POSCO, the largest steelmaker in Korea, has revved up its business for producing precursors, a key element in EV batteries. The firm is now expected to accelerate its company-wide project for producing anode.On Jan. 14, China’s Huayou Cobalt said that Huayu POSCO – its joint venture with POSCO, has

More Chinese battery makers are being added to the supplier portfolio of Korean smartphone makers such as Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics that are increasingly pursuing ODM smartphones.Industry sources said on Jan. 6 that companies like ATL and BYD are mass producing the batteries they plan t

South Korea's LG Chem has signed on with Chinese supplier Lead China to be supplied with key manufacturing equipment at its battery plant in Nanjing, according to industry sources on Jan. 2.The decision came based on relations with the Chinese government and its ties with local carmakers, the source

Samsung SDI will be the sole supplier of the initial order of batteries for the Galaxy Note 10 Lite, a budget model that’s likely to debut in early 2020 from Samsung Electronics, according to industry watchers on Dec. 30.This would be SDI’s fourth time supplying the Note series since the Galaxy Note

The government will delay announcement the results of its investigation into the fires at Energy Storage Systems (ESS) over the past three years to 2020 as the local battery industry suffering from a lack of ESS orders.Industry sources said on Dec. 26 that the Commerce Ministry has officially postpo

LG Chem is preparing to mass produce EV batteries from its new plant in Nanjing, China as early as 2020 after going through a pilot run in November this year, according to industry sources on Dec. 18.The company has completed its phase 1 investment, a year and two months after the ground-breaking ce

South Korean battery-making equipment manufacturers are tapping into the European markets. On the surface, they said it’s to respond to the growing number of local battery makers who are relocating there, but industry watchers say the real reason is to seek new opportunities in the EU where EV batte

SK Innovation has begun acting on its plans to produce Lithium Battery Separators (LiBS) over the next three years by kick-starting the operation at its new plant in Jeungpyeong of North Chungcheong Province.On Dec. 17, SK i.e. Technology – the sister company of SK Innovation handling material produ

European carmakers are racing to secure battery-making technologies amid government support in the formsubsidies worth 3.2 billion euros (KRW 4.18 trillion) for the EV battery business from the EU.However, it remains just how long it would take the carmakers to mass produce the batteries, and whethe

In a bid to diversify its portfolio of suppliers for battery anode materials, the LG Chem has signed a source contract with China’s GEM, according to industry sources on Dec. 11.GEM will be supplying precursors for high-nickel battery anode materials that will help raise nickel content for better en

LG Chem will be supplying battery cells to Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy S11+ model to be launched in 2020, according to industry sources on Dec. 12.LG Chem currently mass produces the cells for the up-and-coming Galaxy phones from its Nanjing plant in China. The initial supplies will be from both LG

South Korea’ LG Chem will form a joint venture with US carmaker GM to mass produce battery cells for electric vehicles including a new battery-electric truck that will be launched in 2021, according to LG Chem on Dec. 6.“The joint venture signing (today) is more than just a collaboration, it’s the b

South Korea’s ITM Semiconductor has supplied the battery protection circuit – most likely the Protection Circuit Module – to US-based Apple’s iPhone 11 series to mark its first time supplying to the phones, according to industry sources on Dec. 5. Market watchers believe the KRW 24 billion of operat

South Korea's SK Innovation on Dec. 4 signed a 6-year contract with the world’s largest cobalt producer Glencore of Switzerland to secure up to 30,000 tons of cobalt for producing batteries for EV, according to the company.The contract will be effective between 2020 and 2025. The amount of cobalt SK

POSCO Chemical has developed NCMA anode, considered as the next generation material for EV batteries, according to industry sources on Dec. 2.NCMA anode is said to have an energy density of 205mAh/g, and a DSC of 234 degrees Celsius – this is even higher than the N8x the firm recently developed with

South Korean battery maker SK Innovation is looking to diversify its battery notching equipment suppliers in a move that reflects its long-term plans to stabilize the production lines it is building in China, Hungary and the US, according to industry sources on Nov. 27.South Korea’s Mplus is one sup

South Korea’s Samsung SDI has confirmed that it attained the green light from Samsung Group to build its second plant in Göd of Hungary for producing EV batteries, according to industry sources on Nov. 20.The production capacity of the new facility is expected to reach about a monthly 12 million cel

South Korea’s Philoptics will be supplying battery-stacking equipment to Samsung SDI’s plant in Göd of Hungary, according to industry sources on Nov. 19.Philoptics expects revenues of at least 4 billion won from the equipment sales, given that related sales stood at over 30 billion won this year.The

South Korea’s ITM Semiconductor supplied battery Protection Module Packages (PMP) to Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy S11, industry sources confirmed on Nov. 18.ITM took the battery cells manufactured by LG Chem in Nanjing of China, applied PMP and packaged them from its Vietnamese plant, the sources sai

South Korea’s ITM Semiconductor has exclusively supplied battery Protection Circuit Module Packages (PMPs) for Apple’s Airpod Pro earphones, according to industry sources.This marks the first time that the manufacturer was confirmed to have supplied to the US-based tech company. Industry watchers be