Samsung SDI’s spending this year to expand its battery production capacity is expected to exceed that of 2021, TheElec has learned.The South Korean battery maker is expected to especially focus on expanding its cylinder battery production capacity.Samsung vice chairman Lee Jae-yong, the leader of th

Battery production equipment maker Hana Technology was in talks with a South Korean battery cell company to supply equipment for the production of solid-state batteries, TheElec has learned.The pair are discussing a turn-key deal for assembly kits, sources said, which will include jelly roll injecto

Jeil Machine & Solution (M&S) said on Wednesday that it has completed the construction of its new factory in its Gimhae facility.The factory, which the company spent 15 billion won to build, will focus on manufacturing mixing equipment used in battery production.Mixing equipment are very large so th

Samsung is planning to use three battery suppliers for its new foldable smartphones launching next month.The company is planning to use batches made by Samsung SDI, LG Energy Solution and ATL, sources said.Samsung had used only Samsung SDI as a supplier for its first foldable smartphone Galaxy Fold.

Hyundai Motor had up to recently considered using batteries made by China’s CATL in all its vehicle models, TheElec has learned.The pair had discussed replacing lead-acid batteries used in both gas-run and electric vehicles with lithium-ion batteries, sources said.They have even agreed on the size a

Samsung SDI, besides the 4680 (46 diameters, 80mm length) batteries it is developing for Tesla, has added two new cylinder batteries spec in its development project, TheElec has learned.Besides 4680, a spec Tesla unveiled for the first time back in September 2020, the South Korean battery maker will

Hanwha Momentum, the battery equipment business unit of Hanwha Corporation, was actively hiring staff, including those from Samsung and LG, to bolster its battery equipment operation, TheElec has learned.The business unit had recently hired Kwon Ki-suk, whose previous position was an executive advis

BMW is planning to collaborate with South Korean suppliers in the production of solid-state batteries, TheElec has learned.BMW’s South Korean subsidiary will meet various suppliers in equipment and materials and report back to headquarters in Germany.Those from BMW are planning to meet suppliers in

LG Energy Solution said on Wednesday that it plans to reevaluate its plan to build a battery plant in Arizona.The company said it was reevaluating when it will invest and how much due to the increased amount needed from the economic downturn.LG Energy Solution said nothing was finalized at the curre

Samsung SDI was preparing a pilot line at its Cheonan plant in South Korea to test batteries it will be supplying to Tesla, TheElec has learned.The batteries are 4680 cylinder batteries (46mm diameter, 80mm length) and the South Korean battery firm will verify the technology within the year, sources

Chinese battery giant CATL unveiled its Gen 3 cell to pack (CTP) technology which it claims can offer electric vehicles with 1,000km traveling distance per change.CTP is the company’s key technology that allowed it to win Tesla’s battery orders for the Model 3.Conventional batteries in EVs are made

The electric vehicle (EV) battery joint venture between South Korean battery maker SK On and Ford has delayed its spending plan by around three months, TheElec has learned.Blue Oval SK was formed in May of last year and the pair had announced spending of US$11.4 billion from the venture to build bat

South Korean chemical firm SungEel HiTech had won LG Energy Solution and Samsung SDI as customers for its battery recycling service, TheElec has learned.The chemical first was founded in 2000 and specializes in extracting materials for batteries from various products from electric vehicles to consum

Many of the battery equipment suppliers to Samsung SDI were taking part in the building of a pilot line being built by Norway’s Morrow Batteries, TheElec has learned.Morrow Batteries’ investors include Agdel Energy Venture, the subsidiary of Norway’s electric utility Statkraft, and Denmark’s pension

LG Energy Solution said on Monday that it will spend 730 billion won at its Ochang facility to expand its cylinder battery production capacity.Out of the total, 580 billion won will be spent on its second factory at the facility for an additional annual capacity of 9GWh for 4680 (46mm diameters, 80m

Battery maker Samsung SDI has applied an upgraded production method at its second factory for electric vehicle (EV) batteries in Goed, Hungary to increase efficiency.It is now applying in-line technology for its prismatic battery production __ which means the notching equipment and stacking equipmen

Battery production equipment makers Mplus and Lead were competing to win the latest order for assembly equipment by battery maker Northvolt, TheElec has learned.Jeil M&S is supplying Northvolt with mixing equipment, while electrode equipment is provided by CIS and Hirano Tecseed.Sejong Technology is

Some of the employees at Hanwha Corp had been sued by their former employer over alleged technology leak, TheElec has learned.Around ten employees of the Hanwha’s battery equipment business unit had been sued for allegedly leaking design drawings that they took from their former company, people fami

Samsung is planning to use batteries made by LG Energy Solution for its Galaxy A and M series of smartphones, TheElec has learned.The South Korean tech giant has been using batteries made by its compatriot since 2019.It used them for the now discontinued Galaxy Note series and currently uses them fo

Japan’s Asahi Kasei was considering building a battery separator factory abroad, TheElec has learned.The company was considering Europe or North America, people familiar with the matter said.If Asahi Kasei decides to build a factory in North America, it will be the first separator maker to do so. So