SK Innovation and Kolon Industries to Jointly Produce Biodegradable PBAT

SK Global Chemical Co., a petrochemical subsidiary of SK Innovation Co., will produce biodegradable plastics together with chemical and textile heavyweight Kolon Industries Inc. from the third quarter of this year. SK Global Chemical and Kolon Industries have signed a strategic partnership on 7th April to produce polybuthylene adipate-co-terephthalate (PBAT) plastic, according to the two … Read more

SK IE Technology to Build Additional Battery Separator Plants in Poland

SK IE Technology Co., (SK IET), a material business arm of SK Innovation Co. is implementing nearly $1 billion capex to add two additional EV-focused battery separator plants in Poland to boast unrivaled economies of scale before it goes public later this year. SK Innovation said on Sunday that it is investing total 1.13 trillion … Read more

SK Innovation to Build Packaging Material Plant in China

SK Global chemical Co., an affiliate of South Korea’s top refiner SK Innovation Co., said Sunday it will build a packaging material plant in China. Under the deal, SK Global chemical will set up a joint venture with Satellite Petrochemical to build a plant that produces ethylene acrylic acid (EAA), a high-end eco-friendly material used … Read more

PolyPlus and SK Enter into Joint Development Agreement for Glass-protected Lithium Metal Battery

PolyPlus Battery Company announced that it is entering into the initial phase of a Joint Development Agreement with SK Innovation Co. SK selected PolyPlus as its partner for its’ global consortium,’ following a extensive due diligence process. This partnership concentrates on PolyPlus’ solid state lithium anode laminate that can double the energy density and cycle … Read more