Battery production equipment maker CIS will start development of all solid-state battery production lines, the company said on Monday.The company was named to lead the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy’s national projects to development solid-state battery’s electrode plate and cell production

Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors combined has ranked second in global electric vehicle (EV) sales in the third quarter, according to market tracker EV Volumes.Tesla remained the undisputed top vendor in EV during the quarter.A total of 865,000 EV units were sold in the quarter. It is the highest ever fo

Posco Chemical was slowing down its investment plans to expand the production capacity of natural graphite, TheElec has learned.The South Korean chemical company aimed to secure production capacity of 90,000 metric tonnes per year by 2022 initially.This has been lowered to 74,000 metric tonnes, peop

LG Chem’s ranking in electric vehicle (EV) battery shipment dropped in September from the rise of local manufacturers.According to Chinese market research firm Battery China, a total of 6.6GWh of EV batteries were used in the month, a rise of 66.4% year over year and an increase of 28.3% compared to

Wonik Holdings will acquire battery equipment maker PNE Solution, the company said.It announced that it was acquiring around 5.2 million shares of PNE by December 18.Wonik will buy the 35.13% stake owned by Jeong Dae-taek, the largest single share holder of PNE, for 100 billion won.PNE Solution was

Hana Technology is preparing to enter the electrolyte production process equipment market next year, the company said.This will allow it to offer all battery production kit from inspection to production in turn-key, the company said.Hana Technology was founded in 2000 as Hana ENG. It changed its nam

South Korean battery equipment SFA will unveil its smart factory brand called NEO next week.The company will share its vision for the business and also share its strategy on its battery operation, people familiar with the matter said.NEO aims to provide an artificial intelligence (AI) based automate

Hanwha Corp. has supplied cathode production equipment to EcoPro BM, TheElec has learned.The equipment will be supplied to EcoPro BM’s new factory in Pohang called CAM5-N. Hanwha also supplied equipment for CAM5 that is nearby.The two factories produce cathode materials for use by Samsung SDI and SK

LG Chem is using more high nickel batteries with over 80% nickel for its batteries, according to data from Chinese market tracker Gaogang Industry Institute. (GGII)LG Chem accumulated 2.5GWh in supply of NCM811 (nickel, cobalt and manganese in 8 to 1 to 1 ratio) batteries from January to July.This i

The Korea Battery Industry Association (KBIA) has postponed the designation of a “Battery Day” in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.The lawsuits over technology leak between LG Chem and SK Innovation was also a cause of the enactment that was initially slated to happen within the year.Display Day event

Hyundai Motor will voluntarily recall its Kona electric vehicles (EV) in reaction to recent string of fires involving the car models.The recall will effect 25,564 units of the model produced between 2017 to 2020.Hyundai has said damages in the separator of the batteries in the car as the cause of fi

The trend in battery cathode materials is shifting from three materials to four.Batteries made from four materials are expected to be used more by electric vehicles (EV) made by Tesla, General Motors, Volkswagen and Renault going forward.EcoPro BM, Posco Chemical, Cosmo AM&T and L&F are expected to

LG Chem and Hyundai Motor are discussing a reaction to plan to the recent fires on the Kona EV electric vehicle model, TheElec has learned.They are considering a voluntary recall as the most likely decision for the troubled models, people familiar with the matter said.The pair has discussed the expe

Samsung Electronics will use batteries made by China’s Amperex Technology Limited (ATL) for the initial batches of its Galaxy S21 smartphones, TheElec has learned.It is ATL’s first supply to Samsung for the Galaxy S series in two years. The Chinese firm last supplied its batteries for the Galaxy S9

Circular batteries that once dominated the market thanks to handsets and notebooks are being revived thanks to the expansion of electric vehicles (EV).Tesla’s strong sales of its EV that uses circular batteries has been the main catalyst for this.Major battery makers Panasonic, Samsung SDI, LG Chem

LG Chem will have five different models of batteries to supply to General Motors starting in 2022.The batteries will be first applied to Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC brand electric SUV and pick-up trucks, TheElec has learned.The batteries, made by General Motors and LG Chem’s joint venture Ultium Cells,

SFA has won an order for battery equipment from South Korean battery giant Samsung SDI.The South Korean equipment maker will be supplying distribution and automation equipment to Samsung.SFA has now won its second large client after SK Innovation. The company supplies equipment used in separator pro

US International Trade Commission (ITC) has delayed its final judgment on the electric vehicle (EV) battery lawsuit between LG Chem and SK Innovation.The commission was expected to make its judgment on October 5 but this has now been pushed back to October 26.The ITC didn’t mention why it was postpo

SK Innovation has become the world’s third largest lithium-ion battery separators (LiBS) last year.According to Techno Systems Research, SK IE Technology, the separator making subsidiary of SK Innovation, took a market share of 10% in 2019 to become the world’s third, surpassing rival Toray of Japan

Electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla announced its new battery on Battery Day event at California on Tuesday. The new battery is bigger and has increased energy density. The company plans to produce up to 100GWh per year in 2022, and 3TWh by 2030.Such things as solid-state battery, a million mile batte