SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean battery maker Samsung SDI Co. said Tuesday its second-quarter earnings jumped nearly sixfold on solid demand for electric vehicle (EV) battery products, hinting at a new battery factory in the United States in the near future to meet growing demand in the world’s most important automobile market. [...]
SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean battery maker Samsung SDI Co. is considering investment in the United States to meet growing demand for electric vehicles, industry sources said Friday, stoking speculation over potential partnership with major automakers. The battery making arm of Samsung Electronics Co. has been reviewing various options to build a [...]
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung SDI Co.’s electric vehicle (EV) battery business is expected to have turned to operating profit for the first time in the second quarter on strong demand by global automakers, analysts said Sunday. Samsung SDI Co., the battery arm of Samsung Electronics Co., was forecast to have posted 3.4 [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean battery maker Samsung SDI Co. said Tuesday its first-quarter earnings jumped on a low base effect and solid demand for electric vehicle (EV) battery products. Its net profit reached 150 billion won (US$135 million) in the January-March period, up from 729 million won a year earlier, as [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean battery maker Samsung SDI Co. will supply battery cells for U.S. electric vehicle startup Rivian’s upcoming vehicles, the companies said Tuesday. RJ Scaringe of Rivian, backed by Amazon.com Inc. and Ford Motor Co., said in a statement Samsung SDI has been developing the battery cells for its [...]
SEOUL, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung SDI Co., South Korea’s No. 2 battery maker, said Tuesday it spent a record high of 808.3 billion won (US$703.2 million) in research and development activities last year to develop advanced battery technologies. Samsung SDI’s R&D spending accounted for 7.2 percent of its 2020 sales, according to its [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s leading chemical company, said Wednesday it has shuttered its electric vehicle battery plant in the United States due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Samsung SDI Co., a South Korean manufacturer of electric vehicle and smartphone batteries, also said it has closed its battery pack [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung SDI Co., a major electric vehicle battery maker in South Korea, on Monday unveiled safety measures to tackle fires in energy storage systems (ESS) that have been plaguing the industry. Samsung SDI said it has developed a special fire extinguishing system for ESS and will apply it to [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung SDI Co, a major electric vehicle battery maker, will join hands with Volvo Group to develop battery packs for electric trucks, the company said Thursday. In a strategic alliance with Sweden-based Volvo Group, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of commercial vehicles, Samsung SDI will provide battery cells [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung SDI Co. said Thursday it launched high-capacity energy storage systems (ESS) to expand its presence in the global market amid weak domestic demand over safety issues. The battery-making unit of Samsung Electronics Co. said it showcased its latest ESS technologies at ees Europe 2019, the world’s largest ESS [...]