SK Energy
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Waste management
SK Geo Centric, Veolia join forces to lead Asia’s plastic recycling business
SK Geo Centric, an SK Innovation Co. subsidiary focused on the eco-friendly chemical business, joined hands with Paris-based Veolia Environnement S....
Jul 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Soaring renewable energy costs haunt top Korean firms
Major South Korean conglomerates are stepping up efforts to switch to renewable energy, driving their electricity costs sharply higher amid low supp...
Jul 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
SK Chem to build plastic recycling plants in China
SK Chemicals Co. plans to build plastic recycling plants in China in partnership with a Chinese eco-friendly materials supplier as its parent SK Gro...
Jul 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
LG Energy to double Ford battery pack production line in Poland
LG Energy Solution Ltd., SK Innovation Co., and other South Korean companies are poised to strengthen their business ties with Michigan-based Ford M...
Jul 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
SK, Naver to launch cloud services for Korean public institutions
South Korea’s leading cloud computing and software services providers are slated to join forces to launch a service for smart working in Korea...
Jul 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Korean DL E&C to enter SMR biz with Canada’s Terrestrial
South Korea’s construction company DL E&C Co. is set to make inroads into the small modular reactor (SMR) business for future growth ...
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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Private equity
SK Square makes its first exit seeking new target firms
South Korean investment firm SK Square Co. has sold all of its shares in Korean biotech NanoEntek Inc., a 28.4% stake, for 58 billion won ($44.3 mil...
Jul 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix puts $3.3 billion factory plan on hold amid global uncertainty
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, has decided to hold off on a 4.3 trillion won ($3.3 billion) plan to build a new N...
Jul 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
SK E&S to invest $25 mn in turquoise hydrogen firm Monolith
SK E&S Co., the natural gas business unit of South Korea’s SK Group, said on Monday it is set to invest $25 million in US turquoise hydrog...
Jul 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
LG Uplus aims to recycle 100% of industrial waste in 3 years
LG Uplus Corp. announced it will recycle 100% of industrial waste from its plants by 2025.The mobile network arm of LG Corp. published a report titl...
Jul 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
SK Telecom to take lead in UAM biz with telco know-how
BUSAN -- South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. aims to dominate the urban air mobility market based on its expertise and know-how in...
Jul 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Biopharmaceuticals signs epilepsy drug deal with Brazil’s Eurofarma
South Korea’s SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. has signed a deal to license out its technology for Cenobamate, an antiepileptic drug, to Brazil&rsquo...
Jul 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On, Ford launch battery JV for N.America EV market
South Korea’s battery maker SK On Co. and US automaker Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday officially launched a joint venture for the North American ...
Jul 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Hyundai Mobis to power all plants with 100% renewable energy by 2040
Automobile companies’ carbon-neutral activities often result in developing and producing eco-friendly vehicles such as electric vehicles and h...
Jul 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SKC breaks ground on Europe’s largest copper foil plant in Poland
SKC Ltd., the chemical materials unit of South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate, said on Friday it has begun construction of a 900 billion ...
Jul 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
SK Group set to buy landmark Seoul building for about $500 mn
South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate SK Group will be buying a landmark office building in a central business district of Seoul for aroun...
Jul 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea faces risk from record $114 bn in inventory assets
South Korea’s major listed companies held record inventory assets as they piled up raw materials to deal with the global supply chain disrupti...
Jul 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy to supply $765 million batteries to Japan’s Isuzu Motors
LG Energy Solution Ltd., one of the world’s leading battery makers, has agreed to supply its cylindrical batteries to Isuzu Motors Ltd., Japan...
Jul 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
SK E&S to launch London office in view of growth opportunities in Europe
SK E&S Co., the natural gas business unit of South Korea’s SK Group, is preparing to open a business office in London as it sees growth op...
Jul 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy surrenders No. 2 EV battery position to BYD
LG Energy Solution Ltd., South Korea’s leading battery maker, gave up its second-largest position in the global electric vehicle cell market...
Jul 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hyundai Motor scraps LNG plant construction plan
Hyundai Motor Co. has scrapped a plan to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fueled plant to power its main production lines in South Korea due to a...
Jul 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
SK Telecom gears up for global launch of metaverse platform
South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. took steps to launch its metaverse platform in other countries as it aims to seek a future gro...
Jul 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Bioscience wins marketing license for Korea's first COVID-19 vaccine
South Korea’s SK Bioscience Co., a biopharmaceutical unit of SK Group, has won marketing authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine from the Minis...
Jun 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Materials, Showa Denko to jointly seek US semiconductor gas business
SK Materials Co., an industrial gas manufacturing affiliate of South Korea’s SK Inc., and Japanese chemicals company Showa Denko K.K. have agr...
Jun 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
SK Telecom expands system for self-driving in Seoul
SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s top mobile carrier, has expanded the area covered by the traffic control system for self-driving in Seoul, takin...
Jun 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Doosan Enerbility, Siemens' affiliate sign MOU for wind power business
Doosan Enerbility Co. announced Sunday it has signed an initial memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy S.A. (SGRE) i...
Jun 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK Ecoplant to inject $100 mn in Korean solar energy firm Topsun
South Korea's top waste management company SK Ecoplant Co., a unit of conglomerate SK Inc., is slated to complete talks to invest 130 billion won ($...
Jun 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Petrochem firms to fuel plants with self-supplied power
South Korea’s petrochemical companies will build power plants for the first time in their history to meet their rising energy needs on a stabl...
Jun 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Telecom blocks voice phishing via AI, police database
SK Telecom Co., a South Korean major mobile carrier, is strengthening its spam call filtering system to prevent voice phishing. The system blocked 3...
Jun 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)