LG Chem has completed its first overseas anode factory in China, the company said on Tuesday.The factory, called Leyou New Energy materials, at Wuxi is a joint venture with local company Huayou Cobalt.Construction for the factory began in February 2019. It will produce 45,000 metric tonnes of anode

Anode material maker EcoPro will collaborate with Chinese company GEM in battery recycling, the company said.The South Korean company will invest 12 billion won by 2021 to build the recycling factory at Pohang.EcoPro will increase synergy with its subsidiaries EcoPro BM, EcoPro EM, EcoPro GEM, EcoPr

PNE Solution will produce battery cycler equipment at China to save cost and win orders from local battery makers, TheElec has learned.The South Korean battery equipment maker will produce the equipment through its Chinese joint venture set-up in 2017.PNE considered producing both formation and cycl

LG Chem has successfully tested a drone powered by its lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery, the company said on Thursday.The drone, called EAV-3, was co-developed with Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI). It is powered by a Li-S battery and flied on the stratosphere.Solar panels on the wings charge

BYD, China’s second largest battery maker, is planning to supply Daimler with its lithium ferrophosphate (LFP) batteries, TheElec has learned.The batteries will be module-less blade batteries that have higher energy density compared to its counterparts with modules.CATL has previously used a similar

LG Chem is starting production for new anode materials that can increase travel distances of electric vehicles (EV).These new anode materials will likely replace its current mainstay NCM622 (nickel, cobalt and manganese in 6 to 2 to 2 ratio) in the next couple of years.LG Chem has begun supplying Vo

South Korean battery makers LG Chem and SK Innovation continued their public battle of wars over their battery tech theft lawsuit over the weekend.Their PR campaign against each other mostly revolved around Patent 994 (US Patent 10,121,994).SK Innovation sued LG Chem last year in September 3 to the

Japanese trading firm DJK Group is offering financial support to South Korean battery equipment maker who are planning to export their goods to Swedish battery company Northvolt, TheElec confirmed.DJK has also suggested the equipment makers form a consortium to better react to the order.Northvolt’s

Battery X-ray inspection equipment maker Innometry was embroiled in a patent lawsuit with a competitor, TheElec had learned.The company recently won the patent violation and injunction lawsuit filed by rival Xavis. Xavis first filed the injunction request on October, 2018.However, Xavis won the suit

Samsung SDI will selectively apply laser and press notching methods to produce its upcoming Gen 5 electric vehicle (EV) batteries being produced at its factory in Hungary, TheElec has learned.Both methods are being used to produce batteries in various capacities depending on the production line, peo

Lithium ferrophosphate (LFP) battery will account for 30% of all batteries in 2030, according to market research firm Wood Mackenzie.LFP batteries accounted for 10% of the total back in 2015.Meanwhile, nickel cobalt manganese (NCM) battery will drop from 70% in 2015 to 30% in 2030, the firm said.Woo

A South Korean court sided with LG Chem against SK Innovation in the two companies lawsuit over alleged patent violation over battery technology on Thursday.The Seoul Central District Court dismissed SK Innovation’s request for withdrawal of the lawsuit as well as its request for damages. The compan

Chinese battery makers are expanding their production of pouch batteries and are planning to supplying them to major automobile companies, TheElec has learned.China’s largest battery maker CATL is planing supply them to Daimler for their new electric vehicles, people familiar with the matter said on

South Korean battery equipment makers are expecting large orders in the second half of 2020 as major battery makers are expected to up their investments.Local battery makers __ LG Chem, SK Innovation and Samsung SDI __ are expected to invest billions of dollars to expand their facilities during the

South Korean start-up Alamis has developed plate alumina that will be used to coat separators in lithium-ion batteries, the company said on Friday.It is a first for a South Korean firm to develop the core material alumina used to coat separators. The market is currently dominated by Japan’s Sumitomo

South Korea battery equipment are planning to for ma consortium to better handle orders from Swedish battery firm Northvolt, TheElec has learned.Northvolt was reviewing using Japanese trading company DJK Group to place orders for the equipment it needs to South Korean companies, people familiar with

SK Innovation is planning to develop an electric vehicle (EV) battery that uses 98% nickel, TheElec learned on Tuesday.The South Korean energy giant has recently finalized a road map up to the year 2030 to develop next-generation batteries that dramatically increase the portion of nickel.The company

Europe is looking to foster its local battery industry lessen its reliance its supply from South Korea, China and Japan.South Korean battery equipment makers a pursuing orders from European battery makers __ Northvolt, Saft, Freyr and Britishvolt __ for new growth.PNT, CIS, Jeil Machine, TSI, mPLUS,

More battery anode makers investing to expand their production capacities as demand for batter cells in electric vehicles (EV) rise.The four major anode makers in South Korea are announcing more investment plans then any other time.EcoPro BM announced in June that it was investing 86.5 billion won t

EcoPro BM will began construction of its new anode materials factory next month dedicated to major client Samsung SDI.The company has also recently begun investment into its factory dedicated to its other client SK Innovation.EcoPro BM is also looking to supply anode materials for electric vehicle (