Nickel prices are surging at this time as the prices of cobalt, one of the core materials for electric vehicles (EV) batteries, have slowed. Ecopro and L & F, which are focusing on the expansion of high-nickel anode materials with high nickel content, are expected to be affected negatively.According

Will a ban against vehicles ‘made in Korea for batteries’ be released? Chinese automakers have applied for approval for five types of electric vehicles (EV) equipped with LG Chem and Samsung SDI batteries. China has not been granting subsidies to Korean-made battery-powered EVs since 2016.According

SK Innovation, which is aggressively pursuing business related to EV, confirmed the spin-off of the material business, which has been fostered as its future growth engine. Kim Joon, President of SK Innovation, said, "We should go well together" with Hyundai Motors, which is focusing on hydrogen cars

Young-Hyun Jeon, President of Samsung SDI, said, “The decision between hydrogen and electric cars is a matter that should be decided by customers. As the electric car market grows, we will enable the growth of our battery business as well.”President Jeon met with reporters at the 49th regular shareh

Phil Optics' battery production equipment business is becoming unstable.According to the industry on the 19th, Phil Optics is manufacturing and installing 6 units of notching equipment to supply to Samsung SDI. There are no additional orders through the first half of the year. Samsung SDI verbally n

At SK Innovation's Seosan plant, electric vehicle battery cells are being produced.SK Innovation is targeting the US EV battery market.According to industry sources, SK Innovation will launch a groundbreaking ceremony for the Battery Plant in Commerce City, Jackson County, Georgia this week. SK Batt

'D Film, the Secret Weapon'Samsung's new premium TV has dramatically improved left and right viewing angle performance.Recently On the 14th, Samsung Electronics’ Video Display Business Division completed development of 'D film', special material for enhancing the marketability of premium QLED TVs. T

The production of premium copper foil (thin copper foil) less than 6 micrometers (㎛) in thickness is expected to increase.According to the industry on 13th, major Chinese copper companies such as Watson, Qinghai Electronics and Huawei Copper Foil will expand the supply of premium products below 6㎛ s

AMOGREENTECH has announced its intention to achieve sales of 30 billion won in its battery business this year.On the 12th, AMOGREENTECH announced this goal at the IPO IR held for general investors at the Korea Exchange in Yeouido, Seoul. In addition to its flagship business, flexible printed circuit

Iljin Materials a secondary battery core material subsidiary of Iljin Group, announced on March 7th that they will invest 300 billion KRW for the second expansion of its Malaysian plant, which is their first overseas plant.Iljin Materials Co., will expand their second and third factories at the same

China CATL, the world's largest battery maker, is accelerating the establishment of a joint venture with a domestic automaker. It will be a strategy to strengthen its dominance of the Chinese market and to provide a foothold for cooperation with global automakers.According to the industry on June 6t

LG Display held a 'display technology briefing session' on March 27th at Magok LG Science Park. Beginning with defining displays, the company has explained future progress directions and display technology leading to cathode ray tube (CRT), plasma display panel (PDP), liquid crystal display (LCD), o

SK Innovation will build its second electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in Hungary. It will spin off its materials business, including Li-ion battery separator (LiBS) and polyimide (PI), as a subsidiary.On February 27th, SK Innovation announced that it had voted for the establishment of a second pro

The market share of Samsung Display's small and medium-sized organic light-emitting diode (OLED), which maintains a "super-gap", is expected to fall under 90% in the first quarter of this year.Market researcher, IHS Markits predicted that Samsung Display's market share in the smartphone OLED panel m

STI chose to appoint an executive from Samsung as their new CEO. It is considered as a move to strengthen their display business.On February 25, STI had made a proposal to appoint Lee Woo-suk as their new CEO at the general meeting of shareholders, which is going to be held on March 22. Kim Jung-you

Kukdo Chemical acquires Samsung SDI Anisotropic Conductive Film (ACF) business unit.According to industry sources on the 20th, Samsung SDI is in talks with Kukdo Chemical to sell its ACF division, which is the core material in connecting display panels to electronic circuits. A final agreement is ex

The government is moving to designate organic light emitting diode (OLED) production equipment as a National Core Technology in spite of the opposition of the equipment industry. The government announced that the revision and notification will be made in the first quarter. A controversy surrounding

"The personnel restructuring of mobile communications (MC) business headquarters is over."Kwon Bong-Suk, head of LG Electronics' MC/HE business (president), answered in a press conference on April 15th, "There will be no more restructuring," to a reporter asking, “the number of employees at the MC b

Samsung Electronics will fully automate the smartphone screen assembly process this year. It is expected that the production cost will be reduced by up to 80% as a result of the automation process alone. All Samsung smartphones launched this year will be covered by this process. It is expected that

Amperex Technology Limited (ATL) of China has started to mass-produce batteries to be installed in Samsung Electronics' new wearable devices.According to the industry on November 11th, Samsung's Wireless Division will hold a Galaxy S10 public event in San Francisco, US on May 20th (local time). At t