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Petrochemicals
LG Chem, Eni eye JV to build biofuel plant in Korea
South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. and Italy's energy giant Eni Sustainable Mobility (SM) have tentatively agreed to build a hydrotreated vegetable oi...
Sep 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor set to exit Russia with St. Petersburg plant sale to AGR
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. is reportedly exiting Russia by selling its car manufacturing plant in St. Petersburg to AGR Aut...
Sep 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea, Indonesia to bolster high-tech partnership
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- South Korea and Indonesia have affirmed their commitment to expanding the scope of business cooperation from high tech to food...
Sep 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Doosan seeks to fuel Indonesia power plants with green ammonia
Doosan Enerbility Co., a South Korea construction equipment manufacturer, said on Friday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Indo...
Sep 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea inks FTA with Philippines, boon to Korean car exports
South Korea has signed a free trade pact with the Philippines, which is expected to bolster Korean car exports to the Southeast Asian country with a...
Sep 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Daewoong gets patent of Nabota as migraine drug in US
South Korea's Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co. announced on Thursday that it has received a patent from the US Patent and Trademark Office for the use of...
Sep 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Mobis eyes over 30% growth in Europe through 2030
MUNICH, GERMANY – Hyundai Mobis Co., an auto part-making unit of Hyundai Motor Group, is targeting average annual sales growth of 30% in Europ...
Sep 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion to expand new plant for drug products
South Korean biopharmaceutical firm Celltrion Inc. announced on Tuesday that it plans to enlarge its finished pharmaceuticals manufacturing facility...
Sep 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
CJ Foodville to invest $37 mn to build bakery plant in US
Tous les Jours, the bakery brand under South Korea's CJ Foodville, unveiled plans on Tuesday to invest over 50 billion won ($37 million) in its firs...
Sep 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung commits $3.7 mn to chipmaking education at UT Austin
Samsung Electronics Co. has committed $3.7 million to University of Texas at Austin’s Cockrell School of Engineering to educate talent and boo...
Sep 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
LG Magna to build plant in Hungary for European EV market
MUNICH -- LG Magna e-Powertrain Co., a joint venture between South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. and Canada’s Magna International Inc., ha...
Sep 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO mulls opening integrated steel plant in India
CHENNAI, INDIA – POSCO, the South Korean steel giant under POSCO Holdings Inc., is considering opening an integrated steel mill in India ...
Sep 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai, LG to spend combined $7.6 bn to build EV, battery plants in US
Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution Ltd. will spend a combined $7.59 billion to build electric vehicle and battery cell plants in Georgia, th...
Sep 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Hugel resubmits application to FDA for botulinum toxin product
South Korea's biopharmaceutical company Hugel Inc., announced on Friday that it has resubmitted applications to the US Food and Drug Administration ...
Sep 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hanwha Q Cells brings forward US solar module production
Hanwha Q Cells Co., a solar power unit of South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group, brought forward operations of a US pla...
Sep 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hyundai Steel's offshore wind power plant gets int’l certification
South Korea’s Hyundai Steel on Wednesday said its Ulsan Factory 2 in the southern coastal city of Ulsan received certification as an offshore ...
Aug 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia’s Hwaseong plant halted due to fire; K5, K8, EV6 output affected
Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, said on Tuesday the operation of its car manufacturing plant in Hwaseong, 80 km southwest o...
Aug 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Motor to self-develop EV chargers to slow Tesla’s ascent
Hyundai Motor Group will develop ultra-fast electric vehicle chargers with its proprietary technology to catch up to the world’s No. 1 EV make...
Aug 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung, LG Electronics gear up for IFA, IAA Mobility 2023
Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. are set to attend Europe's biggest tech trade fair and biggest motor show, IFA and IAA Mobility, res...
Aug 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
IS Dongseo buys EV battery recycling firm BTS Technology
IS Dongseo Co., a South Korean waste management company, has acquired Slovakia-based battery recycling company BTS Technology Ltd. for 37.5 billion ...
Aug 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
POSCO E&C to build offshore wind power plant with Norwegian firm
South Korea’s POSCO E&C, formerly POSCO Engineering and Construction, and a Norwegian company are promoting the Ulsan Firefly project, the...
Aug 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Hyundai Rotem unveils ultra-large servo press line
Hyundai Rotem, a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Group and a South Korean railway system manufacturer, announced on Thursday that it held a demonstrat...
Aug 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor’s China restructuring continues with Chongqing plant sale
Hyundai Motor Co., reeling from its weak car sales in China, has put its Chongqing plant up for sale as South Korea’s top automaker continues ...
Aug 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LS e-Mobility to supply $187 million in EV parts to Hyundai Motor, Kia
LS e-Mobility Solutions Co., a power transmission parts maker, has won a 250 billion won ($187 million) deal to supply electric vehicle (EV) parts...
Aug 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
BYD, KG Mobility in talks to build EV battery plant in Korea
BYD, the world’s No. 3 electric vehicle battery producer, and KG Mobility Corp., formerly Ssangyong Motor Co., are in talks to build a joint c...
Aug 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
EcoPro BM, SK On, Ford to invest $886 mn to build cathode plant in Canada
EcoPro BM Co., South Korea’s leading battery material producer, will invest $886 million jointly with SK On Co. and Ford Motor Co. to build a ...
Aug 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On to expand domestic battery cell plant for $1.1 bn
SK On Co., a South Korean rechargeable battery maker, will make its largest-ever domestic facility investment of 1.5 trillion won ($1.1 billion) to ...
Aug 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai acquires GM’s Indian plant, aims to sell more SUVs, EVs
Hyundai Motor Co. has acquired a car manufacturing plant in India from General Motors Co. as South Korea's top automaker aims to expand its presence...
Aug 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Cosmax opens Asia's largest cosmetics plant in China
Cosmax Inc., South Korea's biggest cosmetics maker using original design manufacturing (ODM), has opened Asia's largest cosmetics plant in China. ...
Aug 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai's all-new Santa Fe to hit Korean market mid-August
Hyundai Motor Co.'s all-new Santa Fe will finally hit the market with presales to take place this Saturday in South Korea, where the mid-size sport ...
Aug 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)