In a significant development for South Korea’s SK Innovation Co Ltd, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has ruled that the South Korean battery company did not violate LG Energy Solution’s battery-related patents. The initial determination by the ITC marks… Read More ›
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SK Innovation weighing options to withdraw from battery business in US
On Tuesday, in a statement South Korea’s SK Innovation Co Ltd said it is considering all options which includes pulling out of its battery business in the United States if U.S. President Joe Biden does not overturn a trade panel’s… Read More ›
China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology to invest $5 billion in lithium battery plant: Indonesia’s deputy minister
On Tuesday, in a statement Indonesia’s deputy minister at the coordinating ministry of maritime and investment affairs said, China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) plans on investing $5 billion in a lithium battery plant in the country. The plant is scheduled… Read More ›
LG Chem divests its battery business, tentatively names it LG Energy Solutions
On Friday, a source familiar with the matter at hand said, shareholders of LG Chem have approved a proposal by company to separate its battery business into a new company. The development paves the way for its battery business, to… Read More ›
LG Chem’s battery unit’s stock market debut in the offing
On Thursday, South Korea’s LG Chem said, it plans on making its battery business as a separate business entity. The company supplies electric car batteries to Tesla Inc and General Motors. By separating its battery making business, which will be… Read More ›
Daimler to buy battery cells worth $22.75 billion
The move signals Daimler’s push to electrifying its near-future lineup. In a development that marks the electrification of its future lineup, on Tuesday, Daimler stated it would purchase battery cells worth at least $22.75 billion (20 billion euros) as it… Read More ›
VW in talks with LG Chem for supplying batteries for its Modular Electric Drive project
LG Chem has denied media reports of having signed such a deal and has declined to comment on such rumours. South Korean battery maker LG Chem Ltd has denied media reports of having signed a $6.20 billion (7 trillion won)… Read More ›