SolarEdge Technologies reported that it plans to start operations of its new 2 GWh lithium-ion battery factory in South Korea in the second half of 2022. Now its Korean subsidiary Kokam has a lithium-ion cell and battery manufacturing plant with the capacity to manufacture up to 150 MWh
Amkor, one of the world’s leading providers of outsourced semiconductor packaging and testing services, builds a new factory in Bac Ninh, Vietnam. Construction of the first phase is expected to begin in 2022 with high-volume manufacturing expected to begin in mid-2023. The company also projects that its initial
Aptiv PLC, an Irish automotive technology provider, outlined three megatrends impacting the global automotive industry. Aptiv grew out of the now-defunct US company Delphi Automotive System. The company believes that ever-increasing societal demands have created the three «megatrends» that serve as the foundation for the next wave of
The value of the video game industry would grow 140% in a period of seven years, highlighted the US company Virtual Interactive Technologies. Thus, the video game industry is expected to grow from approximately $125 billion in revenue globally in 2018 to $300 billion by 2025, fueled by
Whirlpool Corporation, an American multinational that manufactures and markets home appliances, highlighted four of its environmental commitments. In 2021, Whirlpool announced a global commitment to achieve a goal of net-zero emissions in its plants and operations (Scopes 1 and 2) by 2030, which will cover more than 30
UNCTAD analyzed the impact of 15 sectors affected by the Covid-19 pandemic on international trade flows in the world, comparing the last three years. Overall, the mixed trading patterns of 2020 gave way to a more general rally in 2021. Preliminary statistics for 2021 indicate that, with the