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SK On, EcoPro Materials and GEM to build battery precursor plant in South Korea

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SK On will partner with Korea’s largest cathode material company EcoPro, and Chinese battery materials producer GEM to build a battery core material production facility in Saemangeum, South Korea. The three companies together will spend up on 1.21

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South Korea EV registration jumps in 2022

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The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport in South Korea has announced that EV registrations in the country have jumped by 72.7% South Korea has not seen the EV boom of the Chinese car market , more closely resembling the Japanese market, where electric vehicles have yet to catch on. year over year.

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Roskill: Yahua-Tesla deal indicative of increasing capability and numbers of Chinese lithium convertors

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Until recently, there have been only five Chinese mineral-based convertors supplying or scheduled to supply battery-grade lithium hydroxide to the overseas market: Ganfeng Lithium, Tianqi Lithium, Zhiyuan Lithium, General Lithium, and Yahua Lithium.

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Renault and Geely sign MOU on joint cooperation in China and South Korean Markets focused on hybrids

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Renault Group and Geely Holding Group, China’s largest privately-owned automotive group, announced an MoU framework agreement to create a cooperation focused on China and South Korea as initial key core markets. The cooperation will allow Renault Group and Geely Holding to share resources and technologies.

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Photos and Specs for the Upcoming Kia EV5 GT Surfaced On a Chinese Government Website

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Kia debuted the standard EV5 late last year during its first EV Day event in South Korea. Dimensionally, the EV5 is around 20 inches shorter than the EV6, but it’s close to the same width and is almost seven inches taller. It also rides on a six-inch shorter wheelbase than the Six, at just over 108 inches.

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SK IE Technology to supply separators for EV batteries to Sunwoda

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This marks SKIET’s first large-scale supply of EV battery separators to a Chinese EV battery manufacturer. In addition, they plan to build a mid-to-long term strategic cooperative relationship in the Chinese electric vehicle market. SKIET has factories in South Korea, China, and Poland.

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Why New Production Sources of Tungsten Are Critical for Increased Global Supply

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One project of particular importance is the Korea Tungsten project located in the Sangdong Mine of South Korea, which hosts one of the largest tungsten resources in the world. imposed three rounds of tariffs on Chinese imports in 2018, with a fourth round completed last September on many items with a 15% duty [ 3 ].

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