LS Group Expands Investments in Power, Battery, and AI Infrastructure... Accelerating Future Growth Engines

Expansion of Investments Centered on Power, Battery, and AI Infrastructure
Strengthening North American Production Hubs to Compete Globally
Extending Business Scope to Submarine Cables, Transformers, and Battery Materials

LS Group is significantly expanding its investments, focusing on power and battery AI infrastructure, to accelerate its growth trajectory.

According to industry sources on November 14, LS has maintained annual operating profits in the 1 trillion won range for three consecutive years since achieving 1.204 trillion won in operating profit in 2022, following ongoing business restructuring and operational improvements since its establishment in 2003. Its net assets also increased from 26.27 trillion won in 2022 to 35.952 trillion won this year, marking an increase of approximately 10 trillion won over four years.

LS Corporation has also continued its growth. Last year, it recorded sales of 27.5447 trillion won and operating profit of 1.0729 trillion won, representing a 13% increase in sales and a 19% increase in operating profit compared to the previous year. LS is strengthening its core industries, such as electric power materials, while designating carbon-free power, batteries, electric vehicles, and semiconductors as new business areas and is accelerating investments in these sectors.

Inside the LS Electric Bastrop Campus located in Bastrop, Texas, USA. LS Electric

Essex Solutions, LS's U.S. affiliate, currently holds the top market share in the coil market in both the United States and Europe. The company produces high-power specialty windings for electric vehicle drive motors, with Tesla and Toyota as major clients. Demand for continuously transposed conductor (CTC) windings for transformers has surged due to the expansion of AI data centers. In response, Essex Solutions plans to add production lines at its North American plant, aiming to increase its current production capacity from 3,500 tons to 10,000 tons by 2030.

LS Cable & System is accelerating its market leadership by focusing on high-value products such as submarine cables, superconducting cables, and extra-high-voltage cables to meet the growing demand for power infrastructure in AI data centers. The company recently signed a three-year contract to supply bus ducts to a major U.S. information technology company's data center, starting with an annual volume of about 20 billion won and expected to expand to over 500 billion won in total. LS Cable & System plans to strengthen its production network connecting Korea, North America, and Vietnam, and enhance its delivery competitiveness after the completion of its new factory in Mexico.

Additionally, LS Cable & System is investing about 1 trillion won to build a large-scale submarine cable plant in Chesapeake, Virginia, USA. The facility, scheduled for completion in 2027, will feature a 201-meter-high power cable production tower and a dedicated port. The company aims to proactively respond to the expected growth of the U.S. submarine cable market.

Subsidiary LS Marine Solution has signed a contract with T?rkiye's Tersan Shipyard to build an ultra-large HVDC cable-laying vessel. The vessel, with a cable storage capacity of 13,000 tons, will be capable of laying both HVDC submarine cables and optical cables simultaneously. LS Marine Solution plans to deploy the vessel for domestic energy highway projects and offshore wind power projects in Europe and North America.

LS Electric has obtained UL certification in the United States for its power conversion systems, a key component of energy storage systems, thereby strengthening its presence in the North American market. To meet the rising demand for extra-high-voltage transformers, the company is expanding its Busan plant with a new production building worth 100.8 billion won. Upon completion, annual production capacity will increase from 200 billion won to 600 billion won. At the Bastrop campus in Texas, production of power equipment for data centers is ramping up, and together with the second MCM Engineering plant in Cedar City, Utah, these facilities will serve as key bases for LS Electric’s North American operations.

LS MnM is fostering its battery materials business as a new growth area. In 2023, it began operating a nickel sulfate plant and is constructing new plants in Ulsan and Saemangeum with a combined investment of 1.8 trillion won. Once both plants are operational, they will be able to produce 62,000 tons of nickel sulfate annually-enough for about 1.25 million electric vehicles. LS MnM, together with LS Materials & Future, plans to establish a domestic technology-based value chain for battery materials, from precursors to cathode materials. The company has also signed a contract with BHP, the world’s largest mining company, to purchase 1.73 million tons of copper concentrate, thereby enhancing the stability of the Onsan smelter.

LS Mtron’s U.S. subsidiary, LS Tractor, has opened a parts warehouse in Battleboro, North Carolina, to respond to the growing North American market demand driven by the expansion of hobby farming. The company has also restructured its North American supply chain by establishing a new tractor assembly plant in Palestine, Texas, and relocating its parts distribution center.

E1 is expanding into new energy businesses, including hydrogen, renewable energy, and electric vehicle charging. The company operates integrated charging stations in the Seoul metropolitan area that provide LPG, hydrogen, and electric vehicle charging. At each site, it has implemented a safety and environmental portal system to manage work status and safety information in real time.

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