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SK Innovation set to expand EV battery capacity

By KH디지털2

Published : March 6, 2017 - 12:43

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SK Innovation Co., the country's top oil refiner, said Monday that its board of directors has approved a proposal to double the company's electric vehicle battery production capacity, in order to meet growing demand.

The proposal calls for the construction of two EV battery production lines, which will churn out EV cells with a combined 2 GWh, larger than its current 1.9 GWh capacity.
 

SK Innovation's electric vehicle battery plant in Seosan, South Korea (Yonhap file photo) SK Innovation's electric vehicle battery plant in Seosan, South Korea (Yonhap file photo)

The construction of the two production lines in Seosan, some 150 kilometers south of Seoul, will be completed by the first half of next year, with their operation starting before the end of next year.

In 2015, SK Innovation already doubled its EV battery-making capacity. SK Innovation said it already has an order backlog that will keep it busy for seven years.

SK Innovation has been pushing for the EV battery business since 2008 by expanding its global outreach as part of efforts to find a new income source.

The company provides lithium-ion batteries for EVs produced by Kia Motors and China's state-run Beijing Automotive Industries Holdings.

In South Korea, LG Chem Ltd., a major chemicals and battery firm under the LG Group, and Samsung SDI Co., a chemical unit under the Samsung Group, are the top two EV battery producers, having clinched several deals with leading automakers over the past few years. (Yonhap)

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