According to the recent report, Samsung SDI is looking to strengthen its own electric vehicle battery plant in the United States. It plans to set up a separate production line from the joint venture with Stellantis. In addition to Stellantis, a joint venture with other automakers is also under consideration.
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Additionally, Samsung planning to resume investment orientation at the market level. Recently, there has been aggressive investment in battery factories around the world, so a shift in the traditional investment trend has been found.
Furthermore, the South Korean tech giant explained with the intention of moving forward with additional investments rather than a joint venture after observing the market situation. However, as stated in the specific goal of being number one in the market by 2030, there may be a different aggressive investment than before.
Last year, Samsung SDI invested KRW 2 trillion in establishments. Although it has been high since its inception, it has shown a passive investment attitude compared to other domestic battery companies such as LG Energy Solutions and SK Innovation.
Samsung SDI launched mass production of the next generation (Gen 5) next-generation battery at its factory in God, Hungary. New lithium-ion battery separator (LiBS) with 30% higher thermal resistance than existing batteries and high nickel/cobalt/aluminum (NCA) cathode content with 80% nickel content.