SK ON CO. LTD.

History

YearDetail
1982 The parent company (then known as Yukong, later SK Innovation) started research into energy storage systems/batteries as a future business.
2005 SK began producing a pure electric vehicle battery and was officially selected as the battery supplier for the Kia Ray.
2013 SK established an electric vehicle battery joint corporation with the BAIC Group and Beijing Electronics Holding to supply batteries for electric taxis in Beijing.
2022 SK On and Hyundai Motor Group (HMG), an innovative and sustainable mobility solutions provider, signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on the supply of EV batteries in North America.
2023 SK On and BASF, a battery materials producer, collaborated on cathode active material (CAM) production, thereby developing battery materials for lithium-ion batteries.
2024 SK On collaborated with Siemens Digital Industries Software to establish an intelligent factory system, enhancing its manufacturing competitiveness by innovating the battery cell manufacturing process and reducing costs.
2025 SK On signed a battery supply agreement with Nissan Motor to supply it with nearly 100GWh of U.S.-made batteries from 2028 to 2033, expanding its global customer base.
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