SEOUL, Jun. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — SKC Inc., a chemical unit of SK Group, said Thursday it has decided to acquire KCF Technologies Co. (KCFT), the world’s top producer of copper foil for lithium-ion batteries, in a bid to diversify its business portfolio. SKC said it will buy a 100 percent stake in KCFT, currently [...]
SEJONG, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s exports of rechargeable batteries reached a fresh record high in 2016 on rising global demand for smart devices and electric vehicles, customs data showed Friday. Outbound shipments of accumulators, such as lithium-ion batteries amounted to a record US$4.4 billion in 2016, up 11.6 percent from $3.94 billion [...]
SEJONG, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Announcing the results of an investigation into the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco Monday – which backed Samsung’s ruling that the problem phones had faulty batteries – the government also introduced plans to improve safety measures to prevent similar catastrophes from recurring. To begin with, lithium-ion batteries will be subject [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) – A team of South Korean researchers has developed a new type of graphene for lithium-ion batteries that can be recharged at a faster rate than conventional ones with no risk of reduced capacity, they said Monday. Conventional graphene is a two-dimensional atom-thin sheet of carbon that is commonly produced [...]
SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics has developed a breakthrough technology doubling the capacity of lithium-ion batteries with silicon carbide-free graphene coating, which could bring significant changes to mobile devices and electric cars. Firstly commercialized in 1991, the capacity of lithium-ion batteries has increased only twofold in more than 20 years with a limitation in [...]