▲ Officials from Lotte Energy Materials Corp., Lotte Ventures and Enwires pose for a photo after signing an equity investment agreement in Seoul on July 14, 2023, in this photo provided by Lotte Energy Materials. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

Lotte Energy Materials-investment

Lotte Energy Materials invests in French startup for EV battery materials

SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- Lotte Energy Materials Corp. said Sunday it has signed a deal to make a 7.9 billion-won (US$6.2 million) equity investment in a French electric vehicle battery materials startup as part of its plans to enter the next-generation silicon anode market.

In an investment agreement signed Friday, Lotte Energy Materials, the new copper foil unit under South Korea's Lotte Group, will set up a separate fund to invest money in the French company, Enwires.

Based on the investment, the South Korean company expects to develop a silicon compound with Enwires and mass-produce high-performance silicon anodes.

Enwires, founded in 2016, possesses silicon nanowire-based composite technologies and has an annual production capacity of 2.5 tons.

Silicon anodes are an emerging EV battery component that enhances mileage and battery recharging speeds.

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