POSCO Future M (003670) will unveil innovative cathode and anode materials technologies to lead the future Battery of Things (BoT) era at InterBattery 2026, held at COEX in Seoul from March 11-13. The company will also present its group-level supply chain achievements spanning raw materials, components, and recycling.
POSCO Future M divided its 451-square-meter (approximately 136 pyeong) exhibition space into five zones: Autonomous Electric Vehicles (EV), Data Center Energy Storage Systems (ESS), Advanced Solutions, Open Innovation, and Sustainable Supply Chain.
The Autonomous EV zone introduces various battery materials including ultra-high-nickel cathode materials that enable long-range driving and real-time data processing for autonomous operation.
Ultra-high-nickel cathode materials contain more than 95% nickel content, maximizing energy storage capacity. This makes them an optimized solution not only for power-intensive autonomous EVs but also for humanoid robots that require long-duration batteries within limited body frames.
The Data Center ESS zone showcases LFP cathode materials for ESS applications, designed to meet growing data center power demand driven by artificial intelligence (AI) technology and support the transition to renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power.
POSCO Future M plans to convert its high-nickel cathode production lines to LFP production this year and begin mass production within the year. The company also plans to break ground on a dedicated LFP cathode plant with annual capacity of up to 50,000 tons. High-capacity, long-life synthetic graphite anode materials suitable for ESS will also be displayed.
The Advanced Solutions zone features various applications using batteries across future industries including drones and humanoid robots. Silicon-carbon (Si-C) anode materials can increase storage capacity approximately five times compared to graphite-based anode materials and are advantageous for fast charging. A quadruped walking robot developed by POSCO Group will also be exhibited.
In the Open Innovation zone, innovative companies including Factorial and Sila will participate to present their joint R&D progress with POSCO Future M on all-solid-state batteries and vapor-deposited silicon anode materials aimed at capturing future markets.
The Sustainable Supply Chain zone introduces POSCO Group's supply chain status for producing competitive battery materials.
