SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The chief executives of LG Chem Ltd. and SK Innovation Co. — two South Korean electric vehicle (EV) battery makers — met Monday to make a breakthrough in their legal battles over EV battery patents but apparently failed to find common ground. LG Chem CEO Shin Hak-cheol met with [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Innovation Co. of South Korea has been picked to supply a battery pack for Ferrari’s first plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), industry sources said Sunday. After two years of tests of various products, the Italian luxury sports carmaker has chosen SK Innovation as the supplier of the lithium-ion [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Chief executives of LG Chem Ltd. and SK Innovation Co. — two South Korean electric vehicle battery makers — are expected to meet later this month to make a breakthrough in their legal standoff over EV battery patents, industry sources said Saturday. LG Chem CEO Shin Hak-cheol and SK [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Innovation Co., a major electric vehicle (EV) battery maker in South Korea, said Friday it will file lawsuits against its local rival LG Chem Ltd. and LG Electronics Inc. in the United States for patent infringement over EV battery technology. SK Innovation said it plans to file lawsuits [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Innovation Co., a major electric vehicle (EV) battery maker in South Korea, said Tuesday it plans complete the development of a battery recycling technology by the end of this year to beef up its competitiveness in the industry. SK Innovation said it is working to find solutions to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Innovation Co., South Korea’s biggest refiner, said Thursday it will borrow 800 billion won (US$658 million) overseas by next year to invest in car battery and battery separator plants. SK Innovation has increased in the battery business as it sees a new growth driver for the country’s third-biggest [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — SK ie technology Co., an affiliate of South Korean EV battery producer SK Innovation Co., said Wednesday its lithium-ion battery separator (LiBS) production will start being expanded in October following the completion of new production lines. The company said new production lines at its plant in South Korea will [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Trading International Co. (SKTI), a subsidiary of South Korea’s largest refiner SK Innovation Co., said Sunday it plans to quadruple its offshore low-sulfur fuel supply business next year to meet increased demand following strict environmental regulations by the International Maritime Organization (IMO). SKTI said it aims to increase [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — SK energy Co., a wholly owned unit of the country’s leading refiner SK Innovation Co., said Sunday it will invest 250 billion won (US$209.8 million) to transform its facilities into environment-friendly ones. SK energy, which supplies gasoline, diesel, and liquefied petroleum gas products to local consumers, plans to gradually [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Innovation Co., South Korea’s top oil refiner, said Monday it will expand its electric vehicle (EV) battery production capacity 20 times more than the current level by 2025 to meet growing demand and expand its presence in the promising market. SK Innovation CEO Kim Jun said the company aims to [...]