POSCO Future M is preparing a company-wide artificial intelligence overhaul aimed at reshaping its manufacturing, research and sales operations by 2028, in a move the South Korean battery materials maker believes could strengthen quality, cut development time and support a broader push into new markets.
According to the company’s recent digital transformation roadmap, the strategy goes well beyond factory automation. POSCO Future M wants to use AI across the full chain, from ...
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raw material sourcing and production planning to customer collaboration and after-sales support, with the goal of turning data into a central input for decision-making. The company has described the initiative as part of a wider “BoT(Battery of Things) ecosystem game changer” vision, reflecting its ambition to build a platform for a battery industry that is increasingly linked to electric vehicles, energy storage systems, robotics and drones.
The manufacturer says it expects the shift towards what it calls physical-AI-led production to lift manufacturing productivity by 30%. In research and development, it plans to use AI for technology trend analysis, design work and virtual verification, which it says could halve product development times. It also intends to deploy quality-analysis robots to speed up root-cause analysis and corrective action when customers raise issues.
Commercial operations are also set to change. POSCO Future M wants to use AI simulations in pricing, raw material forecasting, demand prediction and sales negotiations, with the aim of grounding contract discussions in more data and improving coordination from order intake through to shipment. The company also plans to use AI to identify inefficient equipment use, optimise energy consumption and improve environmental performance.
The move comes as POSCO Future M has been expanding its battery materials ambitions on several fronts. The company said separately that it has developed mass-production technology for silicon anode materials and is targeting market entry by 2028, betting on demand for higher energy density and faster charging in premium electric vehicles as well as in robotics and urban air mobility. It has also secured a 1.0149 trillion won supply deal for artificial graphite anode materials with a global automaker for the 2027-2032 period, which it described as the largest in its anode business since entering the segment in 2011.
Elsewhere, POSCO Future M has entered the lithium iron phosphate cathode market with a long-term supply agreement covering more than 190,000 tonnes through 2032, while also investing in US-based Factorial to deepen cooperation on all-solid-state batteries. The company has framed these moves as part of an effort to overcome the industry slowdown often referred to as the “chasm” by building materials for batteries that can travel further, charge faster and cost less.
To support its AI programme, POSCO Future M plans to make AI agents a default feature in newly developed systems, reducing the need for human intervention. It also wants to train at least one AI specialist in each department this year to identify and execute projects, in the hope of embedding the technology across the organisation rather than confining it to isolated tasks.
A company official said the plan is to build a platform that will set the standard in a battery ecosystem expanding beyond electric vehicles.
Source: Noah Wire Services
