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Batteries
SK Ecoplant to build waste EV battery recycling plant in China
South Korea's SK Ecoplant Co. will build a recycling facility for electric vehicle (EV) waste batteries in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu, ...
May 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
SK Innovation’s battery sales at record high, production yield improved
SK Innovation Co. said on Thursday its battery affiliate SK On Co. posted record quarterly sales following a facility ramp-up in the US to meet risi...
May 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Samsung, Hyundai, others to use hydrogen buses for commute
Samsung Electronics Co., Hyundai Motor Co., SK Hynix Inc., POSCO Holdings Inc., SK E&S, POSCO E&C and SK Siltron have agreed to replace thei...
May 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On to develop anode materials with Westwater Resources of US
South Korea's electric vehicle (EV) battery maker SK On and the American graphite company Westwater Resources will jointly develop anode materials f...
May 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Biopharmaceuticals gets marketing approval for epilepsy drug in Israel
South Korea’s SK Biopharmaceuticals said on Wednesday that the Israeli Ministry of Health has approved the company's new drug application (NDA...
May 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia’s brisk April sales bode well for stellar Q2
The second-quarter earnings outlook for South Korea’s biggest automaker Hyundai Motor Co. and its sister company Kia Corp. looks rosy as eased...
May 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
SK Geo Centric, Loop to set up plastic recycling plant in Korea
SK Geo Centric Co., a petrochemical unit within South Korean conglomerate SK Group, said on Wednesday it will set up a joint venture with a Nasdaq-l...
May 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK E&S to supply renewable electricity to BASF
South Korea’s SK E&S Co. will supply electricity generated from renewable energy to global chemical company BASF. SK E&S announced on...
May 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Bioscience to invest $1.8 billion, seeks M&As for inorganic growth
SK Bioscience Co., the drug-making unit of South Korea’s SK Group, plans to spend 2.4 trillion won ($1.8 billion) over the next five years and...
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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Carbon neutrality
Korea’s SK Gas to invest $1.5 bn toward carbon neutrality by 2026
ULSAN – SK Gas Ltd. South Korea’s leading liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) supplier, is set to spend $1.5 billion on liquefied natural gas ...
Apr 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
SK Telecom, Golfzon develop AI golf platform
An artificial intelligence platform in South Korea has produced a golfing coach that analyzes and diagnoses problems in swing posture and recommends...
Apr 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Kia expects stellar Q2 after reporting record operating profit in Q1
Kia Corp., the smaller sibling of South Korea’s largest automaker Hyundai Motor Co., presented a rosy earnings outlook for the second quarter ...
Apr 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
SK Hynix expects second-half market recovery after record Q1 loss
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, said on Wednesday it expects the global semiconductor market to rebound in the sec...
Apr 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK, KHNP partner with TerraPower for SMR development
SK Inc., SK Innovation Co. are partnering with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP) and TerraPower, a US small modular reactor (SMR) des...
Apr 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Hyundai Motor to pay quarterly dividends with record Q1 profit
Hyundai Motor Co. on Tuesday reported its largest-ever quarterly profit, which soared a whopping 86.3% from a year earlier, while unveiling a plan t...
Apr 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
SK Ecoplant aims to cut CO2 emissions from fuel cell power generation
South Korea's SK Ecoplant Co. on Monday said it is conducting a project to recycle a small amount of carbon generated when a fuel cell produces elec...
Apr 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On to spend $352 million to mass produce solid-state batteries by 2028
South Korean battery maker SK On Co. said on Monday it will spend 470 billion won ($352 million) to begin mass production in 2028 of solid-state bat...
Apr 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
SK Telecom invests $11 mn in AI startup Scatter Lab
South Korea's SK Telecom Co. announced on Monday a strategic partnership with Scatter Lab, the creator of the AI agent "Luda Lee," following a 15 bi...
Apr 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis test-drives 'crab walking car' on public roads
South Korea's Hyundai Mobis has verified through test-drives of a demonstration vehicle on public roads the real-life use of the company's e-corner ...
Apr 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Ransomware attacks targeting S.Korean companies on sharp rise
Global hacker groups' ransomware attacks against domestic companies and organizations in the first quarter of this year have been revealed to total ...
Apr 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai ties up with LG, SK for $5.3 bn US EV cell plants
Hyundai Motor Group, the leading South Korean automaker, has joined hands with LG Energy Solution Ltd. and its smaller rival SK On Co. to build elec...
Apr 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai Engineering, SK Ecoplant to produce carbon-neutral hydrogen
South Korea's Hyundai Engineering Co. and SK Ecoplant Co. are teaming up with Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC), a US micro modular reactor (MMR...
Apr 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On to attract $1.1 bn from BlackRock, MBK consortium
SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest battery maker, is slated to attract 1.5 trillion won ($1.1 billion) from a consortium of US private equit...
Apr 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
SK Telecom, SNU Hospital to develop AI diagnosis tool for autism
South Korea's top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. and Seoul National University Hospital have developed an AI-powered diagnosis tool for the early det...
Apr 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix unveils industry’s slimmest 12-layer, 24 GB HBM3 chip
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, said on Thursday it has developed the world’s first 12-layer DRAM product wi...
Apr 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korean battery players LG, Samsung, SK sweep US EV tax credits
It has long been talked about and finally confirmed: South Korean battery companies are well-placed to benefit from the strengthened requirements of...
Apr 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Telecom enters next-generation broadcasting platform market in US
South Korea's SK Telecom Co. said on Tuesday that it will sell a next-generation broadcast platform, utilizing mobile edge computing (MEC) technolog...
Apr 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Telecom, Singaporean company collaborate on virtual production
SK Telecom Co. announced on Monday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Xon Studios and Singapore's virtual production specia...
Apr 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis develops world’s first rollable vehicle display
Hyundai Mobis Co., the world’s sixth largest automotive components supplier, has developed a rollable vehicle display, the first of its kind i...
Apr 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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