COEX (President Lee Dong-gi) and Korea Battery Industry Association (Chairman Kwon Young-soo) announced that ‘InterBattery 2023’ will be held at COEX in Seoul for three days from the 15th to the 17th of this month with the largest scale ever. More than 3 people, including industry officials and buyers, are expected to visit the exhibition hall at this exhibition.
Hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, and supervised by the Korea Battery Industry Association, COEX, and KOTRA, InterBattery is the only battery exhibition in the world where the three global battery manufacturers, LG Energy Solutions, Samsung SDI, and SK On, all participate. has a global market share of 3%.
In addition, Ecopro BM L&F (cathode materials), POSCO Chemical (cathode materials), SK nexilis (copper foil), Korea Zinc (smelting), LS Group, ABB, Rockwell Automation (process automation, etc.) About 2 domestic and foreign companies, including representative companies, more than doubled compared to the previous year, will participate en masse with 450 booths to showcase new products and technologies.
During the InterBattery 2023 exhibition period, ‘EV Trend Korea’, an exhibition related to electric vehicles, the largest demand for batteries, will be held simultaneously with 100 companies and 500 booths. The exhibition is hosted by the Ministry of Environment and supervised by COEX and the Korea Battery Industry Association.
In ‘EV Trend Korea’, the first eco-friendly mobility exhibition held in Korea in 2023, finished vehicles and commercial vehicles (Hyundai Motors, Kia, Volvo Trucks, etc.), small mobility (Zen Station, Zentropy, etc.), chargers and infrastructure (equipment, modern Representative companies in each field, including Tech and SS Charger, will participate and showcase a variety of technologies.
In particular, this year, through additional events such as △Electric Vehicle Race ‘EV Eco Rally’, △’Electric Two-Wheeled Vehicle Test Drive Experience’, and △’EV Live Show’, experiential programs that allow you to experience and feel EV life directly on site are strengthened and operated. do.
Various side events will also be held during the InterBattery 2023 exhibition. ‘The Battery Conference’ consists of 18 sessions in the fields of △materials, manufacturing, applications, △reuse/recycling of batteries, and 22 global experts from home and abroad participate as speakers.
There are also programs for students or job seekers who wish to work in the battery industry. Job and company briefings for 9 leading battery companies, including Samsung SDI, SK On, Ecopro BM, and Korea Umicore, as well as a 1:1 employment mentoring program with seniors working for battery-related companies at home and abroad will be held throughout the three days.
In addition, the ‘Secondary Battery Global Partnering Consultation’, which can provide participating companies with practical opportunities for overseas expansion, was held simultaneously, and for two days from the 15th to the 16th, the consultation room set up in the COEX Hall B exhibition hall was held between exhibition participating companies and KOTRA invited overseas buyers. An export consultation meeting is held.
An official from the exhibition said, “It is being held at a scale that is more than double that of the previous year, and as it is attracting attention, we have prepared to provide exposure to the latest innovative battery trends in one place.” He added, “Based on world-class technology, we have prepared for domestic companies that are receiving attention in the global battery market. “We will be able to confirm our competitiveness,” he said.