LG Energy Solution (KRX:373220) plans to revise investments and lower costs as it navigates a prolonged downturn in electric vehicle sales, Yonhap News reported Thursday.
CEO Kim Dong-myung predicts EV demand will rebound after 2026 once market concerns ease.
The company plans to diversify into energy storage systems (ESS) and advance next-generation battery technologies such as all-solid-state and dry electrode processes, the report said.
LG Energy also plans to convert some global production lines to focus on ESS, which is experiencing growing demand.
The company reported a 48% decline in net profit to 749.62 billion won in the first nine months of 2024, according to the report.
Shares of LG Energy Solution rose nearly 3% at market close on Friday.
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