nickel cobalt aluminum (NCA)

Corporate investment LX International seeks to acquire nickel, copper mines in Indonesia

LX International Corp., the trading unit of South Korea’s LX Group, said on Friday it is seeking to acquire a nickel mine and a copper mine in...

Batteries LG Energy to supply EV batteries to Rivian in $6.7 bn deal

LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s third-largest battery maker, is set to supply cells to Rivian Automotive Inc., a US electric vehicle manu...

Batteries L&F to supply ultra-high nickel cathodes to Korean, US EV makers

South Korea’s leading battery materials maker L&F Co. plans to begin mass production of nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) battery cathodes wit...

Batteries POSCO Future M begins NCA production in Pohang

South Korea's POSCO Future M Co. has started production of nickel, cobalt, aluminum (NCA) cathode materials at its Pohang factory, three months ea...

Batteries EcoPro, China’s GEM to build cathode complex in Indonesia

South Korea’s leading electric vehicle cell materials producer EcoPro Group joined hands with the world’s second-largest precursor manuf...

Electric vehicles Hyundai Mobis develops nickel-free inductor material

Hyundai Mobis Co. has developed the world's first nickel-free inductor material, which is expected to sharply cut the cost of manufacturing inductor...

Batteries Lotte develops nickel-plated foil for solid-state batteries

Lotte Energy Materials Corp., a major South Korean battery materials maker, said on Tuesday it has developed a nickel-plated copper foil for use in ...

Batteries EcoPro BM, GEM cement partnership for nickel, precursors

EcoPro BM Co., a South Korean cathode materials producer, said on Tuesday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with GEM, a Chinese batt...

Batteries Lotte Infracell, Constellium sign anodic film supply contract

South Korea's Lotte Infracell announced on Wednesday that it signed a long-term supply contract for anodic film raw materials with Constellium SE,...

Tech, Media & Telecom LG Innotek, SK On win Edison Awards for second consecutive year

South Korea's LG Innotek and SK On have won the Edison Awards in the US for the second consecutive year. LG Innotek announced on April 21 that it r...

Batteries Korea’s EcoPro invests $11 mn in Indonesian nickel smelter

South Korea’s leading electric vehicle battery materials producer EcoPro Group is expanding its investment in Indonesia for stable procurement...

Batteries POSCO to build world's largest battery cathode plant cluster

GWANGYANG, South Jeolla Province  -- POSCO Future M Co., a battery materials supplier, on Thursday broke ground on its fifth cathode materials ...

Batteries EcoPro hits first 100,000 tons export in high-nickel cathode material

South Korean battery materials manufacturer EcoPro Co. announced on Monday that it achieved a significant milestone last year by exporting over 100,...

Batteries S.Korea, Indonesia to strengthen battery materials supply chain

South Korea and Indonesia plan to strengthen the collaboration to establish an electric vehicle (EV) battery ecosystem, capitalizing on Indonesia'...

Batteries Korea's LX International buys Indonesian nickel miner for $100 mn

South Korean trading firm LX International Corp. said on Tuesday that it has acquired a 60% stake in Indonesian miner PT Adhi Kartiko Pratama (AKP)&...

Batteries Samsung SDI to invest in Canada Nickel, new mine in Canada

Samsung SDI Co. has agreed to invest $18.5 million in Canada Nickel Company Inc. to secure steady supplies of nickel and cobalt, key materials for r...

Batteries LG Energy may produce mid-nickel EV batteries from 2024

South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. plans to mass-produce mid-nickel, high-voltage lithium batteries as early as next year, one year ahead o...

Batteries Trafigura to invest in S.Korea’s EV cell materials maker

Trafigura, a major global commodity trader, is set to invest in a South Korean electric vehicle battery raw materials manufacturer to take advantage...

Batteries LX International to buy Indonesia's PT AKP for nickel mining

LX International Corp., the trading unit of South Korea’s LX Group, said on Tuesday it is slated to acquire a 60% stake in Indonesian miner PT...

Batteries STX starts exploration drilling at Indonesian nickel mine

South Korea’s general trading company STX Corp. has started works to probe the contents of known ore deposits at an Indonesian nickel mine it ...

Batteries Tesla supplier L&F to ink $15 bn materials deal in Europe

L&F Co., a South Korean electric vehicle battery materials supplier to Tesla Inc., is set to sell products in Europe through an estimated $15 bi...

Banking & Finance S.Korea's Eximbank, Australia's EFA sign MOU on mineral supply chains

The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Eximbank) on Thursday in Seoul signed a memorandum of understanding with Export Finance Australia (EFA) on cooperat...

Batteries Hyundai to invest $398 mn in Korea Zinc for battery materials

Hyundai Motor Group, the global No. 3 automaker, is set to invest $398 million in Korea Zinc Inc., the world’s top lead and zinc smelter, for ...

Batteries POSCO Future M to produce nickel for cathodes in the Philippines

South Korean battery materials maker POSCO Future M Co. is set to produce nickel in the Philippines to boost its cathodes supplies and improve profi...

Batteries Falling mineral prices to hit Korean battery materials makers

South Korean battery materials makers are likely to report worsened profitability in the third quarter of this year as prices of lithium hydroxide a...

Batteries LG Energy, Huayou Cobalt set up battery recycling JV in China

LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s No. 2 battery maker, and Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co., the global refined cobalt leader, have launched a ce...

Batteries Korea’s STX to build joint Indonesia nickel plant for EV cells

South Korea’s trading company STX Corp. is set to build a nickel plant with an Indonesian company in the Southeast Asian country to expand its...

Aerospace & Defense Hanwha Aerospace to develop fighter jet engine materials

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Co. is set to develop fighter jet engine materials able to resist flames of more than 1,500 degrees Celsius, wh...

Batteries LG Energy Solution expands cobalt supply deal with Canada’s Electra

LG Energy Solution Ltd. has signed a long-term contract to receive additional refined cobalt from Electra Battery Materials Corp. in Canada, in a mo...

Batteries Korea's IMM to invest $23 mn in battery parts supplier Choil Aluminum

South Korean private credit firm IMM Credit & Solutions Inc. will invest 30 billion won ($23.4 million) in Choil Aluminum Co., an EV battery com...