Ministry of Trade Industry and Energy
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Batteries
S.Korea to probe Chinese batteries' alleged patent violations
South Korea will investigate alleged patent infringement by Chinese makers of smartphone batteries and high-nickel cathodes upon requests by LG Chem...
Jan 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Hanwha, ITM to develop lithium-ion batteries for submarines
Hanwha Aerospace Co., a leading South Korean defense company, has partnered with Kosdaq-listed tech firm ITM Semiconductor Co. to jointly develop ba...
Jan 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean innovators at CES 2024
Supernal debuts upgraded flying-car concept; Hyundai reveals MOBION
LAS VEGAS – Supernal LLC, the US-based urban air mobility (UAM) affiliate of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, has unveiled its latest ...
Jan 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
South Korea Ban Takes Dog Meat Off the Menu
SEOUL—Dog meat will no longer be allowed in South Korea, capping a decadeslong campaign against a controversial practice that many locals have...
Jan 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Disappointing LG Energy earnings dim outlook amid weak EVs
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest battery maker, disappointed investors with quarterly earnings on the sluggish global elect...
Jan 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean innovators at CES 2024
LG Display to premiere 480Hz gaming OLED at CES 2024
LG Display Co., the world’s leading organic light-emitting display (OLED) maker in South Korea, will showcase its premium OLED gaming panel se...
Jan 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG to inject $700 million in startups in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, WV – LG Electronics Inc. will form a fund with the State of West Virginia to inject $700 million over the next five years to foste...
Jan 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis' auto parts sweep safety, technology awards
South Korean auto parts maker Hyundai Mobis Co. said Thursday that 10 of its new technologies received or or are finalists for awards from external ...
Dec 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
South Korea eyes new Arab boom via free trade deal with GCC nations
South Korea has struck a free trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), a group of six Arab nations, paving the way for Seoul to stre...
Dec 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
SGC eTEC E&C wins $160 mn plant order in Malaysia
South Korea's SGC eTEC E&C Co. said on Tuesday it has won a 204.7 billion won ($158 million) order to build epichlorohydrin (ECH) and chlor-alka...
Dec 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Daedong partners with POSCO to build first robot for steel mills
Daedong Corp., South Korea’s leading tractor and farm machinery maker, said on Thursday it has teamed up with POSCO Holdings Inc., the parent ...
Dec 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean innovators at CES 2024
Hyundai Motor’s themes at CES 2024: Hydrogen, software
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. is set to present its blueprint for a hydrogen energy ecosystem and software under the theme of ...
Dec 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
LG Energy Solution Vertech wins 10GWh ESS projects in the US
LG Energy Solution Vertech Inc., a Texas-based energy storage system (ESS) supplier, has secured a combined 10-gigawatt hours (GWh) of grid-scale ba...
Dec 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fiber & Textile
Kolon Industries doubles aramid production facility
South Korea's industrial materials maker Kolon Industries Inc. doubled its aromatic polyamide fibers (aramid) production capacity after completing...
Dec 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
SK E&S to strengthen Korea's liquid hydrogen ecosystem
SK E&S Co., an energy unit of South Korean conglomerate SK Group, will cooperate with domestic firms to strengthen the country’s liquid hy...
Dec 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
New Samsung, LG laptops drive industry shift toward on-device AI
Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. are unveiling new artificial intelligence-powered laptops next month, joining an industry move to in...
Dec 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Kolon Industries to downsize industrial film business amid weak demand
Kolon Industries Inc., a South Korean chemical and textile manufacturer, is downsizing its industrial film business amid weak demand and growing com...
Dec 15, 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)
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Petrochemicals
DL E&C, KBR to co-work for SAF project
South Korea’s DL E&C Co. announced on Wednesday that it signed a feasibility study contract with Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) Inc., the ...
Dec 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
US regulations push Korean battery industry to cut reliance on China
The South Korean battery industry is facing pressure to cut its reliance on Chinese capital as the US government on Dec. 1 issued guidance that will...
Dec 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Samyang launches industrial water treatment products
South Korean chemical and food company Samyang Corp. announced on Monday that it released new industrial water treatment materials Triraite Reverse ...
Dec 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Korea, Indonesia to facilitate bilateral trade in won, rupiah
The central banks of South Korea and Indonesia agreed to facilitate the settlement of bilateral trade in their currencies from next year as the elec...
Dec 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Korea Zinc to up sales to $19 billion by 2033 with green energy
Korea Zinc Inc., South Korea’s and the world’s largest lead and zinc smelter, will accelerate its drive to foster its new growth engines...
Dec 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy, KAIST develop Li-Metal battery tech for improved EV range
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) have developed a lithium-metal batt...
Dec 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO starts building industrial gas facilities in Pohang
South Korea’s top steelmaker POSCO started to construct an industrial gas production facility with a capacity of 250,000 tons at its seconda...
Dec 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
Hyungji, Dishang Group to co-work for market development
South Korea’s Fashion Group Hyungji and China’s largest clothing exporter Dishang Group signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to te...
Dec 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
KHNP to promote i-SMR in Indonesia, Jordan
Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP) is promoting the introduction of innovative small modular reactors (i-SMR) in Indonesia and Jordan.KHNP ann...
Dec 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Supply chain
China’s urea halts raise specter of another logistics crisis in Korea
China has halted customs clearance on its exports of urea, a substance used to reduce carbon emissions in diesel vehicles, raising the prospect of a...
Dec 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea’s chip exports rebound, ending 15-month losing streak
South Korean exports of semiconductors, the country’s top export item, rebounded in November, ending 15 months of declines and reinforcing exp...
Dec 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
STX acquires 20% stake in lithium iron phosphate battery maker IBT
STX Corp., a South Korean general trading company, announced on Friday that it has signed a stock purchase agreement to acquire a 20% stake in the b...
Dec 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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