Accessibility helpSkip to navigationSkip to contentSkip to footer

Cookies on FT Sites

We use cookies for a number of reasons, such as keeping FT Sites reliable and secure, personalising content and ads, providing social media features and to analyse how our Sites are used.

Accept & continue
Manage cookies
  • Sign In
  • Subscribe
Open side navigation menuOpen search bar
Financial Times
SubscribeSign InmyFT
  • Home
  • World
    Sections
    • World Home
    • Global Economy
    • UK
    • US
    • China
    • Africa
    • Asia Pacific
    • Emerging Markets
    • Europe
    • War in Ukraine
    • Americas
    • Middle East & North Africa
    • Australia & NZ
    Most Read
    • G7 to explore caps on energy prices to curb Russian revenues
    • Boris Johnson wins Commons vote on bill to rip up N Ireland protocol
    • Nato to increase forces on high alert to 300,000
    • Russia claims responsibility for Kremenchuk mall strike
    • Russian missile strike on Ukrainian shopping mall draws outcry
  • US
    Sections
    • US Home
    • US Economy
    • US Companies
    • US Politics & Policy
    Most Read
    • G7 to explore caps on energy prices to curb Russian revenues
    • Why the US could be the real winner in the energy wars
    • ‘We will humble them’: four fuel traders took on Wall Street and saved $1.2bn
    • Donald Trump’s plans for Spac deal suffer further blow after subpoenas
    • US company spending on private jets for personal use hits 10-year high
  • Companies
    Sections
    • Companies Home
    • Energy
    • Financials
    • Health
    • Industrials
    • Media
    • Professional Services
    • Retail & Consumer
    • Tech Sector
    • Telecoms
    • Transport
    Most Read
    • Luxottica founder Leonardo Del Vecchio dies aged 87
    • ‘We will humble them’: four fuel traders took on Wall Street and saved $1.2bn
    • Donald Trump’s plans for Spac deal suffer further blow after subpoenas
    • US company spending on private jets for personal use hits 10-year high
    • ExxonMobil chief predicts continuing surge in oil markets
  • Tech
  • Markets
    Sections
    • Markets Home
    • Alphaville
    • Markets Data
    • Capital Markets
    • Commodities
    • Currencies
    • Equities
    • Fund Management
    • Trading
    • Moral Money
    • ETF Hub
    • Cryptocurrencies
    Most Read
    • Live news updates: US to announce new military commitments during Nato summit
    • ‘We will humble them’: four fuel traders took on Wall Street and saved $1.2bn
    • France’s approval of crypto exchange Binance branded ‘incomprehensible’ by MEP
    • Live news updates from June 27: G7 to impose new sanctions on Russian arms industry, Property developer Evergrande faces winding-up petition
    • Time is ripe to snap up bargains, says debt investor Howard Marks
  • Climate
  • Opinion
    Sections
    • Opinion Home
    • Columnists
    • The FT View
    • The Big Read
    • Lex
    • Obituaries
    • Letters
    Most Read
    • Young men are slipping quietly through the economy’s cracks
    • Why the US could be the real winner in the energy wars
    • The high cost of producing cheap food
    • Crisis looms if the ECB’s new tool comes up short
    • Grim times lie ahead for UK as inflation combines with low growth
  • Work & Careers
    Sections
    • Work & Careers Home
    • Business School Rankings
    • Business Education
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Recruitment
    • Business Books
    • Business Travel
    Most Read
    • What’s a good (and bad) way to leave your job?
    • If you want to be more likeable, try showing more stress
    • ‘Exactly how much virtue do you really want to signal?’
    • JSR’s Eric Johnson: ‘I encourage people to tell me exactly how they think’
  • Life & Arts
    Sections
    • Life & Arts Home
    • Arts
    • Books
    • Food & Drink
    • FT Magazine
    • House & Home
    • Style
    • Travel
    • FT Globetrotter
    Most Read
    • Inside the secret, often bizarre world that decides what porn you see
    • What can the past tell us about Bitcoin’s future?
    • The future of farming: how to feed a troubled world
    • A pilot’s guide to beating jet lag
    • Sunday at Glastonbury — a next-level performance from Kendrick Lamar closes the festival
  • HTSI
MenuSearch
  • Home
  • World
  • US
  • Companies
  • Tech
  • Markets
  • Climate
  • Opinion
  • Work & Careers
  • Life & Arts
  • HTSI
Financial Times
SubscribeSign In

Your guide to a disrupted world

Start a 4-week trial

LG Chem Ltd

Add to myFT Digest

Add this topic to your myFT Digest for news straight to your inbox

  • Thursday, 27 January, 2022
    South Korean business & finance
    Tesla battery maker LG Energy Solution surges on record market debut

    Shares in electric vehicle supplier almost double making company South Korea’s second-most valuable

  • Tuesday, 25 January, 2022
    News in-depthLG Energy Solution
    LG battery division seeks global dominance after blockbuster IPO

    South Korean group targets Chinese rival CATL as geopolitical tensions spill into electric car market

  • Monday, 10 January, 2022
    LG Energy Solution
    LG Energy Solution readies IPO to take on Chinese EV battery rivals

    Supplier to Tesla, Ford and VW will raise $11bn in what is expected to be South Korea’s biggest listing

  • Wednesday, 13 October, 2021
    Electric vehicles
    LG Chem to reimburse GM $1.9bn for Bolt recall

    Agreement follows series of incidents in which electric cars caught fire due to battery flaws

  • Tuesday, 24 August, 2021
    Lex
    Chevy Bolt/LG: battery fires cast a pall over spin-off Premium content

    Panic over the prospects of LG Energy Solution is overdone

  • Monday, 12 April, 2021
    South Korean EV battery groups settle high-stakes US dispute

    Biden hails resolution to disagreement that threatened Ford and VW’s plans to build electric cars in America

  • Friday, 12 March, 2021
    Electric vehicles
    LG to invest $4.5bn to meet growing US electric vehicle demand

    South Korean company makes commitment after winning US trade secrets ruling over rival

  • Friday, 5 March, 2021
    SK Innovation Co Ltd
    US trade agency criticises Ford over battery deals with SK Innovation

    ITC had imposed a ban on the South Korean company for trade secret violations

  • Wednesday, 24 February, 2021
    Electric vehicles
    Hyundai Motor rolls out world’s costliest electric vehicle recall

    Move to replace fire-prone batteries will cost South Korean carmaker about $900m

  • Thursday, 11 February, 2021
    Electric vehicles
    Korean battery group slapped with US import ban

    ITC ruling against SK Innovation in trade secrets case could hit Ford and VW electric vehicle plans

  • Wednesday, 23 December, 2020
    LG Electronics Inc
    LG Electronics agrees $1bn EV parts joint venture with Canada’s Magna

    Deal aimed at capturing bigger share of global market sends South Korean group’s shares up 30%

  • Monday, 16 November, 2020
    Electric vehicles
    LG Chem hit by GM recall of Bolt electric vehicles

    Shares in world’s largest EV battery maker fall 4% on reliability concerns

  • Wednesday, 30 September, 2020
    News in-depthElectric vehicles
    Stakes are high in bitter battle over battery secrets

    US ruling on LG Chem’s claim that SK Innovation stole its technology will have global implications

  • Thursday, 17 September, 2020
    LG Chem to spin off world’s largest electric car battery business

    South Korean group that supplies Tesla and GM benefits from order windfall due to tighter environmental rules

  • Tuesday, 14 July, 2020
    Electric vehicles
    World’s top EV battery maker piles up $125bn in orders to ride out pandemic

    South Korea’s LG Chem overtakes China’s CATL to become industry leader as market cap surges

  • Thursday, 5 December, 2019
    General Motors Co
    GM and LG Chem to invest $2.3bn in US battery plant venture

    New factory will be located near the automaker’s closed Ohio facility

  • Tuesday, 9 July, 2019
    South Korea’s EV battery makers brace for trade friction fallout

    LG Chem among companies looking to diversify sourcing to ride out Japan rift

  • Wednesday, 15 May, 2019
    Volvo Car AB
    Volvo Cars signs electric battery deal with 2 Asian manufacturers

    Swedish group wants half its sales to be fully electric by 2025

  • Tuesday, 24 July, 2018
    LexBatteries
    LG Chem/electric cars: cobalt blues Premium content

    South Korean company’s diversification has benefits in volatile markets

  • Monday, 3 April, 2017
    Asia manufacturing
    LG Chem holds faith in China despite battery of obstacles

    Electric battery maker expands production even as Beijing favours local suppliers

  • Sunday, 5 March, 2017
    News in-depthThe Big Read
    Electric cars: China’s battle for the battery market

    Beijing invests billions to try to squeeze out Japanese and South Korean rivals

  • Wednesday, 26 October, 2016
    US & Canadian companies
    LG Chem to take on Tesla in home power storage

    Korean group allies with Sunrun to sell systems combining batteries with solar power

  • Tuesday, 6 October, 2015
    Oil
    Crude crash and regional oversupply hit South Korean oil refiners

    Effort to restructure and enter new businesses as aggregate operating losses for the year top $600m

  • Thursday, 19 March, 2015
    Technology sector
    LG Chem and rivals tip bright future for OLED lighting

    Japanese and S Korean groups bet on organic light-emitting diode technology

  • Wednesday, 2 July, 2014
    European companies
    S Korea’s LG Chem drives into China electric car market
Previous page You are on page 1 Next page

Useful links

Support

View Site TipsHelp CentreContact UsAbout UsAccessibilitymyFT TourCareers

Legal & Privacy

Terms & ConditionsPrivacy PolicyCookiesCopyrightSlavery Statement & Policies

Services

Share News Tips SecurelyIndividual SubscriptionsGroup SubscriptionsRepublishingExecutive Job SearchAdvertise with the FTFollow the FT on TwitterFT TransactSecondary Schools

Tools

PortfolioToday's Newspaper (ePaper)Alerts HubBusiness School RankingsEnterprise ToolsNews feedNewslettersCurrency Converter

Community & Events

FT CommunityFT LiveFT ForumsFT Board DirectorBoard Director Programme

More from the FT Group

Markets data delayed by at least 15 minutes. © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2022. FT and ‘Financial Times’ are trademarks of The Financial Times Ltd.
The Financial Times and its journalism are subject to a self-regulation regime under the FT Editorial Code of Practice.
Financial Times

International Edition

Subscribe for full access
  • Switch to UK Edition
  • Top sections
  • Home
  • World
    • Global Economy
    • UK
    • US
    • China
    • Africa
    • Asia Pacific
    • Emerging Markets
    • Europe
    • War in Ukraine
    • Americas
    • Middle East & North Africa
    • Australia & NZ
  • US
    • US Economy
    • US Companies
    • US Politics & Policy
  • Companies
    • Energy
    • Financials
    • Health
    • Industrials
    • Media
    • Professional Services
    • Retail & Consumer
    • Tech Sector
    • Telecoms
    • Transport
  • Tech
  • Markets
    • Alphaville
    • Markets Data
    • Capital Markets
    • Commodities
    • Currencies
    • Equities
    • Fund Management
    • Trading
    • Moral Money
    • ETF Hub
    • Cryptocurrencies
  • Climate
  • Opinion
    • Columnists
    • The FT View
    • The Big Read
    • Lex
    • Obituaries
    • Letters
  • Work & Careers
    • Business School Rankings
    • Business Education
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Recruitment
    • Business Books
    • Business Travel
  • Life & Arts
    • Arts
    • Books
    • Food & Drink
    • FT Magazine
    • House & Home
    • Style
    • Travel
    • FT Globetrotter
  • Personal Finance
    • Property & Mortgages
    • Investments
    • Pensions
    • Tax
    • Banking & Savings
    • Advice & Comment
    • Next Act
  • HTSI
  • Special Reports
  • FT recommends
  • Lex
  • Alphaville
  • Lunch with the FT
  • FT Globetrotter
  • #techAsia
  • Moral Money
  • FTfm
  • Newsletters
  • Video
  • Podcasts
  • News feed
  • FT Community
    • FT Live
    • FT Forums
    • Board Director Programme
  • myFT
  • Portfolio
  • Today's Newspaper (ePaper)
  • Crossword
  • Our Apps
  • Help Centre
  • Subscribe
  • Sign In