“The longer the battery battle, the losers of both LG Ensol and SK Ino…when seeking a middle ground”

[이데일리 경계영 기자] It was pointed out that the longer the lawsuit between LG Energy Solution (formerly LG Chem’s battery business division) and SK Innovation, the longer the battery (secondary battery) litigation battles, the more it will damage both companies. In a situation where competition is fierce, it is argued that discussions should proceed in a direction that benefits both companies by creating a’middle zone’ rather than fighting.

Park Cheolwan(Photo) A professor at Seojeong University’s Department of Automobiles recently told his social network service (SNS) that “If the battery litigation situation prolongs, both LG Energy Solution and SK Innovation will become losers.” Professor Park has served as the head of the Next-Generation Battery Innovation Center under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, and the General Manager of the Next-Generation Battery Growth Power Project Group, and is a battery expert who served as a director of the Korean Battery Society and Carbon Society.

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Professor Park Chul-wan said, “While’K-battery’ and Korea’s battery is the best in the universe, China has already outpaced us like a submarine, and the positive active material ternary precursor industry, which is important, has become the main force in China. The European battery industry is also awakening.” He said, “Our strengths are preoccupation, but our weaknesses are in the foundation and depth,” he said. “It is necessary to take the case where the first Sony Energy Tech fell behind Sanyo Electric, a latecomer, as a teacher on the other hand.”

Professor Park suggested an intermediate zone where both LG Energy Solution and SK Innovation could win as a solution. The two companies jointly created a battery foundation and fund △Without involvement of the battery association, association or the government △Alternating with half of the board of directors or under the co-chairman system △Resolving the problems that started this lawsuit, training human resources, protecting intellectual property rights, etc. I mean, let’s do it. Prof. Park explained that SK Innovation will have an equal share, but in a direction that SK Innovation pays more for the investment ratio.

He said, “With LG Energy Solutions, the reason for initiating this lawsuit is resolved, and SK Innovation is also a win-win, saying, “The employees from LG Energy Solutions are working hard”.

Prof. Park then refuted, saying, “No,” saying that it was a’separator ghost story’ to some opinions that the problem was raised because the SK Innovation separator was not used for the LG Energy Solution battery.