SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Energy Solution Ltd. (LGES) said Tuesday it has raised US$1 billion by selling global green bonds, a funding that will help the battery maker move forward with its aggressive market expansion. LGES sold $400 million worth of three-year debts in one tranche and $600 million worth of bonds [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. (LGES) said Tuesday it has set up a joint venture with China’s Huayou Cobalt Co. for battery recycling, as it diversifies supply channels to secure the stable sourcing of key raw materials. The agreement, signed Monday, commits the two to building [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Energy Solution Ltd. (LGES) said Thursday its second-quarter operating profit more than doubled from a year earlier, driven by the continued strong electric vehicle (EV) demand. Operating income reached 460.6 billion won (US$361.5 million) in the April-June period, compared with 195.6 billion won the previous year, the company [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Energy Solution Ltd. (LGES) said Friday its second-quarter operating profit is expected to have more than tripled from a year earlier on the back of strong demand for electric vehicle batteries. Operating income reached 611.6 billion won (US$468.7 million), compared with 195.6 billion won the previous year, the [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Energy Solution Ltd. said Friday it has signed a long-term agreement with Chile’s SQM S.A. for the supply of lithium, a key component in electric vehicle (EV) batteries, in the latest move to further bolster the sourcing of raw materials. Under the agreement, SQM will supply 100,000 tons [...]
SEOUL, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Major South Korean battery makers are tipped to post strong quarterly profits in the second quarter, continuing the robust growth on the back of solid demand in North America and tax benefits from a new U.S. law on green energy, industry data showed Sunday. Top player LG Energy Solution [...]
SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Energy Solution Ltd. said Wednesday it has clinched an agreement with an Australian battery materials company to develop artificial graphite, a key component for secondary batteries, accelerating efforts to bolster the sourcing of core battery materials. The joint development agreement was signed with Novonix Ltd., a Brisbane-based tech [...]
SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Energy Solution Ltd. (LGES) said Friday it has signed an investment agreement with an Australian lithium developer in an effort to bolster the sourcing of the critical mineral used in electric vehicle (EV) batteries. Under the agreement signed with Green Technology Metals Ltd., LGES will acquire an approximately [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Energy Solution Ltd. (LGES) said Tuesday the construction of an electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in Canada with Stellantis N.V. has been halted, amid apparent haggling between the Canadian federal and provincial governments over who should pay more incentives. The announcement confirms earlier reports by foreign media outlets [...]
SEOUL, April 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Major South Korean battery components maker POSCO Future M Co. said Wednesday it has won a 30.3 trillion-won (US$22.6 billion) order to supply cathodes for LG Energy Solution Ltd., the country’s top battery maker. The deal calls for POSCO Future M to provide LG Energy Solution with high-nickel cathodes [...]