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SK Innovation to spin off electronic materials unit

PUBLISHED : March 21, 2019 - 17:08

UPDATED : March 21, 2019 - 17:08

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SK Innovation said on March 21 that its shareholders have approved a plan to spin off a unit that focuses on the development of information and electronic materials.

The spin-off underscores its commitment to fostering its new growth engine, SK Innovation said.


With the latest move, SK Innovation, also a major electric vehicle battery maker, will have a total of six affiliates under its wing, including SK Energy and SK Lubricants.

The new unit will be involved in developing key information and electronic materials, such as lithium-ion battery separator.

SK Innovation has been increasing spending on the EV battery business in  bid to diversify its business portfolio.

Earlier this week, SK Innovation broke ground for an EV battery plant in the United States.

South Korea’s top energy-chemical business group said in November it will invest 1.14 trillion won ($1.01 billion) to build the 9.8 gigawatt-hour capacity battery plant in the city of Commerce in Jackson County, Georgia.

SK Innovation said its directors approved a proposal to appoint outside director Kim Jong-hoon as the chief of the board.

Kim served as a lawmaker from 2012 to 2016 after a decades-long bureaucrat career. He also served as the country’s trade minister between 2007 and 2011.

By Ram Garikipati and newswires (ram@heraldcorp.com)


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