Changwon, signed MOU of EV battery waste recycling technology development

To respond to the rapidly growing EV market, City of Changwon (Mayor, Heo Seong-moo) signed MOU for EV battery waste reuse and recycling technology and R&D with Central Co., Ltd. and ROFA Co., Ltd. in the head office of Central Group at 11:20 on 24th of February, and tried to find a plan for developing EV battery waste recycling business, reportedly.

Central, expected to advance in the EV battery waste market

Central (CEO, Yoon Yong-ho), a mid-sized auto parts company, began to enter in the battery waste market. By signing MOU additionally with ROFA, an automation equipment enterprise, the company plans to enhance cooperation to develop and secure a safer and more economic technology of waste batter disassembly. With the use of the secured re-manufacturing battery pack technology, the company develops a variety of application product technologies, including eco-friendly micro mobility and home ESS associated with solar power.

Changwon, signed ‘battery waste recycling technology development’

Togehter with local enterprises, City of Changwon kicks off the development of the recycling technology for automobile batteries. These companies plan to recycle EV waste batteries as power generators for camping or home emergency.

Central Group donated 210 corporate records to Changwon City

It is attracting attention by donating the memory data collected by ‘Central Group’, a representative local company in Changwon, which celebrated its 50th anniversary, to Changwon City. Central Group and Changwon City held a ‘Central Group Memory Data Donation Ceremony’ yesterday (24th) at the Central Group headquarters in Sinwol-dong, Changwon.

Changwon City-Changwon University, nurturing experts in secondary batteries

Unlike primary batteries that are used once and thrown away, secondary batteries that are charged and used semi-permanently are key parts of future automobiles such as electric vehicles and hydrogen cars. However, it is difficult to find high-quality human resources to develop and study secondary batteries in provincial cities. Changwon University has decided to establish the first graduate school specializing in secondary batteries in the Yeongnam region.