中国电池制造商宁德时代在韩国开设分公司

中国媒体11月17日报道，全球最大的电池制造商宁德时代已在韩国开设分公司。

分析师表示，宁德时代已向现代汽车供应磷酸铁锂(LFP)电池。

韩国分公司是CATL继日本、德国、美国、法国之后的第五个办事处。据专门研究技术的中国媒体 IT Home 的报道，宁德时代在首尔南部的江南开设了办事处。该分公司有一名经理和两名员工。随着事业的进展，职员人数将会增加。

LFP 电池被认为是韩国电池主力——镍钴锰(NCM)电池的替代品，比三元电池更便宜、更安全。然而，它们通常用于入门车型或低成本车型，因为它们的关键弱点是行驶里程短。

CATL被现代汽车集团的独家电动汽车平台“E-GMP”选为电池供应商。2月，现代汽车选择宁德时代作为将于2023年发布的第三批电动车型电池供应商。此前，CATL还与LG能源解决方案合作，获得了价值16万亿韩元的IONIQ 6第二批电池订单。

本文译自businesskorea.co.kr

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A Chinese media outlet reported on Nov. 17 that CATL of China, the world's largest battery manufacturer, has opened a branch in Korea.

Analysts say that CATL made the move to supply lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries to Hyundai Motor.

The Korean branch is CATL’s fifth office after those in Japan, Germany, the United States and France. CATL opened an office in Gangnam, southern Seoul, according to the report by IT Home, a Chinese media outlet specializing in technology. The branch has one Chinese manager and two employees. The number of employees is expected to increase depending on the progress of its business.

LFP batteries are regarded as cheaper and safer alternative to ternary batteries, such as nickel cobalt manganese (NCM) batteries, which are the mainstay of Korean battery makers. However, they are usually used for entry models or low-cost models due to their critical weakness -- a short mileage.

CATL has been selected as a battery supplier for Hyundai Motor Group’s exclusive electric vehicle platform “E-GMP.” In February, Hyundai Motor selected CATL as a supplier of the third batch of batteries for electric vehicle models to be released in 2023. Earlier, CATL also won a 16-trillion-won order for a secondary batch of batteries for the IONIQ 6 in cooperation with LG Energy Solutions.