Articles Tagged "Kia"

Korea Competing with Japan in Lithium Battery Technology

Advanced lithium battery manufacturing has historically been dominated by China, Japan and South Korea, together accounting for as much as 98 percent of the market. According to the Institute of Information Technology, this year South Korea will replace Japan as the leading producer mid-sized to small lithium-ion batteries.

South Korea and Taiwan Collaborating on Lithium Battery Technology

South Korea’s top crude oil producer, SK Energy, has announced that it would cooperate with Taiwan's oil refiner Formosa Plastics Group to develop energy storage batteries.South Korea’s advanced lithium battery manufacturing represented 18 percent of global market share last year a solid increase from just 6 percent in 2002.