On April 29, LG Energy Solution announced plans to establish a joint venture with Derichebourg, the French leader in metal waste recycling, to build a state-of-the-art battery recycling plant. 
Construction will begin in 2026 in Bruyères-sur-Oise in northern France, with operations scheduled to commence in 2027. This

Several South Korean media sources reported that LG Energy Solution Ltd., an electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing subsidiary of LG Chem Ltd., had withdrawn from a project the company had been pursuing to set up an electric vehicle (EV) value chain in Indonesia. In 2022, the company formed a consortium with Sou

Reported on April 22, 2025, LG Energy Solution has announced its withdrawal from the ambitious “Grand Package” electric battery project in Indonesia, a multibillion-dollar initiative aimed at establishing a local EV battery supply chain. The company cited various concerns, including challenges related to the investme

Several South Korean media sources reported that LG Energy Solution Ltd., an electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing subsidiary of LG Chem Ltd., plans to launch full-scale mass production at its cylindrical battery plant, currently under construction in Arizona, U.S., at the end of 2026. Construction of more than

Several South Korean media sources reported that LG Energy Solution Ltd., an electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing subsidiary of LG Chem Ltd., will acquire the third plant of Ultium Cells, a joint venture with General Motors Company (GM), which is being built in Michigan, the U.S. The company plans to acquire t

On March 25, the Michigan Strategic Fund Board approved amendments to the MSF incentives authorized in January 2022 for the construction of an Ultium battery manufacturing facility in Lansing, originally a joint venture between GM and LG Energy Solution (LGES). 
Through the sale of GM’s portion of the battery plant a

GlobalData attended the 2025 InterBattery event in Seoul, Korea, from March 5-7, 2025. This year, 688 exhibitors participated, including Korean battery cell manufacturers, raw material providers, and manufacturing equipment suppliers. Concurrently, the Korean Battery Industry Association (KBIA) hosted The Battery Con

On March 5, the United Auto Workers (UAW) said that workers at the Ultium Cells battery manufacturing plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee have overwhelmingly approved a first contract with the company.
The agreement, approved by nearly 1,000 UAW members working for the Ultium Cells joint venture between General Motors an

LG Energy Solution’s USD 5.5 billion battery plant in Queen Creek, Arizona, will start mass production of cylindrical batteries in the first half of 2026 as it ramps up its capacity to cover orders from Tesla and Rivian.
LG Energy Solution announced in March 2023 that it would build a 53 GWh battery plant in Arizona,

LG Energy Solution Co., Ltd. (LG Energy Solution) announced that it will participate in the InterBattery 2025 held in Seoul from May 5 to 7, 2025. The company will unveil its 46-diameter next-generation cylindrical battery lineup: the 4680, the 4695, and the 46120. They offer more than five times the energy capacity

Toyota Motor Corp. has agreed to move a USD 1.5 billion order with LG Energy Solution to bolster operations at its new Lansing, Michigan battery plant after General Motors backed out of the project, according to people familiar with the matter.  
GM said in December 2024 that it would sell its USD 1 billion stake in

On January 9 at CES 2025 in Las Vegas, LG Energy Solution announced the signing of a three-party Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between LG Energy Solution, Aptera, and CTNS, a battery module and pack manufacturer, and a resultant exclusive battery cell supply agreement.
Under the MoU, LG Energy Solution will exclu

LG Energy Solution Ltd. signed an official contract with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. regarding commercializing system-on-chip-based battery management system (SoC-based BMS) diagnosis solutions.
In March 2024, the two companies announced they would jointly develop next-generation BMS diagnosis solutions for electric

Several South Korean media sources reported that LG Energy Solution Ltd. will set up a new electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in cooperation with an Indian electric power company, JSW Energy Ltd. LG Energy Solution is expected to provide battery manufacturing technology and equipment while JSW Energy invests money.

On December 10, during a conference call regarding the Cruise subsidiary, GM CFO Paul Jacobson took a question regarding GM’s Ultium Cells battery plants. Jacobsen said that the Ultium Cells Warren plant in Ohio plant is currently running at 80% capacity, while the Ultium Cells Spring Hill plant in Tennessee is runni

Several South Korean media sources reported that Samkee EV Co., Ltd. won an order for end plates from LG Energy Solution Ltd.
The contract is valid from November 2026 to December 2032, and the sales under the deal are expected to reach KRW 143.7 billion (JPY 15.87 billion). That value is equivalent to 158% of Samkee

On December 2, General Motors announced it has reached a non-binding agreement to sell its stake in the nearly completed Ultium Cells LLC battery cell plant in Lansing, Michigan to its joint venture partner LG Energy Solution. 
While the transaction is expected to close in Q1 2025, LG Energy Solution will have immedi

On December 2, General Motors and LG Energy Solution announced they are extending their 14-year battery technology partnership to include prismatic cell development.  LG Energy Solution has both experience with prismatic cell production and an extensive patent portfolio on battery design and manufacturing technologie

On November 8, LG Energy Solution announced that LG Energy Solution Arizona, a fully owned subsidiary of LG Energy Solution, has signed a long-term supply agreement to provide Rivian with its advanced 4695 cylindrical batteries for a period of more than five years, totaling 67 GWh.
With a diameter of 46 mm and height

Several South Korean media sources reported that LG Energy Solution Ltd. is in the final stage of completing the preparation for the 4680 battery mass-production launch at its plant in Ochang, Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea.
It plans to start mass-producing samples in the quarter of October to December 2