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Chemical Industry
HD Hyundai OCI supplies recycled tire materials to Hankook Tire
HD Hyundai OCI, the petrochemical affiliate of HD Hyundai Oilbank, said on Tuesday it started to supply Hankook Tire & Technology with recycled ...
Oct 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy, Stellantis’ EV battery JV in Canada mass-produces modules
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s third-largest electric vehicle battery manufacturer, said on Wednesday its joint venture in Canada with m...
Oct 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
Korea’s KCC Glass to invest $525 mn more in Indonesian plant
KCC Glass Corp., a major South Korean construction materials manufacturer, is set to invest an additional 700 billion won ($524.8 million) in its In...
Oct 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia to enter Japanese purpose-built vehicles market
Kia Corp. said on Tuesday that it signed a local sales agreement for purpose-built vehicles (PBVs) with Japan's trading company Sojitz Corp. Under ...
Sep 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Hyundai Steel set to supply iron powder to Korean LFP cathode makers
Hyundai Steel Co., a unit of South Korean automotive group Hyundai Motor Co., is set to enter the battery materials business by supplying iron powde...
Sep 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
South Korean investors bet big on ETFs tracking Indian equities
India has emerged as a new darling for South Korean investors actively searching for an alternative to China reeling from multiple economic setbacks...
Sep 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Korea's SK Energy to start commercial operations of SAF production line
SK Energy Co., South Korea’s largest oil refiner, is set to start commercial operations of a production line for sustainable aviation fuel (SA...
Sep 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK Earthon wins 2nd oil field exploration bid in Malaysia
SK Earthon Co., the energy resources exploration and production (E&P) unit of South Korean energy giant SK Innovation Co., is accelerating its g...
Sep 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy Solution sells upcycled products
South Korea's LG Energy Solution Ltd. said on Wednesday that it has started selling upcycled products made from waste separators through Naver&rsq...
Sep 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korea’s airlines to use SAF starting from Japan routes
South Korea’s airlines are set to use fuel mixed with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for international routes, starting from services to Japa...
Aug 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Gloves off for Samsung, LG in high-end OLED display fight
Samsung Display Co. and LG Display Co., the global leading organic light-emitting diode panel makers, are fiercely competing in the professional OLE...
Aug 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Kakao Pay to run Pangyo office with renewable energy
South Korea’s Kakao Pay Corp. said on Monday that it signed a green premium purchase agreement with Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO), the So...
Aug 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
SK Earthon wins Australian carbon storage exploration rights
SK Earthon Co., the energy resources exploration and production (E&P) unit of South Korea’s top energy company SK Innovation Co., will spe...
Aug 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
CJ Group to hold K-festa in Vietnam
South Korea's CJ Group announced on Thursday that it will hold a "CJ K-festa" in Vietnam from Aug. 10 to Sept. 1, focusing on food, sports and movie...
Aug 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Low-cost carrier Fly Gangwon rebranded as Parata Air
South Korea's low-cost carrier (LCC) Fly Gangwon, based in Gangwon Province, has rebranded itself as Parata Air and is embarking on a new beginning....
Aug 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Dreamtech builds electronics, medical device factory in India
South Korean electronics components maker Dreamtech said on Monday that it built a new factory in India's Greater Noida.The company invested 85.1 bi...
Jul 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
S.Korea's early stage VC funding down amid dearth of targets
Early stage startup funding has plummeted in South Korea as venture capitalists shifted to late-stage venture firms with stable business models amid...
Jul 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Renault Korea begins mass production of Grand Koleos
Renault Korea announced on Tuesday that it has started mass production of the D-segment hybrid sports utility vehicle (SUV) New Renault Grand Koleos...
Jul 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
North Face supplier Youngone to build R&D center in Bangladesh
Youngone Corp., a South Korean original design manufacturer (ODM) for foreign outdoor brands such as The North Face and Nike, will build an R&D ...
Jul 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HMM starts to demonstrate OCCS for vessles
South Korea's HMM Co. announced on Tuesday that it installed and initiated a demonstration of the Onboard Carbon Capture and Storage System (OCCS) f...
Jul 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix develops SSD for AI PCs to be mass-produced this year
South Korea’s SK Hynix Inc. introduced a solid-state drive (SSD) for on-device artificial intelligence PCs for mass production this year, to e...
Jun 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Shein cracks Korea's ultra-low-cost online fashion market
Shein, a Chinese fast fashion online retailer, announced on Thursday its official debut in South Korea with the launch of its Korea-dedicated platfo...
Jun 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Noul, CDC to start Malaria diagnosis project in Kenya
South Korea's Noul Co., an in-vitro diagnostics maker and artificial intelligence (AI)-based blood and cancer diagnostic platforms company, said o...
Jun 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Tcha Partners mulls largest-ever sale of Korean bus operators
Seoul-based private equity firm Tcha Partners Asset Management Co., which owns 17 domestic quasi-public bus operators via four funds that closed at ...
Jun 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Hyundai, LG Energy to jointly develop EV battery swapping service
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. will join forces with the world’s leading battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. to launch electric vehic...
Jun 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK-backed TerraPower breaks ground on nuclear power plant in US
Bill Gates’ nuclear energy firm TerraPower LLC, backed by South Korean conglomerates SK Inc. and HD Hyundai Co., has broken ground on its firs...
Jun 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Doosan Bobcat ramps up Chennai plant in India
Doosan Bobcat Inc., the construction and agricultural machine manufacturer of South Korea’s Doosan Group, announced on Wednesday that it compl...
Jun 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
Korea’s BC Card starts QR code payment service in Malaysia
South Korea’s credit card issuer BC Card Co. introduced its QR code payment service in Malaysia through cooperation with the country’s n...
Jun 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Lotte Chilsung Krush beer enters Mongolian market
South Korea's Lotte Chilsung Beverage announced on Friday that its beer brand Krush entered the Mongolian market. The company sponsored Davaida...
May 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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AgTech
SK Leaveo to start fertilizer coating with biodegradable materials
South Korea's SK Leaveo, a subsidiary of SKC Ltd. specializing in biodegradable materials, will enter the fertilizer coating market that uses polybu...
May 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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