SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) — The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) said Thursday it hosted a cooperative event to facilitate collaboration between South Korean and Japanese battery makers in Aichi prefecture in central Japan.
At the 2025 Korea-Japan next-generation battery plaza, some 150 officials from the countries’ secondary battery companies and research institutes gathered to discuss ways to bolster cooperation between the two countries’ battery industries, according to the trade agency.
Ten Korean companies explored collaboration opportunities with Japanese companies, such as trade, joint development and equity investment, during the event, while SK On Co., a major Korean battery maker, proposed measures to enhance industrial and technological cooperation between Seoul and Tokyo.
Korea’s secondary battery exports to Japan surpassed US$200 million for the first time in 2012 and have exceeded the $400 million mark for the past three years, according to KOTRA.
This photo provided by the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) shows its headquarters in southern Seoul. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
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(Yeonhap News)