Samsung SDI plans 2 Shaanxi plants

South Korea's Samsung SDI Co Ltd plans to build two new facilities in Xi'an, capital of northwest Shaanxi province, to produce an electronic car battery and semiconductor package, the provincial governor has revealed.

Lou Qinjian, governor of Shaanxi and a national legislator, made remarks at a news conference on Friday on the sidelines of the ongoing two sessions of NPC and CPPCC.

The two parties have already signed a preliminary agreement on the battery, on which Samsung would cooperate with two Chinese companies, the ARN Group and Xi'an High-Technology Group.