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2021
SK Innovation completes battery-business spin-off
SK Innovation completed the spin-off of its battery business on 1 October. The independent battery division is called SK On; SK Innovation will manage it as a subsidiary and hold all of its shares.
2021
Ford announces BlueOval City manufacturing complex
Ford announced the BlueOval City plan, including a new manufacturing complex in Stanton, Tennessee, intended to support mass production of electric vehicles. Ford said assembly production is expected to begin in 2025.
2021
Ford announces planned electric-vehicle production expansion
Ford announced plans to invest $11.4 billion in electric-vehicle production and build four new plants in Kentucky and Tennessee with SK Innovation. The plants are expected to create 11,000 jobs by 2025.
2021
SK Innovation announces plan to spin off battery business
SK Innovation announced a plan to separate its battery business into an independent entity, tentatively named SK Battery. The board approved the plan; the company said the separation was intended to help it focus on the electric-vehicle market.
2021
Ford and SK Innovation announce BlueOvalSK joint venture
Ford and SK Innovation announced an agreement to create the BlueOvalSK joint venture to develop and produce battery cells and array modules. The venture is intended to build two factories in North America.
2021
Ford announces battery joint venture with SK Innovation
Ford announced plans to form a joint venture with SK Innovation called BlueOvalSK to manufacture electric-vehicle batteries in the US. The companies signed a memorandum of understanding to create the venture.
2021
SK Innovation and LG Energy Solution settle battery dispute
SK Innovation and LG Energy Solution reached a settlement over their trade dispute. SK Innovation agreed to pay LG Energy Solution 2 trillion won, and the companies agreed to withdraw lawsuits against each other in Korea and overseas and not bring new lawsuits against each other for 10 years.
2021
LG Energy Solution and SK Innovation agree to partner
SK Innovation decided to partner with LG Energy Solution amid a U.S. import ban expected to take effect April 18. The article says LG had accused SK Innovation of illegally using its EV battery technology; SK Innovation denied the accusation.
2021
SK Innovation and BPSE agree to cooperate on battery-as-a-service
SK Innovation and BPSE agreed to cooperate in the Battery-as-a-Service business, combining SK Innovation's battery development technology with BPSE's battery-swapping capability.
2021
SK Innovation acquires stake in BPSE
SK Innovation acquired a 13.3 percent stake in Blue Park Smart Energy Technology, a Beijing-based battery-swapping company and subsidiary of Beijing Automotive Group.
2020
SK Innovation begins operating second China battery plant
SK Innovation began operating its second electric-vehicle battery plant in China, at Yancheng, Jiangsu Province. The plant is expected to add 10 GWh of annual production capacity.
2020
SK Innovation and researchers team up on next-generation battery technology
SK Innovation said it would develop next-generation battery technology with John Goodenough and Hadi Khani of the University of Texas, focusing on a gel-polymer electrolyte for a lithium-metal battery.
2020
SK Innovation launches Hi !nnovation campaign
SK Innovation launched the Hi !nnovation initiative during the COVID-19 pandemic, aiming to enhance company morale and its service brand. The campaign uses related slogans including “Happy !nnovation” and “Human !nnovation.”
2019
LG Chem files US patent lawsuits against SK Innovation
LG Chem said it filed lawsuits with the U.S. International Trade Commission and the U.S. District Court of Delaware against SK Innovation and its U.S. affiliate, alleging infringement of LG Chem's lithium-ion battery patents.