Hyundai Produces 120,000 Battery Cells Per Day, Targets Export Market

KatadataOTO – Hyundai has shown its commitment to developing electric vehicles in Indonesia. One of these is building various facilities to produce battery cells in partnership with LG Energy Solution.

The company, named Hyundai LG Indonesia (HLI) Green Power, is located in Karawang and has become the largest battery cell factory in Southeast Asia.

“Our production capacity reaches 120,000 battery cells per day and is used to meet the needs of the Hyundai Kona Electric,” said Ubaidah Jarrah, Professional Cell Technology Team, PT HLI Green Power (14/05).

Interestingly, the facility is not only used for domestic needs. In fact, most of its production is used to supply the export market and is used in various electric vehicle models.

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“About 98 percent or around 19.7 million battery cells are sent to export markets in South Korea and India. While the remaining 2 percent or 375,264 are used for domestic needs,” Jarrah later added.

It should be noted that battery cell production at HLI Green Power involves three main processes: electrode manufacturing, cell assembly, and formation.

Electrode manufacturing is the stage where the cathode and anode are mixed, coated, and then compacted through roll pressing to form a flat electrode. This electrode then undergoes slitting, notching, and drying techniques until it resembles the initial shape of a battery cell.

Then, cell assembly is the process of arranging the electrodes using an advanced zigzag stacking technique to match the shape and structure of the battery.

Meanwhile, in the formation stage, the battery is stabilized through a process of charging and discharging, accompanied by gas release and quality inspection.

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The entire process is carried out carefully to ensure the quality of the battery cells used by Hyundai electric vehicles.

“The quality of an electric vehicle is greatly determined by its battery. Therefore, HLI Green Power is committed to carrying out a global-standard production process to produce the best battery cells for Hyundai,” said Ki Chul Hong, Chief Executive Officer of PT HLI Green Power.