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Chemical Industry
Kolon Industries to increase aramid pulp production for EVs
Kolon Industries Inc., a leading industrial materials maker in South Korea, said on Wednesday it will inject 22 billion won ($16.6 million) to expan...
May 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Hyundai Motor, Kia to receive 25% tax credit for EV plant spending
ULSAN, South Gyeongsang Province – South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. is poised to receive a 25% tax credit for its planned investment in a...
May 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korean shipyards to benefit from record LNG carrier prices
South Korean shipbuilders are expected to benefit from record liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier prices while bagging more orders for new vessels d...
May 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Hyundai, IGIS sign deal to develop robot-friendly buildings
Hyundai Motor Group said on Tuesday that it has signed a business agreement with IGIS Asset Management Co., the largest real estate investment firm ...
May 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
S.Korea's Upstage to add AI chatbot AskUp to Japanese messaging app Line
South Korea's artificial intelligence (AI) tech company Upstage on Friday said it will install its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot AskUp on the...
May 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Hyundai AutoEver, LS Electric adopt Ieum 5G for production lines
South Korea's automotive internet sales company Hyundai AutoEver and electrical equipment and automation specialist LS Electric Co. have adopted Ieu...
May 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Meritz emerges fast to take on South Korea’s big financial companies
Back in the early 2000s, Meritz was an obscure, lesser-known insurance-related company in South Korea’s financial arena.Part of Hanjin Group, ...
May 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Korean builders fare well in Q1 with overseas projects
South Korea’s leading construction companies, led by Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. (Hyundai E&C), posted modest operating pro...
Apr 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
S.Korea’s car exports hit record high of $15.4 bn in Q1
South Korea's car exports achieved their highest-ever record in the first quarter 2023, increasing by over 40% from a year ago, according to data fr...
Apr 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
Kolmar Korea develops eco-friendly paper stick for cosmetic
Kolmar Korea, a supplier to global cosmetics brands such as Estee Lauder, has unveiled a new paper stick container made from mineral paper that is c...
Apr 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
HMM, GS Caltex to cooperate for eco-friendly biofuel project
South Korea's HMM Co. has partnered with GS Caltex for an eco-friendly biofuel project aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, according to an...
Apr 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
S.Korean fashion company LF relaunches 1990s-popular line Tipicosi
Tipicosi, a South Korean fashion brand popular in the 1990s, has seen a resurrection thanks to the domestic craze for "newtro," a trend combining th...
Apr 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Orion’s Turtle Chips launches in Vietnam, India
South Korea's confectionary giant Orion Corp. is launching its popular snack "Kkobuk Chip" in Vietnam and India. Orion announced on Monday that it h...
Apr 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Korail wins $13 million consulting project for Philippines' railway
South Korea's state-run railway company Korea Railroad Corporation (Korail), announced on Monday that it has secured a consulting contract to manage...
Apr 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
SK Siltron gets 20% of electricity from renewable energy
South Korea’s SK Siltron on Sunday said it procured 19.5% of the electricity it used last year from renewable energy. “In 2020, we were...
Apr 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
SK Group chairman’s eldest son to play key role at US unit PassKey
Chey In-geun, the eldest son of SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, has moved to the South Korean conglomerate’s major US business operations amid...
Apr 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Lotte Department Store plans to open Line Friends pop-up store
South Korea's Lotte Department Store seeks to attract foreign tourists amid Golden Week holidays in Southeast Asia.Tourists from the region are expe...
Apr 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
POSCO, Honda to cooperate in EV material business
South Korea's POSCO Group and Japan's Honda Motor signed a comprehensive memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Tuesday to expand cooperation in the e...
Apr 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
HMM reduces CO2 emission more than half in last 10 years
South Korea's No. 1 container line HMM Co. announced on Wednesday that it has achieved a remarkable 57.7% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions duri...
Apr 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
KCCI, JCCI hold a working level meeting in six years
Business representatives from South Korea and Japan gathered for the first time in six years, with the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCC...
Apr 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
SeAH rolls out S.Korea's first 24-inch STS steel pipe production line
South Korea's SeAH Steel Corp. through an expansion has the nation's largest plant for stainless steel (STS) welded steel pipe measuring 60.9 cm (24...
Apr 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Lotte Biologics, Excellgene to collaborate on CDO biz
Lotte Biologics, South Korea's biopharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) company, announced on Sunday that it has...
Apr 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Hyosung TNC to team up with Samsung for eco-friendly protective clothing
Hyosung TNC Corp., a South Korean textile and yarn manufacturer, is teaming up with Samsung Electronics Co. to produce eco-friendly protective cloth...
Mar 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
LINE, Mizuho call off plan to set up mobile-only bank in Japan
LINE Corp. and Mizuho Financial Group’s plan to introduce an internet-only bank in Japan has fallen through about five years after they unveil...
Mar 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Capital raising
Hyundai Capital issues green bonds under eco-friendly biz guidelines
South Korea's Hyundai Capital on Tuesday said it issued green bonds worth 600 billion won ($462.3 million) following K-Taxonomy, a series of governm...
Mar 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Kolon Industries achieves certification for eco-friendly petroleum resins
Kolon Industries Inc., a Korean manufacturer of chemical and textile products, announced on Monday that it has become the first company in the domes...
Mar 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Kolon Industries to make 100% plant-based eco-friendly plastic
Kolon Industries Inc.'s Future Technology Institute announced on Wednesday that it has partnered with Stora Enso Oyj, a global biomaterials leader f...
Mar 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Yanolja Cloud to develop real estate platform with SK Discovery
South Korea's Yanolja Cloud, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company, announced on Tuesday its partnership with SK Discovery Co. to build a proptech ...
Mar 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
LS E-Link partners with Logen to boost EV charging
LS E-Link, a new corporation of South Korea's LS Group that specializes in electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure and operation, has signed a...
Mar 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
OCI to expand polysilicon line, buy back shares to boost corporate value
OCI Co., a leading South Korean chemical and green energy company, plans to significantly increase the size of its upcoming share buyback and cancel...
Mar 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)