'InterBattery 2022' Opens Tomorrow... 'K-Battery' LG, Samsung, SK All Out (Comprehensive)

LG 'Future Daily Life' Samsung 'Next-Generation Technology' SK 'Safety Enhancement' Slogans
World's 6th Largest Anode Material Maker POSCO Chemical and Other SoBuJang Companies Also Participate
10th Anniversary This Year, Record 250 Companies Participate... 'Integrated Electric Vehicle Exhibition'

The scene from last year's InterBattery event, which was attended by 229 major electric vehicle battery companies. This year, marking the 10th edition of the event, a record high of around 250 companies will participate. The 'Battery Big 3'?LG, Samsung, and SK?along with key materials, parts, and equipment companies such as POSCO Chemical, will all be present.
(Photo by Korea Battery Industry Association)

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] InterBattery 2022, Korea's largest and one of Asia's top three secondary battery exhibitions, will open tomorrow. More than 250 major material, parts, and equipment companies, including Korea's top three battery companies LG, Samsung, and SK, as well as POSCO Chemical, will participate. Since its first opening in 2013, this year marks the 10th edition and is the largest ever held.

On the 16th, the Korea Battery Industry Association announced that InterBattery 2022 will be held for three days from tomorrow until the 19th at COEX Hall A in Samseong-dong, Seoul. The event is hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and organized by the Battery Association. It is a festival where global battery and automobile manufacturers participate to exchange and cooperate on the latest technology trends. The opening ceremony tomorrow will be attended by Minister Moon Seung-wook of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Jeon Young-hyun, Chairman of the Korea Battery Industry Association (Vice Chairman of Samsung SDI), Lee Bang-su, President of LG Energy Solution, Choi Yoon-ho, President of Samsung SDI, and Ji Dong-seop, CEO of SK On.

At the exhibition, the three major domestic battery companies LG, Samsung, and SK, each showcase their best next-generation technologies while setting different concepts that attract attention. LG's theme is "Future Daily Life," Samsung's is "Next-Generation Technology," and SK's is summarized as "Safety Enhancement."

First, LG Energy Solution, Korea's largest battery company, will prepare an exhibition space of 540㎡ (60 booths). This year, under the theme "The world's best company trusted and loved by customers," it plans to introduce changes in future daily life made possible by batteries. Various products equipped with its batteries will be exhibited, including finished vehicles like the GM Hummer and Tesla Model Y, information and communication technology (ICT) devices, home energy storage systems (ESS), battery swap station (BSS) exchangers, electric bicycles, E-scooters, and power tools. Next-generation batteries such as lightweight lithium-sulfur batteries with high energy density and all-solid-state batteries (polymer-based, sulfide-based), known as "dream batteries," will be introduced. Notably, LG Energy Solution is the only company developing both polymer-based and sulfide-based all-solid-state batteries. Additionally, it will showcase differentiated material and process innovation technologies, including the industry's first aluminum-added quaternary NCMA (Nickel-Cobalt-Manganese-Aluminum) battery and long cells with 16% higher energy density and over 20% improved driving range.

Samsung SDI also attracts attention by announcing its all-solid-state battery roadmap. It will unveil future lineups such as the Gen 5 battery installed in new BMW vehicles, the Gen 6 battery roadmap, and all-solid-state batteries. Furthermore, it will introduce its proprietary brand "PRiMX" for the first time in Korea. This brand embodies Samsung SDI's unique identity, including top safety quality, ultra-gap high-energy technology, ultra-fast charging, and ultra-long life technology. The exhibition space will be filled with a diverse lineup centered on electric vehicle batteries, including batteries for IT and power tools, ESS batteries, mobility batteries, and artificial intelligence (AI) robot batteries. This highlights the company's characteristic of manufacturing prismatic, cylindrical, pouch, and button batteries.

SK On will set up a 450㎡ booth under the theme "Power On" to exhibit innovative products. This is the first time since SK Innovation's battery business division separated and became independent as SK On in October last year that it participates in a general public exhibition. In a tunnel-shaped exhibition space, it will introduce the latest technologies such as the NCM9 battery, safety technologies, and the premium separator technology "Z-Folding" method. NCM9 is a high-performance battery with about 90% nickel content among the main raw materials of lithium-ion batteries?nickel (N), cobalt (C), and manganese (M)?and features proprietary safety technology. It will also showcase "safety technology," including the "S-Pack" technology that blocks heat to prevent fire from spreading to the entire battery pack when a fire occurs in a specific battery cell. In addition, high-quality cathode materials capable of manufacturing high-performance batteries will be exhibited.

The three companies LG, Samsung, and SK plan to inform visitors about their ESG (environmental, social, and governance) management efforts at this exhibition. Meanwhile, CATL, the world's number one electric vehicle battery company from China, was scheduled to participate in InterBattery for the first time this year but recently announced its cancellation due to the severe spread of COVID-19.

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