South Korea’s Cosmo Chemical completes patent registration of patent for method for manufacturing iron phosphate for LFP batteries Several South Korean media outlets have reported that Cosmo Chemical of South Korea has completed patent registration for a method of manufacturing iron phosphate for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries. This patent relates to a technology for producing LFP precursors using iron sulfate, a by-product generated du...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/03

LG Chem to strengthen automotive electronics material business South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. (LG Chem) announced that it has unveiled a plan to expand its electronic material business, from current KRW 1 trillion (JPY 110 billion) in sales to KRW 2 trillion (JPY 220 billion) by 2030. Prior to this, the company positioned automotive electronic components, semiconductors, and next-generation displays as the main areas of its business and integrated ...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/03

South Korea’s SBTL Advanced Materials to build battery pouch film plant in Daejeon, South Korea Several South Korean media sources reported that a South Korean company, SBTL Advanced Materials Co., Ltd. (SBTL Advanced Materials), will build a production site for battery pouch films in the Pyeongchon Industrial Complex in Daejeon Metropolitan City. Aiming to start the construction in the latter half of 2026, the company plans to secure more than...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/02

South Korea’s Intellivix to develop EV battery fire prevention technology with S&Inno South Korea's Intellivix Co., Ltd. has agreed with S&Inno to jointly develop technology to prevent electric-vehicle and battery fires and to detect abnormal conditions. By combining Intellivix's fire-prevention technology with S&Inno's next-generation thermal-runaway-prevention technology, they aim to solve the EV battery fire problem fundamentally. Specifica...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/01

South Korea Jaese Energy starts operating 3rd cathode material plant in Chungju, South Korea Several South Korean media sources reported that South Korea’s Jaese Energy Co., Ltd. has inaugurated its 3rd cathode material plant in Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk. The capital investment in this project totaled KRW 358.7 billion, and the new plant can produce 70,000 tons annually.  Jaese Energy is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ningbo Ronbay New Energy Tec...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/01

FPT Industrial extends engine supply deal with Tata Daewoo Mobility, South Korea On March 30, FPT Industrial announced that it has renewed its partnership with Tata Daewoo Mobility for another five years. Under the new deal, FPT will continue supplying NEF and CURSOR engines (4–13 liters) for Tata Daewoo’s DEXEN, KUXEN, and MAXEN trucks. These engines meet Euro VI emission standards and help provide efficient and cleaner transport in South Ko...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/31

ng modules on Applied Intuition's autonomous driving validation reference vehicles in the U.S., Europe, and Japan. LG Innotek will analyze the collected data to improve its sensing modules under diverse environments. Simultaneously, LG Innotek plans to conduct autonomous driving validation tests in Korea utilizing Applied Intuition's software platform to validate its in-development sensing solutions that integrate cameras, LiDAR, and radar. (LG I...

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Hankook Tire receives 2025 QR Zero Award from Ford Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Ltd. (Hankook Tire) announced that it has earned a 2025 QR Zero Award from Ford Motor Company. The award is given to global partners who have marked zero quality issues during parts delivery and zero warranty claims over the past year. The award-winning Geumsan plant in South Korea supplies original equipment (OE) tires for the Ford F-150 pickup truck. It became the...

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South Korea’s Enchem to mass produce and supply electrolytes for LFP batteries to CATL Several South Korean media outlets reported that South Korea’s Enchem Co., Ltd. has entered the preparation stage for mass production and supply of electrolytes for LFP (lithium iron phosphate) batteries to CATL, a Chinese secondary battery manufacturer. In December 2025, the company signed a contract to supply 350,000 tons of electrolytes from 2026 through...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/31

South Korea’s Solus Advanced Materials completes development of nickel-plated copper foil Several South Korean media sources reported that Solus Advanced Materials Co., Ltd. has developed nickel-plated copper foil, which is a current collector for sulfide-based all-solid-state batteries. Currently, the company is in the scale-up phase for mass production. This copper foil features the application of ultra-precise nickel plating on copper to sup...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/30

Almac certified as supplier by leading German automotive group Several South Korean media sources reported that South Korea’s Almac Co. Ltd. has been registered as a supplier of a leading global automaker group in Germany. Headquartered in Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do, Almac produces battery module cases, battery pack frames and other aluminum electric vehicle (EV) components at its plants in Changwon and Miryang. Separately, also in January 2026...

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South Korea’s Cosmo Advanced Materials & Technology and Battery Solution jointly develop and commercialize next-generation cathode materials South Korea’s Cosmo Advanced Materials & Technology Co., Ltd. announced that it has signed a strategic partnership agreement with South Korea’s Battery Solution Co. to develop and commercialize next-generation cathode materials. The two companies intend to combine Battery Solution's core technology in ...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/30

Posco to build rare earth value chain in South Korea and abroad Posco International Corporation, a trading company of the Posco Group in South Korea, announced that, partnering with a venture investment specialist within the Posco Group, Posco Investment, it launched its first KRW 25 billion (JPY 2.75 billion) corporate venture capital fund (CVC) to invest KRW 8 billion (JPY 880 million) in a domestic specialist in rare earth separation and refin...

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Posco Future M develops natural graphite anode material using methane gas Posco Future M Co., Ltd. (Posco Future M) of South Korea and Molten of the United States have agreed to jointly develop natural graphite anode materials using methane gas. Through this agreement, Posco Future M will combine its anode material technology with Molten's methane-based graphite production technology to strengthen its anode material supply chain. Molten will prod...

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Cathode material supply contract between South Korea's L&F and European battery manufacturer may be reduced or terminated Several South Korean media sources reported that the large-scale cathode supply contract between L&F Co., Ltd. and a European battery manufacturer could be significantly reduced or canceled. The contract is for supplying high-nickel cathode materials worth a total of KRW 9.24 trillion (JPY 1.02 trillion) from January 2025 to D...

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South Korea’s Solus Advanced Materials to start supplying battery copper foil to CATL Several South Korean media sources reported that a South Korean company, Solus Advanced Materials Co., Ltd., will begin mass producing and supplying copper foil for batteries in the January-June term of 2026 to two new customers, including CATL in China. In 2025, Solus Advanced Materials secured four new global battery manufacturers as its customers, and its c...

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Posco Future M to develop anode-free lithium metal batteries Posco Future M Co., Ltd. (Posco Future M) in South Korea has reached an agreement with Kumho Petrochemical Co., Ltd. and BEI, South Korean companies, to jointly develop an anode-less lithium metal battery. By not using anode materials and utilizing the resulting space, this battery achieves an energy density 30–50% higher than conventional batteries. In addition, during charging, lith...

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Zhongrui Korea begins shipping 4680 cylindrical battery parts to North American EV maker Several South Korean media sources reported that Zhongrui Korea Co., Ltd. has begun shipping core components for 4680 cylindrical battery cells (46mm diameter, 80mm height) for electric vehicles (EVs) to the largest EV maker in they play a role in joining and sealing various insulating components,North America. The products are components used in the riveting...

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5 billion.Xinjin CATL, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL), was registered in Xinjin, Chengdu in February 2021 and started production in October 2021, serving global major energy storage markets including China, the US, the UK, Germany, Australia, and South Korea.In August 2023, Xinjin CATL was granted a PAS2060 carbon neutrality certificate by SGS, becoming CATL’s fourth zero-carbon plant.(From a Cheng...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/27

the moment, we are working on ways to ensure that ITS G5 can continue operating within the existing 10 MHz of spectrum allocated for short-range communication, while also defining the path toward 3GPP based technologies—primarily 5G V2X. This stands in contrast to other regions. China, the U.S., Korea, and now India have all chosen to start directly with 20 MHz channels for C-V2X and future evolution. Our first major task, therefore, was to ta...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/26