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SK On, EcoPro Materials and GEM to build battery precursor plant in South Korea

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SK On will partner with Korea’s largest cathode material company EcoPro, and Chinese battery materials producer GEM to build a battery core material production facility in Saemangeum, South Korea. SK On has been actively building various cooperative relationships to strengthen the raw material supply chain.

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SES expands in South Korea to facilitate commercialization of Li-metal batteries

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Boston-based SES AI Corporation, a developer of high-performance lithium-metal (Li-Metal) rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles and other applications, has incorporated its subsidiary SES Korea and plans to build a pre-production facility in South Korea. It’s all about speed and winning the race.

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Geely and Renault partner in South Korea to build hybrid and ICE vehicles

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The new vehicles will be produced at the Renault-Samsung facility in Busan, South Korea, with production forecast to begin in 2024. This collaboration marks a further step in efforts by the two automobile groups in producing low-emission models, as well as increasing their penetration in the Asian HEV markets.

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Kia completes first EV factory in South Korea amid slowdown

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Kia Corporation, a Hyundai Motor Company brand, completed its first electric vehicle (EV) factory in South Korea amid a slowdown in the industry. The upgraded factory will launch production with the Kia EV3. The South Korean automaker renovated its factory in Autoland to build its new EV production facility.

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Volvo Construction Equipment investing $7.8M in battery pack production at excavator plant

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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.

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Samsung SDI plans on building the first LFP EV battery facility in South Korea

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Business Korea reports that according to its industry and government sources, Samsung SDI and the Ulsan city officials are in talks regarding the expansion of the company's Ulsan plant with an LFP battery production line. This type of battery is less.

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Hyundai, Kia agree to pump $16.5bn into EV production in South Korea

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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. million units by 2030.