Society of Automotive Engineers
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IPOs
Hyundai Motor’s construction unit seeks listing in Q1 2022
Hyundai Engineering Co., Hyundai Motor Group’s construction arm, started the process for an initial public offering (IPO) expected in the firs...
Oct 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai to develop alternatives to automotive chips
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, plans to develop alternative elements to automotive chips in preparation for a prolonged suppl...
Sep 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
LG Elec to start automotive cybersecurity business
South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. is about to start automotive security business, expanding its car electronics technology portfolio by taking...
Sep 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai Motor to start hydrogen popularization in 2040
Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s fifth-largest automaker, declared to make 2040 the first year of hydrogen energy popularizationThe group was ...
Sep 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Hyundai Heavy IPO creates largest shipbuilder on Kospi
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. successfully went public on Sept. 17 by closing at almost double its IPO price. The stock price closed at 111,500 won (...
Sep 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Automotive security in spotlight on growing EV market
The automotive security technology for automotive electronics is in the spotlight as the global electric vehicle market is growing. The information ...
Sep 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai Motor’s Chung Euisun: Vision 2040 for hydrogen society
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group has set out its vision for a hydrogen society, in which the clean energy source is harnessed not just for tr...
Sep 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor vows carbon neutrality by 2045
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. pledged to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045 as global automakers are going for broke to accompl...
Sep 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
SK E&S eyes $30 billion corporate value as top hydrogen company
SK E&S Co., the natural gas business unit of SK Group, aims to turn into an eco-friendly company with an enterprise value of 35 trillion won ($3...
Sep 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hyundai Engineering wins $256 mn order to revamp Thai IRPC refinery
South Korea’s construction company Hyundai Engineering Co. won a $256 million order from IRPC Pcl. to upgrade its refinery, allowing the Thai ...
Aug 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Bain Capital sells management rights of Hugel to GS-led group for $1.5 bn
A consortium led by South Korea’s energy-to-construction conglomerate GS Group has acquired the country’s top botox maker Hugel Inc. fro...
Aug 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung, LG to showcase latest display innovations at IMID
South Korea’s largest display maker Samsung Display Co. and its rival LG Display Co. will boast their latest product innovations at the Intern...
Aug 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&As
MBK Partners to sell Doosan Machine Tools for $2.1 bn
MBK Partners, a North Asia-focused private equity firm, agreed to sell South Korean Doosan Machine Tools at $2.1 billion to the country’s DTR ...
Aug 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Samsung Electro-Mechanics aims to take lead in MLCC market
South Korea-based electronic components maker Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. is looking to take lead in the multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) mar...
Aug 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&As
Mubadala joins GS-led group to buy Korean botox maker
Abu Dhabi’s sovereign investor Mubadala Investment Co. joined a consortium led by South Korean GS Group to acquire the country’s top bot...
Aug 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
K-pop evolves far beyond Korean nationality and language
South Korean music, entertainment and content firms are undergoing a major transformation in their business model. No longer is their discovery of n...
Aug 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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SK Hynix to set up US NAND firm led by Intel’s senior vice president
SK Hynix that took over Intel Corp.’s NAND memory chip business plans to set up a new company in the United States. Intel’s senior vice ...
Aug 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fiber & Textile
Kolon Industries posts strong Q2 results with growth in all key areas
Kolon Group’s industrial materials maker Kolon Industries Inc. saw a quarterly operating profit over 100 billion won ($87 million) for the fir...
Aug 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Lessons learned from Blackpink label's M&A flops
South Korea-based YG Entertainment Inc., the label behind popular K-pop girl group Blackpink, is pushing to sell off its profitable golf business in...
Jul 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
LG Elec completes stock deal with Magna for EV powertrain JV
LG Electronics Inc. completed a stock sale deal with Canadian auto parts maker Magna International Inc. for an electric vehicle (EV) powertrain join...
Jul 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korea's sole AI chip designer takes on automotive chip market
South Korea-based semiconductor intellectual property provider Openedges Technology Inc. has come into the limelight with global automaker Hyundai M...
Jul 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Honorary Chairman Chung inducted into Automotive Hall of Fame
Hyundai Motor Group Honorary Chairman Chung Mong-koo was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame (AHF) on Thursday, acknowledging his work in deve...
Jul 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung courts image sensor leader Sony with new automotive products
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s second-largest image sensor maker, is courting industry leader Sony Corp. with its new line of automotive...
Jul 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chief Executives
LG undergoes restructuring under young Chairman Koo's bold leadership
On June 29, LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo will reach a three-year mark of serving as the head of South Korea's fourth-largest conglomerate. This ye...
Jun 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Failed M&As in Korea now draw excess of candidates with better outlook
South Korea’s M&A market is heating up as the outlook for the global economic recovery is becoming more comfortable this year.The M&A ...
Jun 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor, Kia overtake Ford in US auto sales in May
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., the two automaking units of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, in May sold more cars in the US than Ford Moto...
Jun 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Hanwha Aerospace in $320 mn deal to supply aircraft engine parts to GE
Hanwha Aerospace Co., a unit of South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group, has won a $320 million deal to supply aircraft engine parts to General Elect...
May 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Doosan sets sights on hydrogen business as future growth engine
South Korea’s Doosan Group has launched a task force to foster its hydrogen fuel cell business as one of its key growth drivers.The heavy mach...
Apr 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Doosan Infracore to build 15,000 forklift engines for China’s Linde
Doosan Infracore Co., a leading South Korean heavy machinery and construction equipment maker, has won an order to build 15,000 forklift engines fro...
Apr 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Factory suspension
GM Korea to halt 2 main plants next week on automotive chip shortage
The South Korean unit of US auto giant General Motors Co. will halt two of its three plants next week in the latest sign of the worsening global aut...
Apr 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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