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LG, Huayou team up for cathode materials

by Jean-François Tremblay
April 22, 2018 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 96, Issue 17

LG Chem and China’s Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt will set up two Chinese joint ventures to produce cathode materials for batteries. One, 51% owned by Huayou, will be capitalized at $160 million and produce cobalt-based precursors for cathodes. The other, 51% owned by LG, will be capitalized at $285 million and produce cathode materials. Huayou supplies a range of basic materials made with cobalt. Amnesty International has accused Huayou of sourcing its cobalt raw materials from suppliers in the Democratic Republic of Congo that employ child labor.

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