thursday that along with other global firms, it plans to use blockchain technology to trace and validate ethically sourced minerals. In a bid to support human rights and environmental protection, as well as help infuse more transparency into [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Local battery makers are rushing to secure a steady supply of cobalt through import diversification and company mergers as the price of the raw material keeps rising, industry sources said Thursday. The international price of cobalt, a core component of batteries used in smartphones and electric vehicles, jumped to [...]