SK Specialty gas
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Batteries
BlueOval SK secures $9.2 bn loan from US Department of Energy
BlueOval SK, the battery production joint venture between SK On Co. and Ford Motor Co., has provisionally secured up to $9.2 billion in policy suppo...
Jun 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Pharmteco opens 2nd biomanufacturing plant in France
SK Pharmteco Co., South Korean conglomerate SK Group’s contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), has secured a second plant ...
Jun 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Korea’s SK Square sells off entire stake in Grab as shares tumble
SK Square Co., the intermediate holding company of South Korea’s SK Group, has liquidated Grab Geo Holdings, a joint venture with Grab Holding...
Jun 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
SK supports memorial monument honoring Korean War figures
South Korea's SK Group announced on Thursday its support for the construction of a memorial monument honoring the late Colonel William E. Weber and ...
Jun 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hanwha Impact develops 50% hydrogen gas turbine technology
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced on Wednesday that Hanwha Impact Corporation, a South Korean petrochemical manufacturer, has dev...
Jun 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
SK Group to host global forum in Silicon Valley
The top executives of South Korea's SK Innovation Co. and SK Hynix Inc. will discuss future growth strategies with outstanding global talent in Sili...
Jun 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix wins Europe certification for automotive chips
SK Hynix Inc., the world's second-largest memory chipmaker, said on Tuesday it has earned international certification for its automotive memory chip...
Jun 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
SK Siltron to collaborate with Taiwan's Nanya on carbon neutrality
South Korea's SK Siltron announced on Tuesday that it has signed a business agreement with Taiwan's DRAM supplier Nanya Technology Corporation to st...
Jun 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Chemicals, AZ mark first commercial production of diabetes drugs
South Korea's SK Chemicals has joined forces with global pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca to initiate commercial production of a chemical drug for di...
Jun 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Doosan to start demonstration of high-efficiency hydrogen turbine
South Korea’s Doosan Enerbility Co. is set to develop and demonstrate a high-efficiency H-class large hydrogen turbine technology utilizing pu...
Jun 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Biopharm’s Cenobamate gets nod in Canada, to boost US sales
South Korea’s SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. has obtained the sales approval for its antiepileptic treatment Cenobamate in Canada, paving the way f...
Jun 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
SK Signet to launch Tesla-compatible EV chargers in 2023
SK Signet Inc., an affiliate of South Korea's SK Group that makes and sells electric vehicle (EV) chargers, announced plans on Wednesday to release ...
Jun 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
S.Korea’s mobile carriers seek future from service robots
South Korea’s mobile carriers are strengthening the service robot business as the sector, combined with their know-how in the telecommunicatio...
Jun 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK Energy, SK REIT to establish complex energy platforms
South Korea's SK Energy announced on Wednesday its partnership with Clean Energy REIT, a real estate subsidiary of SK REIT, to embark on the SK Eco-...
Jun 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
S.Korea's SK Bioscience to resume domestic flu vaccine output
South Korea's SK Bioscience Co. will resume making domestic flu vaccines by year's end, two years after it stopped production to supply a vaccine fo...
Jun 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai ramps up ties with Samsung, SK, LG for EVs, self-driving cars
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. is strengthening its tech alliance with its local partners such as Samsung, LG and SK to stay ah...
Jun 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Crutches can't slow SK Chair Chey’s zeal for 2030 Expo in Busan
The largest business chambers of South Korea and Japan have agreed to cooperate on Korea’s bid to host World Expo 2030 in Busan and to deepen ...
Jun 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
BlackRock buys $860 mn stake in S.Korean gas supplier
Global asset manager BlackRock has bought a 30% stake in South Korea’s industrial gas supplier AirFirst Co. for 1.11 trillion won ($860 millio...
Jun 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Korean battery maker SK On attracts $400 mn from Hillhouse
South Korean battery maker SK On Co. has secured $400 million from Hillhouse, a Singapore-headquartered asset management firm, investment banking so...
Jun 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix steps up chip stacking war with 238-layer 4D NAND
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker after Samsung Electronics Co., has begun mass production of the industry’s hi...
Jun 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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AgTech
SK Networks to invest $2 mn in Dutch agtech startup
SK Networks Co., a South Korean trading company, announced on Thursday that it will invest $2 million in the series A round of Source.ag, a smart fa...
Jun 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Hyundai, SK battery JV may receive up to $700 mn in US grants
Hyundai Motor Co. and SK On Co. could receive up to $700 million in US tax breaks and grants for their electric vehicle battery plant under construc...
Jun 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Telecom displays cutting-edge network tech for smart battleships
South Korea's SK Telecom Co. is taking part in this year's International Maritime Defense Industry Exhibition (MADEX), which ends Friday, at Busan...
Jun 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai to supply 1,300 hydrogen buses in Seoul by 2026
Hyundai Motor Co., along with South Korean Ministry of Environment, the Seoul Metropolitan Government, SK E&S and Tmap Mobility, signed a memora...
Jun 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
SK set to produce faster EV chargers than Tesla in US
DALLAS, TEXAS - South Korea’s SK Signet Inc. is poised to produce electric vehicle chargers with the fastest charging speed in the US, targeti...
Jun 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix launches portable SSD Beetle X31
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, unveiled its latest product, the Beetle X31, a portable Solid State Drive (SSD) ...
Jun 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
SK Networks eyes partnership with US-based Bow Capital
SK Networks Co., a South Korean trading company, is seeking to form a partnership with Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Bow Capital to dive...
May 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
AI-driven GPU, advanced chip shortage: Boon for Samsung, SK Hynix
The global chip industry, which has been reeling from elevated inventory levels due to weak demand, is seeing a silver lining: Inventories of advanc...
May 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Foreign demand for chip stocks powers Kospi to 1-year high
South Korea’s main bourse Kospi on Tuesday hit its highest closing since June last year, boosted by foreigners’ net buying in semiconduc...
May 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix’s latest 1b nm DDR5 DRAM chip under Intel test run
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker after Samsung Electronics Co., said on Tuesday it has supplied its latest DDR5 DRAM...
May 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)