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5 years of LG Energy Solution Wrocław - the largest investment in the region

The investment outlays exceed 3 billion EUR. Thanks to it, Poland is the largest exporter of car batteries in the European Union. LG Energy Solution Wroclaw, Europe's largest producer of batteries for electric cars, is celebrating its fifth birthday.

The batteries produced in the Wroclaw agglomeration are used in electric cars of such automotive giants as Audi, BMW, Fiat, Ford, Porsche and Volkswagen.

The sheer numbers describing the Korean investment of LG Energy Solution Wroclaw are impressive:

  • several dozens of production lines
  • more than 9,500 employees
  • one hundred hectares of surface area
  • the cost of the investment exceeding 3 billion euro

The industry of electric cars and batteries that power them has developed dynamically in recent years. Poland is the European leader in the production of electric cars and batteries, overtaking Germany. Experts from the automotive sector emphasize that Poland's leading position in this ranking was determined by the investment of Korean LG Energy Solution located in Biskupice Podgórne near Wroclaw.

- Electromobility is the future - we in Wroclaw know that very well. I'm glad that the world leader in this industry operates and develops in our agglomeration. LG Energy Solution Wroclaw also enjoys a reputation of a good employer, employing thousands of people and stimulating the creation of new jobs among sub-suppliers. At the same time, the LG plant and its sizable Korean community have become our friends, Wroclaw citizens, Lower Silesians, enriching our community and culture - Jacek Sutryk, President of Wroclaw.

LG Energy Solution Wroclaw European automotive giant

Although it has only been five years since the company was established - originally called LG Chem Wroclaw Energy - the plant is Europe's largest and the world's leading manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries for electric cars. Among its customers there are such automotive brands as Audi, BMW, Fiat, Ford, Porsche and Volkswagen.

- By supplying batteries to major European and North American automakers, we are opening a new page in automotive history. Predictions indicate that the field of electric-powered vehicles will develop at a very fast pace. I am confident that our company will become the largest and best in the world in this area, which will be the result of the hard work and great commitment of all employees - Sukwon Choi, CEO of LG Energy.

The company started operations in 2016. According to the plans, LG corporation was to invest 1.3 billion PLN in Kobierzyce commune near Wroclaw and employ about a thousand employees.

The production of lithium-ion batteries started in the second half of 2017. Over the 5 years since it began, the plant has been growing steadily, currently occupying an area of over one million square meters.

With the completion of the ongoing stage IV expansion, LG Energy Solution Wroclaw will reach its target production capacity of 100 GWh. The company currently employs 9,500 people. The total cost of the investment in Biskupice Podgórne will amount to EUR 3.2 billion.

LG Energy Solution Wroclaw batteries for electric cars

Korean concern LG Chem - the parent company of LG Energy Solution - started developing batteries for the automotive industry back in 2000. Less than 10 years later, it was the first company in the world to supply such batteries to Hyundai Motors and became the exclusive battery supplier for General Motors.

Contracting more customers and the dynamic development of the industry required increasing the production capacity of the company.

- Back in 2009, construction of a battery factory in Ochang, Korea, began, a year later in Michigan, USA, and in 2015 a twin plant was built in Nanjing, China.

- In 2016, construction began on LG Chem Wroclaw Energy - Europe's first battery manufacturer for electric cars.

LG Energy Solution Wroclaw - Poland is the largest exporter of car batteries in the EU

Last year's data clearly shows the fast pace of development of the EV sector. In 2020, there was a large increase in the export of batteries for electric cars from Poland. Its value amounted to nearly €4 billion (an increase of almost €2 billion compared to 2019), accounting for 1.7% of the total value of Polish exports, Financial Observer noted. Currently, Poland is the largest exporter of car batteries in the EU.

Representatives of LG Energy Solution Wroclaw emphasize that thanks to the investment near Wroclaw, Poland has become one of the most important centers of innovative, rapidly developing technology. It resulted in creating thousands of jobs and the country took the position of European leader in the industry, as well as attracting further investors.