POSCO Chang In-hwa
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Steel
POSCO gains huge dividend from Roy Hill mine in H1
When South Korea’s leading steelmaker POSCO Group acquired a 12.5% stake in Australia’s Roy Hill mine for 1.52 trillion won ($1.2 billio...
Aug 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor to redirect its TaaS, AI functions to self-driving arm 42dot
Hyundai Motor Group will redirect the core functions of its Transportation-as-a-Service (TaaS) division and AIRS Company to its recently acquired se...
Aug 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
POSCO Int'l to absorb energy unit to move up E&P value chain
POSCO International Corp., the trading unit of Korean steel giant POSCO, will merge with its unlisted affiliate POSCO Energy Co. to reinforce its en...
Aug 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea inflation hits highest point since 1998 crisis, BOK to hike rates
South Korea’s inflation accelerated further last month to its highest point since the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis, adding to expectations t...
Aug 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
South Korea’s top general trading giants embrace rising raw materials costs
Back in the 1970s and 80s, general trading companies were the vanguards of South Korea’s exports. Daewoo International Corp., LG Internat...
Aug 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Chemical wins $10.6 billion cathode order from General Motors
POSCO Chemical Co. announced Thursday that it won 13.8 trillion won ($10.6 billion) worth of cathode orders from General Motors. The company, w...
Jul 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO, Krakatau to expand Indonesia steel mill for $3.5 bn
South Korea’s POSCO Group and Indonesia’s state-run Krakatau Steel plan to jointly invest $3.5 billion in building a blast furnace and a...
Jul 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
POSCO Holdings Q2 profit down on higher raw material costs
POSCO Holdings Inc., the holding company of South Korea’s steel giant, reported a lower profit in the second quarter on rising raw material pr...
Jul 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
POSCO Int'l tipped to merge with affiliated LNG terminal firm
POSCO International Co., a South Korean trading company, has embarked on a merger with its affiliate POSCO Energy Co. as their parent group is seeki...
Jul 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK delivers first-ever 50-bp hike to curb inflation
South Korea’s central bank on Wednesday took the most aggressive measure with a 50-basis-point policy interest rate hike for the first time in...
Jul 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
POSCO, LS Electric to build EV parts plants in Mexico
South Korea's POSCO International Co. broke ground on an electric vehicle parts plant in northern Mexico on July 6, while LS Electric Co. signed a t...
Jul 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO sees battery materials sales double by 2030
South Korea’s POSCO Holdings Inc. expects sales of its rechargeable battery materials to more than double to 41 trillion won ($31 billion) by ...
Jul 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Krafton founder: Robotics, deep learning should be S.Korea’s future
Krafton Inc. founder and chairman Chang Byung-gyu is a rare example of a serial entrepreneur in South Korea – a country dominated by family-ow...
Jul 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Chemical, Britishvolt sign initial deal for battery materials
POSCO Chemical Co., a unit of South Korea’s top steel maker, and UK electric vehicle startup Britishvolt Ltd. have signed an initial agreement...
Jun 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korea Woori Card to start installment finance biz in Indonesia
Woori Card Co. is set to start the installment finance business in Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest economy as the credit card unit of Sout...
Jun 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
POSCO, Hancock to expand partnership beyond iron ore
South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Group plans to expand its partnership with Australian mining group Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd. into other typ...
Jun 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
POSCO to treble natural gas production in Australia by 2025
South Korea’s POSCO International Co. plans to more than treble the natural gas production from the two gas fields of its newly-acquired Austr...
Jun 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO, SK On forge strategic tie-up in rechargeable battery business
POSCO Holdings Inc., the investment holding company of South Korea’s largest steelmaker, and SK On Co., the battery unit of SK Innovation Co.,...
Jun 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO revs up eco-friendly, smart steelmaking
South Korea’s leading steelmaker POSCO Group reignited its No. 4 blast furnace at its Gwangyang plant on June 10. The blast furnace has been u...
Jun 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO, GM JV inks battery materials supply deal worth $16 bn
South Korea’s POSCO Chemical Co. and General Motors Co. on Friday agreed to set up a joint venture that will supply about 20 trillion won ($16...
May 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
POSCO Group looks to treble corporate value by 2030
South Korea’s POSCO Group will invest 53 trillion won ($42 billion) by 2026 primarily in its steel, rechargeable battery materials and hydroge...
May 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO closer to supplying steel for LNG tanks to ExxonMobil
POSCO, the world’s sixth-largest steelmaker, took a step forward to supply global energy major ExxonMobil with steel for liquefied natural gas...
May 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2022
Korean real estate investors look to secure liquidity post-pandemic
South Korean real estate investors prefer liquidity and stable payback on investment, as well as investing in debts amid market uncertainty. The lim...
May 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Lotte Hotel Yangon: Pain for POSCO International, Hotel Lotte
South Korea’s POSCO International Corp. and Hotel Lotte Co. have been suffering from sluggish earnings of their five-star hotel in Yangon, Mya...
May 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
POSCO to deploy more industrial robots at workplaces
POSCO Group, which owns South Korea’s largest steelmaker, plans to deploy more industrial robots at its factories to improve productivity and ...
May 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
E-Mart's conundrum over changing shopping habits
For middle-class families in South Korea, it has become a morning ritual to bring the boxes of fresh produce and daily necessities delivered overnig...
May 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO to invest $20 billion in battery materials to rival Chinese firms
POSCO Group, which owns South Korea’s largest steelmaker, plans to invest 25 trillion won ($20 billion) to secure a stable supply of key raw m...
May 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Leisure, airline stocks to shine as Japan sets to ease travel curbs
South Korea’s travel and airline stocks are expected to shine as Japan plans to ease its border controls in June. Korea’s Shinhan Inve...
May 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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The KED View
Following Japan’s economic decline
When it comes to the economy, would it be faster for South Korea to surpass Japan or be surpassed by Taiwan?Recently, all eyes are on the three East...
Apr 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
Korea lawmakers confirm IMF veteran as new BOK chief
South Korea’s lawmakers gave the nod to the nomination of veteran International Monetary Fund official Rhee Chang-yong as the country’s ...
Apr 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)