Advanced Materials
Posco completes first Korean lithium plant
Posco Holdings, a unit of South Korean steel giant Posco Group, announced this week it had completed building a lithium…
New coating said to extend battery life
South Korea’s Lotte Chemical said it had developed new technology in collaboration with US startup Soelect which helps improve the…
BASF and SK On talk collaboration
Battery materials producer BASF and cell maker SK On have entered into an agreement to jointly evaluate collaboration opportunities in…
GM invests in clean earth magnet company
GM and Niron Magnetics have completed a strategic partnership agreement to co-develop clean earth magnet motor technology which can be…
SK Nexilis starts copper foil production in Malaysia
SK Nexilis said it had started commercial production at its newly-built copper foil plant in Malaysia to target growing demand…
Nippon Steel drops patent lawsuit again Toyota but not BaoSteel
Japan’s largest steel maker Nippon Steel said it had dropped a lawsuit against Toyota Motor alleging the automaker’s electric motors…
Tesla sourcing Cybertruck material from Finland – report
Tesla is sourcing some stainless steel panels for the exterior of its new Cybertruck from Finnish supplier Outokumpu, which has…
LG Chem and Huayou sign cathode JV
LG Chem has signed an agreement to establish a joint venture in Morocco with China’s Huayou Group to produce lithium…
Foil maker Londian Wason plans IPO
Chinese copper foil manufacturer Londian Wason Energy Tech is planning to launch an initial public offering (IPO) in the US,…
From landfill to automobile: The introduction of bio-based ‘plastic’
The automotive industry is giving much more thought to its environmental impact as whole – through the development of EVs,…
