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Employees of Hyundai Motor Group leave after the company s new year ceremony in Seoul, South Korea, January 2, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
July 29 (Reuters) - South Korea s Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution said on Thursday they would set up a joint venture (JV) in Indonesia to establish a battery cell plant for electric vehicles (EV), investing $1.1 billion with each owning half the business.
The JV will help Hyundai Motor Co (005380.KS) and its sister company Kia Corp (000270.KS) secure a stable supply of EV batteries at a competitive price for their battery electric vehicles.
LG Energy Solution (LGES), the wholly owned battery subsidiary of LG Chem Ltd(051910.KS), and Hyundai signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indonesian government to build the plant in the country, the companies said in a joint statement on Thursday.
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