POSCO Future M Joins DJBIC World Index, First in Korea’s Battery Materials Sector

Recently, Tianli Lithium Energy issued an announcement regarding uncovered losses reaching one-third of the total paid-in share capital. As of December 31, 2025, Tianli Lithium Energy's undistributed profit was -830 million yuan, with paid-in share capital of 119 million yuan, and the amount of uncovered losses exceeded one-third of the total paid-in share capital. Tianli Lithium Energy stated that the main reasons for the loss in 2025 were due to fluctuations in lithium carbonate prices and the volatile adjustment in the lithium iron phosphate industry, which led to insufficient operating rates for some of the company's production facilities, low capacity utilization, and high allocation of fixed costs per unit of product.

On April 30, Beijing Xiaomi Jingxu Technology Co., Ltd. officially completed its industrial and commercial registration and was established. The company is under the Xiaomi Group system, wholly owned by Xiaomi Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., and indirectly wholly controlled by Xiaomi Communications Co., Ltd. Its core business covers battery manufacturing, production of battery parts and accessories, and battery sales. It also includes key new energy sectors such as electric motor manufacturing, electric motor production, motor and its control system research and development, and generator and generator set manufacturing.

POSCO Future M recently signed an exclusive development agreement with a Japanese automaker for cathode materials used in all-solid-state batteries, according to industry sources on May 5. Under the deal, POSCO Future M will exclusively develop and supply cathode materials for the automaker’s all-solid-state battery project. The partner is reportedly a mid-sized carmaker. This marks the first case in which a Japanese automaker has designated a Korean materials company as the sole supplier of cathode materials for all-solid-state batteries.