Samsung SDI records the highest performance in 2nd quarter… Full-scale start-up of electric vehicle battery surplus

<Samsung SDI Hungary corporation view Photo=Electronic TimesDB> Samsung SDI, which is about to supply batteries for next-generation electric vehicles, achieved record-breaking results in both sales and operating profit in the second quarter. Sales exceeded 3.3 trillion KRW, the highest ever, and operating profit also achieved positive results as the electric vehicle battery business turned into… Continue reading Samsung SDI records the highest performance in 2nd quarter… Full-scale start-up of electric vehicle battery surplus

Cosmo Advanced Materials expands battery cathode materials by 50,000 tons… Expanded to a total of 70,000 tons

<Cosmo Advanced Materials Chungju Factory> Cosmo Advanced Materials will begin large-scale expansion of nickel, cobalt, and manganese (NCM) cathode materials, which arethe core materials for electric vehicle batteries. Cosmo Advanced Materials announced on the 19ththat theyare planning to invest 150 billion KRW by the end of 2023 at its headquarters in Chungju to expand the… Continue reading Cosmo Advanced Materials expands battery cathode materials by 50,000 tons… Expanded to a total of 70,000 tons

3D Printing of Launch Vehicle Engine Components…Prototype Development and Testing by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute

Domestic research to save production cost and time by producing engine components for projectiles with 3D printing is seeing results. Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI, President Sang-ryul Lee) has succeeded in manufacturing some components, and performance testing isnow underway. KARI researchers including Byung-jik Lim, Senior Researcher of the Future Launcher R&D Program OfficeandHa-young Lim, Senior Researcher… Continue reading 3D Printing of Launch Vehicle Engine Components…Prototype Development and Testing by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute

Panasonic-Toyota plans to cut the cost of electric vehicle batteries in half

A joint venture between Panasonic and Toyota in Japan has announced that it will cut battery manufacturing prices in half by 2022. According to foreign media on the 19th, ‘Prime Planet Energy & Solutions (PPES)’, a joint venture between the two companies, announced that it would reduce the manufacturing cost of electric vehicle batteries by… Continue reading Panasonic-Toyota plans to cut the cost of electric vehicle batteries in half

ETRI Develops Anode for All-Solid Secondary Battery without Solid Electrolyte… Higher Energy Density and Price Competitiveness

Uses only titanium disulfide only without solid electrolyte1.3 times higher energy density for the same capacityHigher price competitiveness by using existing manufacturing processIon diffusion onl A domestic research team developed an anode structure for all-solid-state secondary batteries after developing a cathode structure last year. The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI, President Myung-jun Kim) announced… Continue reading ETRI Develops Anode for All-Solid Secondary Battery without Solid Electrolyte… Higher Energy Density and Price Competitiveness

Hyundai Motor Company splits up with Google… “Leading the market with its own OS”

Expansion of ‘Connected Car Operation System (ccOS)’ throughout the vehicles starting next yearApplied priorly to standard 6th generation Audio Video Navigation (AVN) In order to take the lead in the automotive operating system (OS), the Hyundai Motor Group has completely split up with Google and is going on its own. It has been six years… Continue reading Hyundai Motor Company splits up with Google… “Leading the market with its own OS”

Hyundai Motor Selects Additional Suppliers for Electric Vehicle Battery Packs… Secured 600,000 units per year

Hyundai Motor Group selected Sejong Industrial, Seoyon E-hwa, and Duckyang Industrial following Sebang Battery as suppliers of battery packs for electric vehicles. All of these are Hyundai Motor Group’s long-standing parts supply partners. Through this partnership, Hyundai Motor Group has secured the capacity of battery system supply for about 600,000 electric vehicles in Korea alone. To… Continue reading Hyundai Motor Selects Additional Suppliers for Electric Vehicle Battery Packs… Secured 600,000 units per year

Northvolt push ahead with Korean parts for their electric vehicle battery… “Issues with Chinese square shell casings”

R&D personnel dispatched…searching for all-round partnersKorea is expecting benefit from their quality competitiveness with materials, parts and equipment. <Giga factory built by Northvolt Photo=Northvolt> Swedish battery maker Northvolt is expected to use prismatic battery parts made by Korean companies. Northvolt’s main electric vehicle battery product is a prismatic battery. Northvolt initially tried to get metal… Continue reading Northvolt push ahead with Korean parts for their electric vehicle battery… “Issues with Chinese square shell casings”

SK Innovation to increase the speed of production in U.S. battery business… Began a 2 trillion-won worth of investment for Georgia plant 2.

<Researcher from SK Innovation is holding up the battery cells for electric vehicle.> SK Innovation has started investing in its second plant in Georgia, U.S. The Georgia plant 2 will produce batteries for Ford’s electric vehicles. The estimated worth of investment reaches 2 trillion won. SK Innovation is advancing its entry into the rapidly-growing U.S.electric… Continue reading SK Innovation to increase the speed of production in U.S. battery business… Began a 2 trillion-won worth of investment for Georgia plant 2.

Korea Metal Silicon Co., Ltd. starts battery material production cooperation with Neo Battery Materials Ltd. … Supply raw materials of silicon anode

Korea Metal Silicon Co., Ltd. (KMS) will cooperate with Canada’s Neo Battery Materials Ltd. (NBM) to supply raw materials for the production of prototype for silicon anode materials. The company plans to enter the electric vehicle anode material market by supplying nano-silicon powder, the main raw materials for neo-battery silicon anode. According to the industry on… Continue reading Korea Metal Silicon Co., Ltd. starts battery material production cooperation with Neo Battery Materials Ltd. … Supply raw materials of silicon anode