Hyundai and LG Considering Car Battery Production in Indonesia

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Indonesia’s Minister of Industry Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita first raised the topic of LG’s investment plans for car battery production in Indonesia back in 2019.

The minister even participated in a study about electric motors.

“South Korean company LG Chemical has expressed its desire to build an integrated factory for car battery production in Indonesia. The factory would produce battery cells, module batteries as well as provide facilities for recycling batteries,” said Agus on November 21. 

(Writer: Stanly Ravel | Editor: Azwar Ferdian) 

Source: https://otomotif.kompas.com/read/2020/06/23/151627915/hyundai-dan-lg-mau-bikin-pabrik-baterai-di-indonesia