Samsung SDI

Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
Native name
삼성SDI 주식회사
FormerlySamsung-NEC
Samsung Display Device
Company typePublic
KRX: 006400
IndustryElectronic components
Founded1970; 54 years ago (1970)
Headquarters,
South Korea
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Yoonho Choi (president & CEO)
RevenueUS$17.24 billion (2023)
US$1.251 billion (2023)
US$1.50 billion (2023)
Total assetsUS$34.038 billion (2023)
OwnerSamsung Electronics (19.58%)
Websitewww.samsungsdi.com
Footnotes / references
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Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (Korean삼성SDI 주식회사) is a battery and electronic materials manufacturer headquartered in Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. Samsung SDI operates its business with Energy Solutions and Electronic Materials segment. The Energy Solution segment manufactures rechargeable batteries used for IT device, automotive, and Energy Storage System (ESS) applications, and the Electronic Materials segment produces materials for semiconductors and displays.[1][2] In the first half of 2022, Samsung SDI is ranked sixth in the world with a market share of 5 percent according to SNE research.[3] In 2022, Samsung SDI started to build pilot line for solid-state batteries in the South Korean city of Suwon and began its first production from the very line in 2023 .[4]

In 2012, Samsung SDI and several other major companies were fined by the European Commission for price fixing of TV cathode-ray tubes.[5]

Plants

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As of October 2023, the company operates two battery cell plants in South Korea and four overseas battery cell plants in the United States, China, Hungary and Malaysia.[6]

Cooperations

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Hyundai Motor

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The company will supply square batteries for Hyundai Motor electric vehicles from 2026 to 2032.[7]

Rugby Union

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Samsung SDI
Full nameSamsung SDI
UnionKorea Rugby Union
Founded2003; 21 years ago (2003)
Disbanded2015; 9 years ago (2015)
League(s)Korea Spring League

Samsung SDI had a rugby union team that played in the Korea Rugby League, the top division in Korea, from its formation in 2003 to 2014. Winning the competition 4 times.[8]

Honors

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Notable Former Players

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Internationals

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  • South Korea Lee Myung-geun
  • South Korea Tae Il Yoon
  • South Korea Kim Young Geun
  • South Korea Jung Sung Kyun
  • South Korea Lee Gye Deok
  • South Korea Chul Woong Kwak
  • South Korea Kim Nam Young
  • South Korea Kim Soon Eun
  • South Korea Park Chan Min
  • South Korea Kwan Jung Hyuk

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "SAMSUNG SDI Sustainability Report 2020" (PDF). Samsung SDI. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES Consolidated Financial Statements" (PDF). Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "2022 1H Global[1] EV & Battery Performance Review". SNE research. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Samsung SDI is building pilot line for solid-state batteries". Electrive.com. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Philips, LG Electronics, 4 others fined 1.47 billion Euros for EU cartel". The Economic Times. 5 December 2012. Archived from the original on 26 May 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  6. ^ "Samsung SDI to build 2nd U.S. battery plant with Stellantis in Indiana". Yonhap News. October 11, 2023.
  7. ^ "Samsung SDI, Hyundai Motor Company Clinch First Supply Deal for Electric Vehicle Batteries". Samsung SDI Newsroom. October 23, 2023.
  8. ^ Hinato (2022-11-14). "De son lancement en 2003 à nos jours: L'histoire de la Korea Rugby League". Asierugby (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-19.
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