LG Energy Solution readies IPO to take on Chinese EV battery rivals
LG新能源筹备上市 叫板宁德时代
LG Energy Solution, the world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker, is preparing to raise $11bn in one of South Korea’s largest listings as it battles Chinese rivals to dominate the market.
LG新能源(LG Energy Solution)正准备进行韩国史上最大的上市之一，筹资110亿美元。这家世界第二大电动汽车电池制造商正与中国竞争对手争夺市场主导地位。
The supplier to Tesla, Ford and Volkswagen plans to use the proceeds of the initial public offering to take on Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), the world’s biggest global battery group valued at more than $196bn.
向特斯拉(Tesla)、福特(Ford)和大众(Volkswagen)供应电池的该公司，计划利用首次公开发行(IPO)所筹资金叫板宁德时代(CATL)，后者是世界最大的全球电池集团，市值超过1960亿美元。
LG Energy will offer 34m new shares in a range of Won257,000-Won300,000 a share. At the top of the price range the group will have a market value of Won70.2tn ($59.4bn), making it South Korea’s third-most valuable company after chipmakers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix.
LG新能源将发行3400万股新股，定价区间为每股25.7万至30万韩元。按这一定价区间的高端计算，该集团的市值将达到70.2万亿韩元（合594亿美元），使其成为韩国市值第三大的公司，仅次于芯片制造商三星电子(Samsung Electronics)和SK海力士(SK Hynix)。
