LG Energy Solution said on Thursday that its lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery for energy storage systems (ESS) was level in performance with its nickel cobalt manganese (NCM) counterparts.Its own test showed that its NCM batteries for ESS had a round trip efficiency (RTE) of 97%, while its LFP v

Battery and display equipment maker SFA said on Tuesday that it will launch a new battery electrode equipment that uses laser next year.The company acquired battery electrode equipment maker CIS in March.SFA said it will combine CIS’ coating and dry processing technologies with its existing laser te

SK On said on Thursday that it has developed an oxide solid electrolyte with high ion conductivity.The South Korean battery maker, together with Dankook University Professor Hee Jung Park, coated a controllable additive on Li-La-Zr-O that improved the ion conductivity by 70% than before (1.7 mS/cmž)

EcoPro said on Wednesday that it will form a subsidiary EcoPro Cam Canada LP that will handle the building of a new battery cathode plant at Bécancour, Quebec, Canada.Approximately 1.2 trillion won has been earmarked for the project, with half of the amount to be delivered by EcoPro Cam Canada LP an

SungEel HiTech said on Monday that it will build a battery recycling park in the state of Indiana in the U.S.It will be the company’s second such facility following its one in Georgia.SungEel HiTech has set up its subsidiary SungEel Recycling Park Indiana in May in preparation.The park, which will s

SK On said on Wednesday that it will spend 1.5 trillion won to build a third factory at its battery production facility in South Korea.The battery maker will build the new factory on 44,125 meter-square of land at the facility.It is SK On’s largest spending plan to date for its home country.The thir

WCP said on Monday that it will be supplying lithium-ion battery separators to Samsung SDI.Its Japan-based parent company W-Scope will supply 4 billion meter-square of the separators __ enough to be used in batteries for 5.3 million units of electric vehicles __ for five years up to 2027.The separat

Dongwha Electrolyte is preparing to produce electrolytes used in batteries at its factory in Soskut, Hungary, TheElec has learned.The company was actively hiring local workers in preparation, sources said. Dongwha will hire approximately 40 workers for the factory is aiming to increase its operation

Battery recycling startup Green Li-ion said on Friday that it plans to enter the South Korean market.The Singapore-based company was founded in 2020 and has investors such as GS, Envisioning Partners, and TES. It has received US$36 million in funding so far.Most battery recycling companies use their

Samsung SDI is planning to expand its battery factory at its facility in Goed, Hungary, within the year, TheElec has learned.The South Korean battery maker is planning to expand its second factory (the building of which was called stage one internally; the expansion is called stage two) to manufactu

German-based Paul & Co is expanding its footprint in the fast-rising battery and electric vehicle markets.Founded in 1893, the company offers paper products such as cores, edge protectors, and core boards, and is part of the Kunert Group. Paul & Co Asia handles business in South Korea.The company’s

The EU parliament has passed new regulations with the aim to make batteries more durable, more sustainable, and better performing.EU Batteries and Waste Batteries Regulation covers the whole lifespans of batteries, from raw material to distribution with specific goals in the collection of used batte

Justem said on Monday that it has supplied roll-to-roll equipment used in lithium-ion battery production to a Japanese battery equipment maker.The South Korean company will supply its roll-to-roll equipment used in the electrode process.This was in addition to the aging equipment used in the formati

LG Chem said on Monday that it has started production of a high-nickel, single-crystal cathode that it says will increase the performance of electric vehicle batteries.Production has started at its facility in Cheongju and the first batch will be delivered to a customer starting next month.LG Chem s

Xavis said on Friday that it has developed a new 3D CT inspection equipment for batteries.The company used AI technology to reduce the noise and offer cleaner images, CTO Byungseok Min at a press conference during InterBattery 2023 in Munich.Xavis is conducting sales activity for the equipment to ba

Posco said on Wednesday that it will spend 1.5 trillion won with China’s CNGR to build nickel and precursor factories in Pohang, South Korea.Posco and CNGR will own 60% and 40% of the stock, respectively, of the nickel processing factory that will produce nickel sulfate.For the precursor factory, Po

Accelerator RedElec, which specializes in semiconductors, batteries, and displays, said on Thursday that it has formed its first venture investment association worth 2.5 billion won.The association, called RedElec Battery First Investment Association, will become the initial investor of promising st

Posco Holdings said on Tuesday that it will begin producing lithium hydroxide in South Korea.The new factory will use lithium carbonate extracted from brine in Argentina to produce the material, which is used to make electric vehicle batteries.The factory will be built at Posco’s plant at Youlchon a

LG Energy Solution and Hyundai Motor Group are reviewing a plan to apply Z-stacking in their joint battery factory in the US, TheElec has learned.The pair’s joint factory in Indonesia, HLI Green Power, has already applied the method, which stacks battery materials cathodes and anodes alternatively o

LG Energy Solution and Hyundai Motor Group said on Friday that they will build a joint electric vehicle battery factory in the US.It is their second joint EV battery factory after Indonesia.The factory in the US will be located at Brian County in Georgia where Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America,