[SMM Analysis: Samsung SDI Ramps Up Fundraising for Battery Capacity Expansion How Will Silver Demand Be Affected by Super-Gap Solid-State Batteries?] On March 14, SAMSUNG SDI announced that the company would start a rights issue to raise an estimated 200 billion won ($1.38 billion) in capital for its future competitiveness and medium and long-term growth. As the Super-Gap solid-state battery uses a silver-carbon composite material as the anode, it can effectively regulate lithium deposition without the need for excess lithium metal. The entry of this technology into mass production is expected to bring new growth in silver consumption, which is one of the supporting views for a bullish outlook on silver prices in the medium and long term.