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JULY 25, 2023

Li-ion battery recycling technology company Aqua Metals ( earlier post ) entered into a strategic partnership with Yulho Co., a storage solution and battery materials company based in South Korea. For the equity investment, Yulho has agreed to the purchase of approximately 4.5

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JANUARY 22, 2014

Yonhap News reported that South Korea-based LG Chem Ltd. said that it has obtained a patent for its safety-reinforced separator (SRS), a key component of lithium-ion polymer batteries, in Europe and Japan. LG Chem now has SRS patents in five regions, including South Korea, the United States and China, the company said.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2011

SB LiMotive, the 50:50 Li-ion battery joint venture between Robert Bosch and Samsung SDI, will supply Li-ion battery packs to Mahindra & Mahindra for a new hybrid SUV from the Indian company in 2013. SB LiMotive is headquartered in Giheung, South Korea—which is also where cells are developed and validated.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Li-ion battery joint venture partners Bosch and Samsung SDI are disbanding their South Korea-based SB LiMotive JV. Bosch plans to further expand its activities relating to electrochemistry and the production of lithium-ion battery cells.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

SB LiMotive, the Samsung SDI-Bosch Li-ion 50:50 joint venture formed in 2008 ( earlier post ) has been working on developing automotive lithium-ion energy-storage systems, including various sizes of cell, entire battery systems, and battery management systems, as well as its production capacity. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 31, 2014

The complaint alleges that LG has infringed Celgard’s United States Patent Nº 6,432,586 issued for an invention entitled “Separator for a High Energy Rechargeable Lithium Battery.”. LG Chem now has SRS patents in five regions, including South Korea, the United States and China. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 8, 2009

Korea Times. SB LiMotive, the 50:50 Li-ion joint venture between Samsung SDI and Bosch ( earlier post ), has struck a 10-year exclusive lithium-ion battery supply deal with Delphi of the United States. SB LiMotive plans to start production in 2011 at a plant under construction in Ulsan, South Korea.

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