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Batteries
Korea’s EV battery trio among world’s top 5; seen gaining further ground
South Korea’s three major electric vehicle battery makers have grown significantly over the past year, securing spots on the world’s top...
Jan 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
LG Electronics, Magna to launch $1 bn EV gear JV
LG Electronics Inc. and Magna International Inc. will form a $1 billion joint venture to build electric car components as the tech companies tap int...
Dec 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO aims for top spot in EV battery materials market
Electric car batteries are often dubbed as "another semiconductor" in South Korea, a reference to the importance of semiconductor chips, key drive...
Dec 03, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Motor unveils all-new electric vehicle platform E-GMP
Hyundai Motor Co. has unveiled a new platform, which will underpin its electric vehicles in coming years as South Korea’s largest automotive g...
Dec 02, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK Innovation opens 2nd China battery plant, eyes world’s top 3 spot
SK Innovation Co. has begun operating its second electric vehicle battery plant in China as the South Korean company expands its presence in the wor...
Nov 25, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hankook Tire poised to supply for Tesla’s EV trucks
South Korea’s three leading tire makers are seeking a greater share of the global electric vehicle (EV)-only tire market, which is expected to g...
Nov 19, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Motor, SP Group to expand EV battery business in Singapore
Hyundai Motor Co. is seeking to expand its electrice vehicle battery business in Southeast Asia in cooperation with Singapore’s state-run utilit...
Nov 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korea’s EV battery stocks surge on Europe sales, US vote
Shares of South Korea’s three leading electric vehicle battery makers surged Tuesday, on strong electric car sales in Europe and expectations th...
Nov 03, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Battery recycling
Hyundai Glovis, Hyundai Motor, LG Chem get nod on EV battery recycling
The South Korean government has eased regulations to allow local automakers and battery makers to collaborate on recycling used electric-vehicle batte...
Oct 20, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Interview
Now Systems looks to metal detector market for EV batteries
Now Systems Co., a South Korean metal detector maker, is looking to enter the digital detection equipment market to check metals used in rechargeable ...
Oct 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
China’s CATL poised to overtake LG Chem as top EV battery maker
Global competition for the world’s top spot for the manufacture of rechargeable batteries is getting fiercer as China is stepping up efforts to ...
Oct 05, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&As
Lotte Group to invest $258 mn in Doosan Solus to boost footing in EV market
Lotte Group will commit 300 billion won ($257.5 million) to Doosan Solus Co., a battery copper foil and OLED materials maker acquired by SkyLake Inves...
Sep 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Tesla unveiling offers opportunity for Korean EV battery makers; shares down
Tesla Inc.’s announcement that it will adopt a new battery technology to significantly improve an electric vehicle’s range and power shoul...
Sep 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Tesla CEO's tweets allay concerns over EV battery supplies; LG Chem shares rise
Shares of LG Chem Ltd. rebounded on Sept. 22 from their shaky performance in the past few sessions, buoyed by Tesla Inc. founder Elon Musk’...
Sep 22, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vechicle
Urgent need to expand Korea's EV charging infrastructure: lobby group
It is critical that the South Korean government and carmakers swiftly move to increase local charging stations for electric vehicles and secure raw ma...
Sep 17, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korean battery makers take charge in global EV market outperforming rivals
South Korean battery makers LG Chem Ltd., Samsung SDI Co., and SK Innovation Co. are steaming ahead in the global electric vehicle market pulling in a...
Sep 01, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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electric vehicle battery
Korean manufacturers tangled in EV battery feud; Korean court rules in favor of LG Chem
The Seoul Central District Court has upheld the validity of LG Chem Ltd.'s patent infringement case in the US against SK Innovation Co. in its fi...
Aug 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Battery
Korea’s leading EV battery makers’ R&D spending hits record $1 bn in H1
South Korea’s three leading electric-vehicle (EV) battery makers are investing heavily in EV research & development projects to gain ground ...
Aug 18, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicle battery
Korean EV battery makers' shares tumble on Morgan Stanley downgrade
Shares of South Korea’s three leading electric-vehicle (EV) battery makers LG Chem Ltd, SK Innovation Co. and Samsung SDI Co. fell 5% on August ...
Aug 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Battery
SK Lubricants up for sale as parent firm bulks up EV battery business
SK Innovation Co. Ltd., the single shareholder of SK Lubricants Co. Ltd., has put the lube base oil supplier up for sale as the parent company seeks n...
Aug 13, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai launches IONIQ as standalone EV brand
The Hyundai Motor Group is launching IONIQ as a standalone brand to exclusively make electric cars as part of its efforts to gain share in the r...
Aug 10, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korea’s EV battery trio, led by LG Chem, emerge as market’s top picks
South Korea’s three electric-vehicle battery makers have become the local market’s top picks as their combined market capitalization nearl...
Aug 06, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Electronics
Samsung narrows gaps fast with image sensor market leader Sony
Samsung Electronics Co. is narrowing gaps fast with Sony Corp., the global leader in image sensors, which are widely used in smartphone cameras and ot...
Aug 04, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean rating agency warns of fast alternative asset growth, resale risk
The pace of growth in overseas alternative investments by South Korean securities companies has been “too rapid” over the past 18 months and brought t...
Sep 28, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
TEST Robots, AI replace human workers at Kia’s EV6 manufacturing factory
Electric vehiclesHyundaiMotor, Kia, TechKia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, has unveiled the automated manufacturing process at...
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