Hana Technology will supply battery production kits to Norway’s Freyr.The South Korean company will supply assembly and formation kits used in the production of semi solid-state batteries in turn-key.Semi solid-state batteries are more stable than conventional lithium-ion batteries and cheaper to ma

LG Chem said on Tuesday that it has developed a foldable cover window using polyethylene terephthalate (PET).The company said it coated both sides of the film with a new material it developed to strengthen its heat resistance and mechanical properties.Foldable cover windows are put atop foldable dis

Battery production equipment maker TSI has won a 1.1 billion won deal with VinFast to supply mixing equipment.The company said on Wednesday that the deal is turn-key and will last until July 16, 2022.VinFast is an automobile maker under Vingroup. Vietnam’s largest conglomerate. It is working to manu

SK Global Chemical said on Tuesday that it plans to change its name to SK Geo Centric, starting on Wednesday.The company also said it plans to spend around 5 trillion won by 2025 to secure an annual capacity to process 900,000 metric tonnes of plastic wastes.It aims to secure the capacity to recycle

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia are planning to apply more high efficiency carbon nanotube (CNT) heaters for their next-generation electric vehicles.The pair are collaborating with suppliers Kwangjin Wintec and Teraon in the development of the heaters.The CNT heaters will be installed as default in pr

LG Energy Solution said on Monday that it will decide on whether it will go through its IPO plan in October.The company had previously stated it intended to go public within 2021.In a statement on Monday, the company said it will consider the recall being commenced by General Motors, which it suppli

Hana Technology will supply its EV used battery performance inspection kit to the Ministry of Environment, the company said on Monday.The kits will be used to check the performances of used batteries collected by the Ministry.Hana Technology has been preparing for the battery recycling business sinc

Posco Chemical said on Thursday that it will build a new factory with OCT for an anode pitch factory.The pair’s joint venture, called PNO Chemical and formed in July 2020, will build a factory with an annual capacity of 15,000 metric tonnes of the material.Together they will spend 74.5 billion won.

An executive at electric bus maker Edison Motors has criticized Hyundai Motor Company for monopolizing components used in hydrogen fuel cell cars.Edison Motors director Lee Ho-young said at a local conference hosted by the the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers that the firm singed a hydrogen fu

Posco Chemical said on Wednesday that they will build a new battery cathode and precursor factory at Tongxiang city in China. It will be the company’s first factory abroad for battery materials.The factory will be built through its joint venture with Huayou Cobalt. Posco Chemical will spend 281 bill

Tesla was again the top seller of electric vehicles during the first half of 2021, according to SNE Research.The company sold 390,000 units of battery electric vehicles (BEV), securing a market share of 22%.Shanghai GM Wuling took second place with 10.7% market share, followed by BYD with 5.4%.Hyund

Image: LG Energy SolutionLG Energy Solution said on Thursday that is has completed the supply of batteries for energy storage systems (ESS) to US company Vistra based in California.The South Korean battery firm supplied 1.6GWh worth of batteries for the system.The amount is enough to power 300,000 h

Printed circuit board maker Daeduck Electronics said on Wednesday that it has supplied its first flip chip ball grid array (FC-BGA) to its customer.The company’s new FC-BGA factory at Ansan went live, the firm said.FC-BGA is a wireless semiconductor package board. It is used in high-value products s

X-ray equipment maker Xavis said on Thursday that it has been chosen as the leading company in a national project to develop X-ray module for a robot that detects and removes explosives.The project will get 4 billion won in total funding from South Korea’s defense ministry.Out of the total funds, 3

South Korean startup SM Lab said on Wednesday that it has developed a battery cathode that has nickel account for 98% of the material.Cobalt only accounts for 1% of the cathode, the company claimed.The company expects production of the cathode to start sometime during the first half of 2022.Increasi

CIS said on Tuesday that it has signed a contract to buy 27,942 meter-square of land at Daegu for a new solid electrolyte factory.The space is 1.4 times that of its previous two factories at the same industrial zone.The company plans to build a new factory in the new land by next year.CIS formed a n

Samsung Display said on Monday that the folding OLED panel it supplied for the Galaxy Z Fold 3 consumes 25% less power than its predecessor.The South Korean display panel maker said it applied a new layer structure that puts the polarizer within the panel.This means the panel can deflect outer light

Samsung Electro-Mechanics said on Thursday that it has developed two new multi layer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS).ADAS are used for autonomous driving. The kinds of ADAS include lane keeping assistant system, surround view monitor and smart cruise control.M

Samsung unveiled its new foldable smartphones on Wednesday with far more competitive prices than previously.The South Korean conglomerated introduced the new Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip phones at its virtual Unpacked event.Galaxy Z Fold 3, which opens and closes like a book, has a 7.6-inch mai

Philoptics said on Wednesday that it secured 4 billion won in funding that will be spent on its on-going fine metal mask (FMM) development.Its subsidiary Philmaterials was also looking to secure an additional 10 billion won within the year, the company said.Philoptics received the funds from Aju IB