■ Export Credit Agencies (ECAs) including Euler Hermes of Germany, Korea Trade Insurance Corporation, and the Export-Import Bank of Korea approve a USD 2 billion loan for SK On ■ SK On’s eco-friendly, steady growth is recognized, leading the company to acquire the largest ECA fund amount among battery companies in and out of the ...

On July 22 (KST), SK On announced its plans to jointly invest in establishing a cathode material production facility in North America in partnership with global automaker Ford Motor Company and cathode material manufacturer EcoPro BM. The cathode is an essential battery material that crucially affects battery performance.   The three companies recently signed a ...

The joint venture officially established for battery mass-production at three factories in Kentucky, Tennessee, from 2025   BlueOval SK, a joint venture between SK On and global automaker Ford Motor Company for manufacturing electric vehicle (EV) batteries, is poised to move to its next phase. The two companies secured a key bridgehead to preoccupy the ...

▲ A Ford’s F-150 Lightning pickup truck that uses SK On’s NCM9 battery cell (Image source: Ford’s homepage)   After the official launching of Ford’s F-150 Lightning, the electric model of F-150, on April 26 (US local time), the fleet is gaining massive popularity and delivery to customers is currently on the way with great ...

■ Signed an MOU to cooperate in all areas of the business, including raw materials for battery, anode and cathode materials, and recycling   ■ Discussed POSCO Group’s increasing materials supply in line with SK On’s expanding global production plan   SK On and POSCO Holdings have established full-fledged business cooperation in the rechargeable battery ...

■ SK On signs a business agreement with the Korea Automotive Inspection and Warranty Association on the 28th to take the lead in standardization of diagnostic evaluations   ■ Improving consumer convenience by providing accurate valuation, building a basis for the virtuous resource cycle   SK On is joining hands with an expert organization to ...

■ SK On co-developed Battery Monitoring Integrated Circuit (BMIC), the integral semiconductor for battery management, with Autosilicon. ■ 10 BMICs installed per one electric vehicle (EV) as integral part for monitoring and pre-sensing abnormalities   On April 4, SK On announced that it has successfully developed Battery Monitoring Integrated Circuit (BMIC) with Autosilicon, a Korean fabless semiconductor ...

▲ SK On Battery Planning Office Management Unit Nam Gyu-min   Due to prolonged global pandemic, job seekers are having harder time finding the right company. Nam Gyu-min, SK On’s Battery Planning Office Management Unit, who also had had worries about his future and career, has successfully found his place in SK On after all ...

  ■ First meeting with the public since the spin-off from SK Innovation last October, exhibiting know-hows for decades cutting edge techs   ■ ambition of being a global market leader, based on its three key strengths, “safety, eco-friendliness, and high quality”   SK On is participating in InterBattery 2022, the largest annual battery exhibition ...

■ “SK On-Ford battery alliance” entered Europe to build a production base with a leading Turkish company after setting up its base in the U.S. ■ They are expected to produce 30-45 GWh annually beginning in 2025 on a site near Ankara ■ SK On became Korea’s first, among the three leading battery suppliers in ...

■ Signed a business agreement with K Car, the No.1 used car platform company in Korea, on February 24 – To certify after measuring the lifespan and value of the batteries of used cars that K Car purchases and sells – To provide a reliable service by calculating the battery price of used electric cars ...

▲ Jee Dong-seob, CEO of SK On   2022 marks the first year of being an independent company for SK On after the spin-off from SK Innovation in October 2021. In the recent interview with SKinno News, Jee Dong-seob, CEO of SK On, shared that “When SK On develops our dynamic force for the virtuous ...