January 11, 2024: Heejae Kim has joined ENTEK as VP of product technology and lithium business development, the company announced on January 4.

Kim (pictured) is a former director of the North America supply chain for LG Energy Solution and global marketing director for the Cabot Corporation.

ENTEK said Kim will work with the company’s technical staff, leadership and customers on development of lithium separator production at its new Terre Haute plant in Indiana.

CTO Richard Pekala said Kim’s experience in R&D, strategic planning, global marketing and the battery supply chain will help ENTEK expand its separator business more efficiently with lithium ion cell manufacturers in North America.

ENTEK said last September that it had broken ground at the site of its $1.5 billion Terre Haute plant, which is set to produce up to 1.4 billion m² of battery separators annually — enough to supply material for about 1.4 million EVs every year.