Munich/Pforzheim, December 7, 2022. ees Europe, the largest and most international
exhibition for batteries and energy storage systems in Europe, and InterBattery, South
Korea’s leading battery trade fair, have agreed to cooperate. For the first time, the South
Korean battery industry will present itself with an “InterBattery Showcase” and a
conference for battery cell manufacturers and automotive companies at ees Europe 2023
from June 14 – 16 in Munich.
Solar Promotion GmbH and Freiburg Wirtschaft Touristik und Messe GmbH & Co. KG (FWTM) have
recently signed the cooperation agreement. The companies are the organizers of Europe’s largest
energy industry platform, The smarter E Europe, with its four parallel exhibitions: ees Europe,
Intersolar Europe, Power2Drive Europe and EM-Power Europe. For the first time, ees Europe 2023
is cooperating with the Korea Battery Industry Association (KBIA), South Korea’s largest exhibition
and convention organizer Coex, and the state-run Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency
(KOTRA). As part of the “InterBattery Showcase”, companies from the South Korean battery
industry will present themselves in a special exhibition area at ees Europe at Messe München.
Within the Showcase, InterBattery will also organize its own conference, The Battery Day Europe,
from June 14-15, which will discuss the latest technologies, insights and forecasts of the global
battery industry and analyze market policies between Europe and Korea. The Battery Day Europe
will perfectly complement the ees Europe Conference (June 13–14).
Contacts with South Korean equipment manufacturers and suppliers
The ees Europe, whose focus is on battery and energy storage systems, is strengthening its
offering in the battery up-stream sector through this cooperation. With InterBattery, which takes
place in conjunction with ees Europe, the organizers are creating Europe‘s largest industry event
covering the entire spectrum of the battery market. “The ‘Interbattery Showcase’ adds value for
our exhibitors and trade visitors from the battery industry “, says Markus Elsässer, CEO of Solar
Promotion GmbH. “At Europe’s largest energy industry platform, The smarter E Europe, exhibitors
and trade visitors can make important contacts with South Korean equipment suppliers and battery
industry suppliers,” Elsässer adds. “The Interbattery Showcase and The Battery Day Europe are
especially targeted at battery industry professionals, including cell manufacturers, engineers,
product developers, policy makers, as well as professionals from related industries, such as
automotive, EV and energy,” adds Dong Ki Lee, CEO of Coex.
International interest in the European battery market is strong, as production for electric vehicles
and stationary storage is booming. According to Battery Atlas, production for electric vehicles and
stationary storage grew by 30 percent from July to October 2022 alone. The Volkswagen Group
and its battery subsidiary PowerCo, among others, have announced plans to start production.
Large capacities in Europe are also planned by LG Energy Solution (115 gigawatt hours (GWh)),
Samsung SDI (40 GWh) and SK Innovation (77 GWh) from South Korea, ProLogium (120 gigawatt
hours) from Taiwan, CATL (100 GWh) from China, and many other players. According to Battery
Atlas, Germany is the top location in Europe – for planned battery cell production, for module and
pack assembly, as well as for equipment suppliers.
Access to the German and European market
“With our commitment in Munich, we offer a new platform in the German and European battery
market for our customers,” says Soon Nam Jung, Vice-Chairman at KBIA. Leading battery cell
manufacturers such as Samsung SDI, LG Energy Solution and SK On, as well as other global
battery companies, are expected to present new technologies and products at the “InterBattery
Showcase” at ees Europe 2023. “Many South Korean companies have become key players in the
international battery industry and have started to expand their business into Europe,” says Jeoung
Yeol Yu, CEO at KOTRA. “We are pleased that they can join us to learn first-hand about the
European battery market and connect with buyers and professionals in the German and European
markets. To provide targeted support in this regard, we offer a business matching program for
exhibitors and visitors at the InterBattery Showcase.”
Promising partnership
Daniel Strowitzki, Managing Director of FWTM, considers the presence of the South Korean battery
industry in the “InterBattery Showcase” in Hall C3 as well as the conference at ees Europe 2023 in
Munich as a real win-win situation: “The two trade fairs complement each otherperfectly in their
focus. We look forward to future cooperation.”
ees Europe and the parallel exhibitions Intersolar Europe, Power2Drive Europe and EMPower Europe will all take place from June 14–16, 2023, as part of The smarter E Europe
at Messe München.
For more information, please visit:
www.ees-europe.com
www.TheSmarterE.de
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ees Europe
ees Europe – Innovating Energy Storage: This is the motto of Europe’s largest and most
international exhibition for batteries and energy storage systems, which brings together
manufacturers, distributors, project developers, system integrators, professional users and
suppliers of innovative battery technologies and sustainable solutions for storing renewable
energies such as green hydrogen and Power-to-Gas applications every year.
ees Europe covers the entire value chain of innovative battery and energy storage technologies,
from individual components to complete systems.
ees Europe will take place from June 14–16, 2023, at Messe München.
In 2023, more than 500 suppliers of energy storage technology and energy storage systems are
expected to take part in ees Europe and the parallel exhibitions. The four energy exhibitions are
held as part of The smarter E Europe, the continent’s largest platform for the energy industry. The
exhibition will be accompanied by the ees Europe Conference, where prominent experts will
conduct in-depth discussions of hot industry topics. ees Europe is organized by Solar Promotion
GmbH, Pforzheim and Freiburg Wirtschaft Touristik und Messe GmbH & Co. KG (FWTM).
For more information on ees Europe, please visit: www.ees-europe.com
ees Europe is organized by Solar Promotion GmbH, Pforzheim, and Freiburg Wirtschaft Touristik und Messe
GmbH & Co. KG (FWTM).
Contact:
Solar Promotion GmbH | P.O. Box 100 170 | 75101 Pforzheim, Germany
Sabine Kloos | Tel.: +49 7231 58598-0 | Fax: +49 7231 58598-28
info@ees-europe.com