Kolon Industries said on Monday that it has supplied its transparent polyimide (PI) film as cover window for Lenovo’s foldable notebook.LG Display supplied the foldable OLED panel for the Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Fold. The notebook has a 13.3-inch screen.Kolon Industries begin producing transparent PI in

SKC and CJ CheilJedang said on Friday that they have developed a biodegradable packing material that is transparent, flexible and durable.SKC extracted poly lactic acid (PLA) from corns and combined it with CJ’s polyhydroxy alkanoate (PHA) for material, which has the benefits of both materials, the

The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has rejected LG Energy Solution’s request to throw out a patent lawsuit filed against it by SK Innovation.ITC notified the pair of its decision on March 5, it was revealed on Thursday.SK Innovation filed the lawsuit back in September 2019, claiming LG Ener

The South Korean government is aiming to foster the production of silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductor.The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said on Thursday that the country will aim to develop over five commercial power chips by 2025.Power chips that are made wi

The US International Trade Commission (ITC) on Wednesday made a preliminary judgment in favor of SK Innovation against LG Energy Solution in the pair’s lawsuit over patents related to battery technology.This was a different outcome from the pair’s separate lawsuit over trade secret, in which the ITC

Iljin Materials on Wednesday named former 3M Korea president Jung Byung-kook as a new independent CEO.Jung will oversee new businesses and global sales, while current CEO Yang Jeom-sik will manage the firm’s research, technology and production of elecfoil.Jung joined 3M Korea in 1984. He was named p

South Korean battery equipment firm Clever has recorded 58.8 billion won in sales and 12.5 billion won in operating income in 2020, the company said on Wednesday.This is an increase of 113% and 124%, respectively, from 2019.The company, which mostly supplies to SK Innovation, said it saw expanded su

SK IE Technology said Wednesday that it will issue 8.55 million new shares in its KOSPI listing in May.The company filed its security report to the Financial Services Commission in preparation for the listing.SK Innovation, the parent company of SK IE Technology, is also planning to sell its existin

LG Display said on Wednesday that its OLED TV panel has received the Discomfort Glare Free approval from Underwriters Laboratories (UL).UL used CIE’s Unified Glare Rating for its test. UGR must be 22 points or below from the TV panel at light settings between 70lx to 300lx for approval.All of LG Dis

Battery equipment manufacturer Hana Technology is targeting over 100 billion won in sales in 2021.Company CEO Oh Tae-bong told TheElec on Wednesday at its shareholders’ meeting that it was winning overseas customers and its technology for used battery equipment and future displays were yielding resu

SK IE Technology said on Wednesday that it has passed the preliminary review for its listing on KOSPI.The subsidiary of SK Innovation is expected file its security report early next month. There will be a full review by Korea Exchange as well.The company is expected commence retail and institutional

South Korean chip giant SK Hynix on Wednesday has named a new co-CEO.SK Telecom vice chairman Park Jung-ho was newly named co-CEO by the board.Park will be in charge of building the corporate culture and drawing up long-term strategy to increase SK Hynix’ global competence, the company said.Current

Production at Samsung Electronics’ chip plant in Austin, Texas has normalized as of last week after cold weathers there halted production for six weeks.A Samsung spokesperson said operation was returning to levels prior to the halt.The company was forced to shutdown operation of its factory last mon

Mobase Electronics said on Tuesday that it has won an order worth 90.5 billion won to supply battery components to Samsung SDI.The company will supply its printed board assembly (PBA) to the Korean battery maker up to December 2027.PBA is a battery module. Mobase’s supply will be used for batteries

Solus Advanced Materials said on Tuesday said it has begin construction of a new OLED material factory at Changzhou, Jiangsu province in China.It is the Korean company’s first factory abroad and it will spend US$20.5 million in the plant.Solus will use its factory at Iksan, South Korea as a benchmar

SK Innovation said on Monday that its battery metal recycling technology has received verification in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) from Argonne National Laboratory, a research agency under the US Department of Energy.The laboratory said the company’s technology to extract materials from the battery c

Hanwha Corporation said on Monday that it has formed a committee for environment, society and governance (ESG).The committee will be under the board and over half of its members will be comprised of external directors, Hanwha said.The committee will supervise legal issues and whether the company’s m

South Korean battery cathode maker EcoPro BM said on Tuesday that it will develop cathode rich with manganese, or Mn-rich.Volkswagen recently announced in its Battery Day event that it will be developing LFP battery and Mn-rich battery.EcoPro BM is likely attempting to expand its market share throug

Samsung Electronics said on Monday that it reached a million unit sales in South Korea for its Galaxy S21 smartphones series.The milestone was reached 57 days after official sales in the country begin. The series also reached a million unit sales a month earlier than it predecessor, Galaxy S20 serie

Nain Tech will aim to have battery equipment account for over 60% of its sales in 2021, the company CEO told TheElec on Monday at its shareholders’ meeting.In 2020, battery equipment contributed around the same portion of sales to display equipment.Nain Tech’s main customer, LG Energy Solution, is e