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Posco deepens battery ties with China's Ronbay, expands recycling efforts

Posco Holdings will supply battery-grade lithium to China’s Ronbay Technology and expand cooperation on global spent-battery recycling.

2026.8.19

A panoramic view of LG Chem's cathode materials plant in Gumi, North Gyeongsang [LG CHEM]

LG Chem cathode material plant becomes IRA compliant after Toyota Tsusho acquires 25% stake

LG Chem announced Tuesday that Toyota Tsusho, part of Japan’s Toyota Group, has acquired a 25 percent stake in its Gumi cathode material plant, becoming the second-largest shareholder.

2025.9.9

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EcoPro Innovation headquarters in Pohang, North Gyeongsang [ECOPRO INNOVATION]

Samsung SDI seals lithium deal with EcoPro Innovation

Samsung SDI will source 154,000 tons of lithium hydroxide, a critical ingredient in battery production, from EcoPro Innovation through 2033.

2024.6.11

Kim Dae-wan, vice head manager of Posco Future M’s Gwangyang plant, explains the company’s smart factory technologies at the plant in South Jeolla on Thursday. [POSCO FUTURE M]

Posco Future M seeks to take world's No. 1 cathode plant to new heights

The company's Gwangyang plant is producing the EV battery material at record rates for the likes of General Motors, Samsung and LG, producing enough cathode for around 1 million EVs.

2024.2.25

Posco Future M President Kim Jun-hyung, fifth from left, Kim Ik-hyeon, vice president at Samsung SDI, and other executives turn a shovel during a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a high-nickel cathode plant in Gwangyang, South Jeolla, on Thursday. [POSCO FUTURE M]

Posco Future M breaks ground EV battery materials plant in Gwangyang

Posco Future M broke ground on a high-cathode materials plant in South Jeolla that aims to produce 52,500 tons of NCA cathodes for EV batteries per year.

2024.2.22

A rendered image of LG Chem's cathode plant in Tennessee. [LG CHEM]

LG Chem inks $19 billion EV battery materials deal with GM

The Korean company said Wednesday the deal aims to supply 500,000 tons of cathodes between 2026 and 2035.

2024.2.7

LG Chem CEO Shin Hak-cheol, fifth from left, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, sixth from left, and other officials attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the company's cathode plant in Tennessee on Dec. 19. [LG CHEM]

LG Chem breaks ground on $1.5 billion battery materials plant in Tennessee

Ground was broken on LG Chem's 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion) battery materials plant in Tennessee, the largest of its kind in the United States.

2023.12.20

The Kosdaq-listed cathode producer EcoPro lost nearly 30 percent of its market capitalization in September. [ECOPRO]

Battery stocks chilled by frosty EV demand, falling lithium prices

The secondary battery stocks that led the Korean markets in the summer have lost their heat partly due to cooling EV demand and plunging lithium prices.

2023.9.14

Officials of SK On, EcoPro BM, Ford and the Canadian government attend a groundbreaking ceremony for a new cathode plant at Quebec, Canada, Thursday. [SK ON]

SK On, EcoPro BM to build $886 million plant with Ford in Quebec

SK On, EcoPro BM and Ford will jointly pour 1.2 billion Canadian dollars ($886 million) to construct a cathode plant in Quebec, Canada, the companies announced Thursday.

2023.8.18

A rendered image of Posco Future M's cathode production plant in Pohang, North Gyeongsang [POSCO FUTURE M]

Posco Future M to invest $533 million to build battery materials plant

Posco Future M will invest 683.4 billion won ($533 million) to build a high-nickel cathode battery materials plant in Gwangyang, South Jeolla.

2023.7.25