Green Revolution Cooling
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Motor’s IONIQ 5: Pope Francis’ Popemobile in Singapore
Pope Francis on Friday wrapped up his 12-day visit to the Asia-Pacific region with a visit to Singapore, where less than 10% of the population ident...
Sep 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hanwha Aerospace, SK Enmove develop fireproof ESS
South Korean companies have joined forces to develop the world’s first fireproof energy storage system (ESS) powered by liquid immersion cooli...
Sep 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Kookmin to tighten loan limits to cool housing market
Kookmin Bank, South Korea’s largest lender under KB Financial Group, will tighten lending to curb mortgage loan growth in line with the govern...
Aug 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Kakao Pay to run Pangyo office with renewable energy
South Korea’s Kakao Pay Corp. said on Monday that it signed a green premium purchase agreement with Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO), the So...
Aug 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
South Korea to develop gas-cooled reactor with POSCO, SK, Daewoo
South Korea has embarked on a 44.5 billion won ($32.3 million) project to jointly develop an advanced gas-cooled nuclear reactor with related domest...
Jul 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hanwha Solutions to raise $1.5 bn amid mounting losses
Hanwha Solutions Corp., the flagship unit of South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group, is poised to raise as much as $1.5 ...
Jul 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
SK Innovation-backed Marine Innovation looks to enter US green market
Marine Innovation Co., a South Korean eco-friendly social venture company sponsored by the country’s top energy firm SK Innovation Co., is par...
Jun 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
LG Uplus to enter renewable energy market through power brokerage
LG Uplus Corp., South Korea's third-largest mobile carrier, announced on Thursday that it will enter the renewable energy supply business through po...
Jun 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
SK, Geely join forces for EV battery, component production
SK Inc., the holding company of South Korea’s No. 2 conglomerate SK Group, will join forces with Chinese auto giant Zhejiang Geely Holding Gro...
Jun 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hyundai E&C, KAERI partner to commercialize next-gen reactors
Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. (Hyundai E&C) announced on Wednesday that it signed a public-private partnership agreement for the so...
Jun 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha picked to develop KF-21’s unmanned escort plane radars
Hanwha Systems Co., a South Korean aerospace and defense contractor, has been picked as a preferred developer by the state-run Korea Institute for D...
Jun 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Dongkuk CM establishes European branch in Germany
Dongkuk Coated Metal Co. (Dongkuk CM), the cold-rolled steel business unit of South Korea's Dongkuk Steel Group, announced on Wednesday that it op...
May 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai Glovis adopts system to meet US' green policies on car carriers
Hyundai Glovis Co., the world’s third-largest car shipping company, is set to introduce an emission reduction system for its vehicle carriers ...
May 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
Korea Zinc to invest $146 mn in green business R&D hub
Korea Zinc Inc., South Korea’s and the world’s No. 1 lead and zinc smelter, will build its second research and development center, which...
May 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Motor, Matrix Renewables in solar deal to power Georgia EV plant
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group said on Monday it has signed a 15-year power purchase contract with a US solar energy generati...
Apr 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korea’s EcoPro invests $11 mn in Indonesian nickel smelter
South Korea’s leading electric vehicle battery materials producer EcoPro Group is expanding its investment in Indonesia for stable procurement...
Mar 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK Enmove in talks to deliver liquid cooling system to US tech firm
South Korea’s lube oil maker SK Enmove Co. is seeking to supply liquid immersion cooling systems for data centers of a US technology company, ...
Mar 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Renault to invest $523 mn to build green car hub in Korea
Renault Korea Motors Co., grappling with a protracted slump without new releases, plans to invest more than 700 billion won ($523 million) by 2027 t...
Mar 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
KEXIM, US DOE to support S.Korean green energy firms
The Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) said on Mar. 7 that it will support domestic firms that aim to enter the American green energy industry with...
Mar 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
CSCEC, SK Ecoplant in $1.9 bn Egypt renewable energy deal
China State Construction Engineering Corp. (CSCEC), the world’s largest builder, and South Korea’s SK Ecoplant Co. are set to team up on...
Feb 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
SK Enmove, UK’s Iceotope to develop coolant for SK Telecom’s data center
South Korea’s lube oil maker SK Enmove Co. has partnered with UK-based precision liquid cooling system specialist Iceotope Technologies Ltd. t...
Feb 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Cooling demand sparks layoffs at Korean spirits importers
Dwindling demand for foreign beers and whiskeys in South Korea has led some local liquor importers to let go of some staff, spurring concerns about ...
Feb 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung C&T develops new cooling system for data centers
Samsung C&T Corp. announced on Wednesday that it collaborated with the domestic cooling system tech company DataBean to develop and commercializ...
Feb 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Doosan to form $75 mn fund for new techs
Doosan Investment, the corporate venture capital (CVC) arm of South Korea's Doosan Group, has formed a 100 billion won ($75 million) fund, focusin...
Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Seoul aims to turn Yongsan IBD into world’s largest 'vertical' city
The Seoul Metropolitan Government plans to turn an abandoned train maintenance depot in the central district of Yongsan into the world’s large...
Feb 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction & Planning
SGC eTEC, OCIM to co-work for green biz in Malaysia
South Korea’s SGC eTEC E&C Co. said on Thursday that it signed an agreement with OCIM, OCI Holdings Co. 's Malaysian subsidiary, to join...
Feb 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG bonds
Woori Bank issues $700 mn in ESG bonds
South Korea's Woori Bank announced on Thursday that it has issued $700 million (940 billion won) worth of foreign currency ESG (environmental, socia...
Jan 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG bonds
Steel giant POSCO raises $500 mn in 3-year green bonds
POSCO raised $5 million in three-year green bond sales on Jan. 16 to invest the proceeds in domestic facilities, the largest steelmaker in South Kor...
Jan 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
CJ Olive Young opens pop-up at @cosme Tokyo
South Korea's health and beauty store chain CJ Olive Young announced on Thursday that it opened a pop-up store at @cosme Tokyo, Japan’s larges...
Dec 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK Ecoplant, Korea South-East Power tap UAE as green energy base
SK Ecoplant Co., a South Korean construction engineering and waste management firm under SK Group, is accelerating a plan to set up a major green en...
Dec 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)