LG Energy Solution validates cobalt-free LMR battery cells
A joint study with Seoul National University demonstrates 92.2% energy retention over 883 cycles in 40-ampere-hour pouch cells by…
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Samsung Electronics opens HBM4 base die supply to rival TSMC for AI
The South Korean memory maker will offer customers external wafer fabrication alongside its internal 4nm lines as it prepares…
TOK completes $76M chip chemical plant in Pyeongtaek, Korea
The Japanese supplier built the high-purity chemical facility to serve Samsung and SK hynix directly, with commercial operations…
BYD launches 62 MWh GC Block for utility-scale power grids
The modular grid-forming energy storage platform integrates 1,980-ampere-hour blade cells to lower power plant installation…
Stellantis shifts Leapmotor electric car assembly to SpainMembers
The Franco-Italian automaker prepares 40,000 units of annual B10 SUV capacity in Zaragoza after abandoning Polish…
HD Hyundai Samho and ClassNK Partner on Autonomous LNG Ships
The joint development project applies Avikus autonomous navigation software to a 180,000-cubic-meter vessel to establish safety…
SK On signs 9 GWh US storage battery deal with NeoVolta Power
The five-year agreement covers lithium iron phosphate cells from Georgia, shifting manufacturing volume toward utility storage as…
LS Cable enters non-China rare earth magnet supply chain
Affiliates pair Vietnamese refining and Lynas feedstock to deliver 1,000 tons of permanent magnets annually by 2027 as Western…
UBTECH opens humanoid robot plant with 10,000-unit capacity
The Liuzhou facility runs an assembly cadence of one machine every 10 minutes, deploying digital twins and autonomous transport…
HD Hyundai wins DNV approval on 271,000 cbm LNG hull design
The twin-skeg hull matches Qatar's Q-Max scale while preserving canal transit access, challenging China's monopoly in ultra-large…
US House advances 100% tariff bill on Russian crude buyers
The measure targets major importers including India and China with secondary duties, threatening refining margins built on…
BYD plans three European car plants to counter EU tariffs
Special adviser Alfredo Altavilla confirmed Sept. 16 that the Chinese carmaker seeks three assembly facilities and a battery cell…
SK hynix denies US memory fab deal with Intel at Ohio site
The South Korean memory maker refuted reports of leasing space at Intel's New Albany facility, while Seoul noted any HBM transfer…
Metlen warns Europe may lose gallium supply to US buyers
The Greek refiner's planned 50-ton unit covers all European demand, but 25% is already contracted to an American firm as regional…
Korea signs uranium and nuclear pacts with Kazakhstan in Seoul
The 13 bilateral pacts signed Sept. 15 target uranium from the top global producer and establish a joint critical metals…
South Korea faces 70% foreign reliance on humanoid robot parts
Actuator supply chains expose humanoid builders to Japan for strain-wave gears and China for rare-earth motor magnets.
ABB targets end-of-line palletizing with heavy-payload PoWa cobots
Industrial packaging lines adopt higher-payload collaborative arms as the global collaborative palletizing market expands toward…
CATL opens direct online sales of 587Ah cells at $65 per kWh
The battery maker opened spot orders on its digital storefront at 435 yuan per kilowatt-hour, bypassing resellers and setting a…
CATL acquires Geely battery plant after antitrust clearance
The transaction transfers an 8.5 billion yuan plant in Chongqing to the battery giant as Beijing limits new permits and carmakers…
HD Hyundai agrees to develop wind-assisted 174K LNG carrier
A four-party pact signed in Bangkok pairs rigid WindWings sails with a forward-deckhouse hull to cut fuel burn ahead of 2027…
HD Hyundai wins ABS approval for 100MW floating power barge
The gas engine-powered marine platform bypasses land-based grid bottlenecks to deliver direct electricity to coastal artificial…
MediaTek debuts first 2nm mobile AP built on TSMC N2P node
The Dimensity 9600 Pro leapfrogs Qualcomm to secure TSMC nanosheet capacity, cutting multicore power consumption by up to 61%…
Hanmi Semiconductor Wins Tool Order for Musk's Terafab PlantMembers
The South Korean packaging toolmaker secures its first supply contract for Elon Musk's Texas AI fab, though formal regulatory…
Japan, Uzbekistan agree to refine critical minerals locally for export
A bilateral memorandum between TMK and Mitsubishi targets tungsten, molybdenum and lithium processing to reduce Tokyo's reliance…