LG Chem buys Turkish plant in Poland for EV output expansion
2020-03-05 08:49:18 [Print]
LG Chem Ltd
LG Chem signed the deal with Turkish electronics and appliance maker Vestel last month, a company official said.
The television assembly factory is located next to LG Chem's EV battery plant in Wroclaw, southwestern Poland.
Currently, LG Chem has five battery plants in South Korea, China, the United States and Poland, with a combined capacity of 70 gigawatt-hours. The South Korean chemical giant plans to raise its capacity to 100 GWh, enough to supply batteries to 1 . 6 million electric vehicles, by the end of this year.
. said Tuesday it has acquired a Turkish television assembly factory in Poland for US$31 . 4 million to expand its plant for electric vehicle (EV) batteries.LG Chem signed the deal with Turkish electronics and appliance maker Vestel last month, a company official said.
The television assembly factory is located next to LG Chem's EV battery plant in Wroclaw, southwestern Poland.
Currently, LG Chem has five battery plants in South Korea, China, the United States and Poland, with a combined capacity of 70 gigawatt-hours. The South Korean chemical giant plans to raise its capacity to 100 GWh, enough to supply batteries to 1 . 6 million electric vehicles, by the end of this year.