MaterialsLotte Chemical to pour $8bn into battery materials and hydrogen
Focus on growth fields to help nearly triple overall revenue by decade's end
Lotte Chemical unveils a plan to step up investment in battery materials and hydrogen energy at an event in Seoul on May 19. (Photo courtesy of Lotte Chemical)
KOTARO HOSOKAWA, Nikkei staff writer
SEOUL -- Lotte Chemical will spend 10 trillion won ($7.9 billion) on new operations in battery materials and hydrogen energy by 2030 under a long-term management strategy unveiled Thursday, aiming to form a solid foundation in these fast-growing fields and ease its dependence on petrochemicals.