LG Chem Establishes Battery and Eco-friendly Materials Research Center in Georgia, USA

North America Innovation Center Opens in Georgia, USA

On the 24th (local time), LG Chem held an opening ceremony for the North America Innovation Center at its Atlanta subsidiary in the United States. From left in the photo, Ho-kyung Lee, Executive Vice President of Technology Planning, Jong-gu Lee, Executive Vice President and CTO, Ho-geun Kim, Executive Vice President and Head of North America BS, and Young-jae Choi, Head of North America Management, are posing for a commemorative photo. Photo by LG Chem

LG Chem has begun securing future technologies related to three new growth engines, including next-generation battery materials and eco-friendly materials, in North America.

On the 25th, LG Chem announced that it held an opening ceremony for the North America Innovation Center in Georgia, USA, and signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for new technology research and development with the Georgia Institute of Technology.

LG Chem plans to internalize research and development capabilities related to the three new growth engines?next-generation battery materials, recycling, and bioplastics?in the North American region, where leading research on battery materials and eco-friendly materials is active, and to discover outstanding talent.

To this end, LG Chem will gradually expand the role and scale of the North America Innovation Center, from local technology surveys and project development to joint research with regional universities and national research institutes, securing local talent, and independent research and development. Additionally, LG Chem plans to expand and reorganize the North America Innovation Center into a core independent research hub in North America by 2025.

Along with this, LG Chem signed an MOU with Georgia Tech, a world-class engineering university, for future technology research and development in the three new growth engine fields, and plans to establish a cooperative relationship for joint research and talent development.

Georgia Tech is a world-class research-focused university aimed at improving technology and human life. LG Chem will utilize Georgia Tech’s R&D capabilities to promote broad cooperation in areas ranging from basic technology to commercialization, innovative business model development, and talent cultivation, with the nurtured talent linked to recruitment at LG Chem.

Shin Hak-cheol, Vice Chairman of LG Chem, said, "LG Chem has led the chemical industry through continuous technological innovation," adding, "We will strengthen research capabilities and talent acquisition in technology-leading countries like North America to leap forward as a true global science company."

Meanwhile, LG Chem has selected battery materials, eco-friendly sustainability materials, and innovative new drugs as its three new growth engines and is accelerating expansion in the North American market. LG Chem is advancing the construction of a cathode material plant in Tennessee and a biodegradable bioplastic (PLA) plant in Illinois, USA, and has acquired Aveo, a U.S. cancer drug development company.

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