South Korean battery equipment SFA will unveil its smart factory brand called NEO next week.The company will share its vision for the business and also share its strategy on its battery operation, people familiar with the matter said.NEO aims to provide an artificial intelligence (AI) based automate

Hanwha Corp. has supplied cathode production equipment to EcoPro BM, TheElec has learned.The equipment will be supplied to EcoPro BM’s new factory in Pohang called CAM5-N. Hanwha also supplied equipment for CAM5 that is nearby.The two factories produce cathode materials for use by Samsung SDI and SK

LG Chem is using more high nickel batteries with over 80% nickel for its batteries, according to data from Chinese market tracker Gaogang Industry Institute. (GGII)LG Chem accumulated 2.5GWh in supply of NCM811 (nickel, cobalt and manganese in 8 to 1 to 1 ratio) batteries from January to July.This i

The Korea Battery Industry Association (KBIA) has postponed the designation of a “Battery Day” in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.The lawsuits over technology leak between LG Chem and SK Innovation was also a cause of the enactment that was initially slated to happen within the year.Display Day event

Hyundai Motor will voluntarily recall its Kona electric vehicles (EV) in reaction to recent string of fires involving the car models.The recall will effect 25,564 units of the model produced between 2017 to 2020.Hyundai has said damages in the separator of the batteries in the car as the cause of fi

The trend in battery cathode materials is shifting from three materials to four.Batteries made from four materials are expected to be used more by electric vehicles (EV) made by Tesla, General Motors, Volkswagen and Renault going forward.EcoPro BM, Posco Chemical, Cosmo AM&T and L&F are expected to

LG Chem and Hyundai Motor are discussing a reaction to plan to the recent fires on the Kona EV electric vehicle model, TheElec has learned.They are considering a voluntary recall as the most likely decision for the troubled models, people familiar with the matter said.The pair has discussed the expe

Samsung Electronics will use batteries made by China’s Amperex Technology Limited (ATL) for the initial batches of its Galaxy S21 smartphones, TheElec has learned.It is ATL’s first supply to Samsung for the Galaxy S series in two years. The Chinese firm last supplied its batteries for the Galaxy S9

Circular batteries that once dominated the market thanks to handsets and notebooks are being revived thanks to the expansion of electric vehicles (EV).Tesla’s strong sales of its EV that uses circular batteries has been the main catalyst for this.Major battery makers Panasonic, Samsung SDI, LG Chem

LG Chem will have five different models of batteries to supply to General Motors starting in 2022.The batteries will be first applied to Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC brand electric SUV and pick-up trucks, TheElec has learned.The batteries, made by General Motors and LG Chem’s joint venture Ultium Cells,

SFA has won an order for battery equipment from South Korean battery giant Samsung SDI.The South Korean equipment maker will be supplying distribution and automation equipment to Samsung.SFA has now won its second large client after SK Innovation. The company supplies equipment used in separator pro

US International Trade Commission (ITC) has delayed its final judgment on the electric vehicle (EV) battery lawsuit between LG Chem and SK Innovation.The commission was expected to make its judgment on October 5 but this has now been pushed back to October 26.The ITC didn’t mention why it was postpo

SK Innovation has become the world’s third largest lithium-ion battery separators (LiBS) last year.According to Techno Systems Research, SK IE Technology, the separator making subsidiary of SK Innovation, took a market share of 10% in 2019 to become the world’s third, surpassing rival Toray of Japan

Electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla announced its new battery on Battery Day event at California on Tuesday. The new battery is bigger and has increased energy density. The company plans to produce up to 100GWh per year in 2022, and 3TWh by 2030.Such things as solid-state battery, a million mile batte

Tesla has unveiled its own battery that it will produce at its Battery Day event.The battery is larger and has more energy density while costing 56% less to make compared to its predecessors.Tesla also said it plans to launch a US$25,000 electric vehicle in 2022.The US car company plans to produce 1

Global electric vehicle (EV) sales exceeded 200,000 units per month for three consecutive months up to August.The market has been recovering since April following the COVID-19 pandemic.According to EV Volumes, a total of 247,000 units of EV, plug-in hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles were sold i

LG Chem has sent a task force to Poland to reorganize its factories there, TheElec has learned.The South Korean battery giant aims to improve management efficiency, clear inventory and secure a stable yield rate at its factories in Kobierzyce near Wroclaw.The four month reorganization has already st

SFA has supplied a battery equipment to SK Innovation used in separator production, TheElec has learned.The South Korean equipment maker previously supplied mostly to Samsung.SFA has focused on display equipment and distribution systems before. It entered the battery equipment market last year.The S

LG Chem will split-off its battery business. The company held a board meeting on Thursday and decided on the matter to increase company and shareholders’ value, it said.The matter will go through vote on its extraordinary shareholders’ meeting on October 30. After the motion is approved, the company

LG Chem is expected to hold a board meeting on Thursday to decide on splitting off its battery business, TheElec has learned.The motion will be approved and LG Chem will form a new wholly-owned subsidiary within the first half of 2021, people familiar with the matter said.LG Corp will own LG Chem, a