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FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) announced an investment into battery pack production at its excavator plant in Changwon, South Korea. The Changwon plant in South Korea specializes in the production of excavators and is the biggest excavator production site in Volvo CE. With the SEK 80-million (around $7.8-million)

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MAY 3, 2023

SK IE Technology (SKIET) signed an MOU with Sunwoda , the 9 th largest battery manufacturer in terms of global market share (according to SNE Research in 2022), to strengthen cooperation in supplying battery separators. SKIET plans to supply separators produced at its Changzhou factory in China to Sunwoda.

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Teslarati

MAY 19, 2022

billion to produce electric vehicles at a new factory in South Korea. Hyundai Motor Group, which includes Kia, Hyundai Motor, and Genesis, said the factory will build 150,000 vehicles every year, supplying Hyundai and Kia with enough volume to supply customers with EVs. million units by 2030. The planned 1.44

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FEBRUARY 10, 2022

an automotive manufacturer headquartered in South Korea, to manufacture Faraday Future’s second electric vehicle, the FF 81, with start of production scheduled for 2024. Located near Seoul, South Korea, Myoung Shin is a parts supplier and automotive manufacturer for numerous first tier OEMs.

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AUGUST 23, 2021

COVID-19 Still Impacting Supply Chain. Unlike the capacity constraints in wafer fabs, which was impacting mainly automotive MCUs, assembly capacity constraints impact all semiconductor types including sensors, power supplies and discretes. Global Light Vehicle Production Forecast Implications. This represents an 8.3%

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JULY 18, 2023

a global manufacturer of electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions, has entered into a long-term EV charger supply agreement with Francis Energy, owner of the fourth-largest electric vehicle fast-charging network in the US. SK Signet is based in South Korea with US headquarters in McLean, Virginia. SK Signet Inc.,

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

LG Energy Solution (LGES) signed an offtake agreement with WesCEF to expand its lithium supply chain for the North American market. According to the agreement , WesCEF will supply the South Korean battery supplier with up to 85,000 tons of lithium concentrate. The South Korean company is a longtime Tesla supplier.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The high-performance dispersions produced at the Ujhartyan site will be supplied to SK On, a leading South Korea-based supplier of high-energy-density EV batteries for global automakers such as the Volkswagen Group. Mass production at the Ujhartyan Factory, which employs 30 people, started in July 2022.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2021

The ICCT study finds that the United States’ share of cumulative global EV production decreased from 20% to 18% since 2010 and only 15% of the approximately $345 billion in global automaker EV investments are flowing to the US. Similarly, European manufacturing accounted for 25% of global EVs through 2020, up from 23% in 2017.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2021

Group14 Technologies, a global provider of silicon-carbon composite materials for lithium-ion markets, and SK materials, one of the world’s top manufacturers of special gases and industrial gases, are forming a joint venture to build a factory for lithium-silicon battery materials in South Korea.

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AUGUST 19, 2014

BorgWarner is supplying its mini direct-acting variable force solenoid (VFS) for General Motors’ global front-wheel drive 6-speed automatic transmission program (GF6). Applications exist in every major global market, including the Americas, Europe, China and South Korea.

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CN EV Post

MARCH 30, 2023

CATL and BYD remained the top two players in the global EV battery market in the first two months, with the former's share remaining stable and the latter rising. percent from the previous year, according to data released today by South Korean market research firm SNE Research. percent share, South Korea's SK On was fifth with 5.5

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 21, 2021

The Genesis GV60—the Hyundai luxury brand's first dedicated electric vehicle, due next year—is shaping up to offer a technology first: It will be one of the first global-market EVs with original-equipment wireless charging.

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APRIL 29, 2019

(KOGAS), the state-run natural gas supplier and a major global importer of LNG, plans to spend 4.7 By 2030, KOGAS expects to supply 1.73 By 2030, KOGAS expects to supply 1.73 KOGAS said demand for hydrogen in South Korea will reach 1.94 trillion won (US$4.01 billion) to build hydrogen-producing facilities by 2030.

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DECEMBER 17, 2021

The rapid growth of the hybrid and electric vehicle segment could potentially cause demand for electrical steel to outpace supply from 2025, according to a new report by a team of analysts from the Automotive Supply Chain and Technology team at IHS Markit. Supply is extremely limited in North America.

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JANUARY 31, 2023

South Korea-based POSCO Chemical signed a contract to supply Samsung SDI with high-nickel NCA cathode materials for electric vehicle batteries for 10 years from this year to 2032. This 40-trillion won ($32.6-billion) billion) contract is the largest and longest-term order since the creation of POSCO Chemical.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2020

Over the next five years, Volvo Cars will launch a fully electric car every year, as it seeks to make all-electric cars 50% of global sales by 2025, with the rest hybrids. —Geert Bruyneel, head of global production operations. I am pleased to celebrate this momentous occasion with our employees here in Ghent.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The Tennessee facility allows LG Chem to address the changing dynamics of the global battery material market and with legislation such as the “Inflation Reduction Act” (IRA). LG Chem applied this technology for the first time to its fourth cathode manufacturing site in Cheongju, South Korea with much success.

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MAY 30, 2017

Through construction of the Hungary plant, Samsung SDI sets up a global electric vehicle batteries production tripod with plants in Ulsan, South Korea and Xian, China. Batteries are one of the most important parts supplied to global car makers.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Hyundai Motor Company and Iveco Group have signed a supply agreement of an Iveco-badged all-electric light commercial vehicle for Europe, based on Hyundai’s Global eLCV platform. The new vehicle will join Iveco Group’s electric light commercial vehicle lineup, enhancing the Group’s LCV portfolio alongside the iconic Iveco Daily.

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AUGUST 4, 2023

Nexeon has secured a site for its first commercial volume silicon anode material plant in Gunsan, South Korea, utilizing existing available land adjacent to materials company OCI ’s facilities. Through this contract, OCI will supply monosilane to Nexeon from 2025. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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JULY 25, 2023

Group14 said that this will insulate its customers and partners from potential supply chain disruptions—particularly in the automotive industry—and sets up the company to localize integrated silicon battery technology manufacturing in Europe.

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JANUARY 16, 2023

The joint investment is expected to boost battery supply resiliency for the US market amid the growing need for US-made Energy Storage System following the passage of “Inflation Reduction Act”. which offers customers a streamlined approach to energy storage system integration and a secure battery supply chain through LGES.

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Building Energy Batteries Battery 199

Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2022

Airbus and Linde, a leading global industrial gases and engineering company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work on the development of hydrogen infrastructure at airports worldwide. To date, agreements have been signed with partners and airports in France, Italy, South Korea, Japan and Singapore.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2021

Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) announced that five key affiliate companies, including Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation, will join Climate Group’s RE100 , a global initiative committed to moving toward 100% renewable energy. each will submit applications to the Korea RE100 Committee later this month.

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JULY 31, 2019

Global cumulative energy storage installations. The report goes on to model the impact of this on a global electricity system increasingly penetrated by low-cost wind and solar. Just 10 countries are on course to represent almost three quarters of the global market in gigawatt terms, according to BNEF’s forecast.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

The HCEC joint venture operation will be located in the city of Daegu, Korea, with engine manufacturing to commence in 2014. HCEC will supply engines spanning the MidRange 5.9-liter The new facility will have a capacity in place to build more than 50,000 engines per year at full production. liter to 8.9-liter

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South Korea Hyundai Engine Building 231

Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2021

Major solid-state battery players globally. Lithium-ion battery manufacturing has been dominated by East Asia, with Japan, China, and South Korea playing a significant role. New material selection and change of manufacturing procedures show an indication of a reshuffle of the battery supply chain. Source: IDTechEx.

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CN EV Post

MARCH 13, 2023

Tesla has decided not to use BYD's batteries due to quality issues arising from a series of fire accidents with the latter's LFP (lithium iron phosphate) batteries, South Korea's Korea Economic Daily said in a report yesterday. GWh of power batteries globally in January, up 78.8 BYD ranked second globally with a 17.6

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2022

LGES is the second largest battery maker in the world with over 20% market share1 and supplies its products to leading global Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). LGES is currently manufacturing lithium-ion batteries in Poland, US, China, and South Korea, and is looking at expanding its production capacity.

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Baua Electric

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has been making significant strides in the semiconductor industry and has aspirations to become a global player. Market Acceptance: The acceptance of SMIC’s products and services on a global scale is vital.

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MARCH 24, 2022

With the battery manufacturing plant located in Windsor, Ontario, home to Canada’s largest automotive cluster, Stellantis and LGES expect the plant to serve as a catalyst for the establishment of a strong battery supply chain in the region. million high-performance electric vehicles. billion (USD) into battery facilities in North America.

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MARCH 18, 2017

Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions were flat for a third straight year in 2016 even as the global economy grew, according to the International Energy Agency. Global emissions from the energy sector stood at 32.1 The data signal a continuing decoupling of emissions and economic activity.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2022

Benchmark’s Tier One producers of automotive-grade lithium-ion battery cells—as of its February 2022 assessment—are: Panasonic (Japan); Samsung SDI and SK Innovation (South Korea); Envision AESC, CATL, and BYD (China). Benchmark cautions that capacity does not necessarily equal reliable supply for the EV industry.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2018

The global energy storage market will grow to a cumulative 942GW/2,857GWh by 2040, attracting $1.2 We see energy storage growing to a point where it is equivalent to 7% of the total installed power capacity globally in 2040. China, the US, India, Japan, Germany, France, Australia, South Korea and the UK will be the leading countries.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

As demand for electric vehicles (EVs) soars, spurred by government incentives and a push to decarbonize the transportation sector, the global battery industry is set to attract significant attention and investment. Today, about 14% of the global BAM feedstock is natural graphite, and 78% is synthetic. million tonnes last year.

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DECEMBER 4, 2018

South Korea-based SK Innovation, a developer of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles, will invest $1.67 Based on these technological capabilities, SK innovation has signed supply contracts with major automakers including Hyundai Motor Group, BAIC Group and Daimler AG.

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