16.07.2012
- BASF need not be worried by dominant Asian players' expertise in batteries as the world's largest chemicals maker looks to become a leading provider of materials at the heart of...
04.04.2012
- Representatives from Clariant and Süd-Chemie, as well as Canadian and Québec government officials, on Monday celebrated the official opening of a new battery materials...
21.02.2012
- BASF announced its third acquisition in battery technology in two months, saying it would buy Merck KGaA's electrolytes business for high-performance batteries to tap into growing...
13.12.2011
- Dr. Günter von Au, CEO of Süd-Chemie, Munich/Germany, and Peter Bahnsuk Kim, Vice Chairman and CEO of LG Chem, Ltd., Seoul/Korea, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to...
07.07.2011
- Dow Chemical has formed a joint venture with Japan's Ube Industries Ltd to produce electrolytes for lithium ion batteries, the companies said on Wednesday. The joint venture...
01.03.2011
- Asahi Kasei will team up with Nissan Motor and Omron to develop an inexpensive power storage system made by recycled electric-vehicle batteries, the Nikkei business daily reported...
15.11.2010
- South Korea's LG Chem expects to secure more battery orders for General Motors Co's upcoming Volt electric cars for 2011 because of higher-than-expected demand for the car to be...
28.09.2010
- LG Chem Ltd will jointly develop a lithium-ion battery system with Mitsubishi Motors Corp, the Japan's Nikkei business daily reported on Sunday. The two firms hope to use the...
