CATL Cancels Participation in Korea's Largest Battery Event 'InterBattery'

Surge in COVID-19 Cases... Acceptance of Chinese Government's Request to Refrain from Visits

The scene from the InterBattery event held last year at COEX in Samseong-dong, Seoul. (Photo by Korea Battery Industry Association)

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] Chinese battery company CATL will not participate in 'InterBattery 2022,' Korea's largest battery event, held at COEX, Samsung-dong, Seoul from the 17th to the 19th.

According to the Korea Battery Industry Association on the 10th, CATL notified the association that "due to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in Korea and the Chinese government's request to refrain from visiting Korea, we have decided to cancel our participation in the exhibition." CATL stated, "We hope to participate in next year's event when the COVID-19 situation in Korea improves," and added, "We want to cooperate with Korea's top three battery companies (LG Energy Solution, SK On, Samsung SDI) through the Korea-China Battery Technology Seminar."

Jung Soon-nam, Vice Chairman of the Battery Industry Association, said, "It is regrettable that the opportunity to see the world's first global Big 4 battery companies in one place has disappeared due to CATL's absence," and added, "We ask for continued interest and support for the 2022 InterBattery event, which will have a record participation of 250 companies."

InterBattery is hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and features about 250 domestic and international battery-related material, component, and equipment companies, including the top three battery companies, POSCO Chemical, and L&F. This year, the event will discuss the future of the battery industry with various themes such as supply chain issues and the reused battery market.

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