SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Energy Solution Ltd., a leading South Korean battery maker, has signed a battery supply contract with Nikola Corp., a U.S. electric vehicle startup, according to industry sources Friday. The Arizona-based company said in its third-quarter earnings report it entered into a long term battery supply agreement with LG [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Energy Solution Ltd. said Monday it has tapped Kwon Young-soo, vice chairman of LG Corp. as its new CEO, a move largely seen as a replacement in the wake of its battery recalls in General Motors Co.’s Bolt electric vehicles (EV). LG Energy said it named Kwon as [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s leading chemical company, said Monday its third-quarter net profit rose 19.2 percent from a year earlier, backed by solid petrochemical sales despite the one-off factor from its electric battery (EV) recall costs. The net income came to 679.9 billion won (US$581.9 million) in the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Energy Solution Ltd., a South Korean battery maker, said Monday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with multinational carmaker Stellantis N.V. to set up a joint venture to produce electric vehicle batteries. Under the partnership, the two companies will establish a new battery manufacturing plant in [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. said Friday it has signed a 350 billion won (US$297.5 million) deal to acquire a 4.8 percent stake in China’s Greatpower Nickel & Cobalt Materials Co. for a stable supply of battery materials. The wholly owned subsidiary of LG Chem Ltd. [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Group and battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. said Wednesday they have begun construction of a new electric vehicle battery plant in Indonesia. A joint venture between Hyundai Motor and LG Energy broke ground for the $1.1 billion lithium-ion battery cell plant in an [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Energy Solution Ltd., South Korea’s leading battery company, said Monday it has signed a six-year deal with Australian Mines Ltd. for a stable supply of key battery materials. In the deal that will begin at the end of 2024, LG Energy Solution will receive 71,000 tons of nickel [...]
SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. said Thursday it has completed the supply of its battery system to the world’s largest energy storage system (ESS) that has come online in the United States. LG Energy, a battery unit under LG Chem Ltd., said its lithium-ion batteries are [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. said Tuesday it has struck a deal to buy a 7.5 percent stake in an Australian chemical company for 12 billion won (US$10.8 million) for a stable supply of critical metals used in electric vehicle batteries. LG Energy Solution, the wholly [...]
SEOUL, April 30 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. automaker General Motors Co. said Friday it will recall Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles equipped with batteries produced in LG Energy Solution Ltd.’s South Korean factory to update its battery software and ease fire risks. The recall covers about 69,000 Bolt EVs for the 2017-2019 model years, installed with [...]