battery demand
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Retail
S.Korean fashion brands rush to China for pent-up demand
South Korean fashion brands are poised to expand their stores in China, aiming to capture pent-up demand in the world’s top consumer market af...
Mar 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Korean lawmakers mull higher chip tax credits, battery subsidies
South Korea’s main opposition party will propose higher tax credits and subsidies for domestic chipmakers and battery manufacturers as early a...
Mar 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Global PC, tablet market to shrink over 10% in 2023: research
The global market for personal computers and tablets is expected to shrink by more than 10% this year, as the demand for remote work and learning de...
Mar 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
S.Korea's imports of Japanese beer in January hit $2 million
Japanese beer imports in January exceeded $2 million, the most since a bilateral row erupted in July 2019 after Japan imposed export restrictions on...
Mar 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI, GM to build $3.8 bn EV battery plant in US
Samsung SDI Co., the world’s No. 6 electric vehicle battery maker, is set to build a plant in the US with General Motors Co., spending about 5...
Mar 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI wins $95 mn EU aid for Hungary battery plant
Samsung SDI Co. has secured €89.6 million ($95 million) in subsidies from the European Union for its first electric vehicle battery plant in Hu...
Mar 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
SK Ecoplant launches 4th plant in US
South Korea's environment-focused energy company SK Ecoplant Co. on Thursday said it added a base for recycling electrical and electronic waste and ...
Mar 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Battery material maker EcoPro Materials eyes $2.3 billion IPO
EcoPro Materials Co., a unit of South Korea’s battery materials group EcoPro Group, is looking to list its shares on the country’s main ...
Feb 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korea’s L&F in $2.9 billion deal to supply battery material to Tesla
South Korea’s leading battery materials maker L&F Co. said on Tuesday it has signed a $2.91 billion deal to supply cathode, a key electric...
Feb 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung leader eyes solid-state batteries as future growth engine
Samsung Group appears set to up its investment in solid-state batteries, a game changer in the electric vehicle sector, as South Korea’s top c...
Feb 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Activist fund Tcha Partners calls for Namyang Dairy to buy back shares
Seoul-based activist fund Tcha Partners Asset Management Co. on Monday demanded that South Korea’s Namyang Dairy Products Co. buy back half of...
Feb 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Samyang to develop biomaterials for battery heat management
South Korea’s Samyang Corp. signed a partnership agreement with local tech venture Nano Tim on Feb. 20 to jointly develop thermal interface ma...
Feb 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Ford, LG Energy to build Turkey EV battery plant for Europe
US automaker Ford Motor Co. and South Korean battery manufacturer LG Energy Solution Ltd. are targeting the electric commercial vehicle sector in Eu...
Feb 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Smaller firms' successful IPOs fail to boost Korean listing market
South Korean companies are returning to the local initial public offering market this year, after failing their market debuts last year. But that ha...
Feb 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On resumes Ford F-150 Lightning battery production line
SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest battery maker, on Monday resumed operations of the cell production line for Ford Motor Co.’s electr...
Feb 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Will CATL’s bargain sales hurt Korean EV battery makers?
China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. (CATL), the leading global electric vehicle battery manufacturer, has started a price war in the w...
Feb 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung ‘demanding customer’ for ASML as orders rise
VELDHOVEN, Netherlands – South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co. is a “demanding customer” for the Netherlands-based ASML Hold...
Feb 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Chip designers in high demand despite industry slowdown
The semiconductor industry is reeling from a chip supply glut amid a broader global economic slowdown. However, as the saying goes, every cloud has ...
Feb 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
S.Korea's battery industry looks for staff fluent in European languages
South Korea's battery companies are seeking human resources fluent in the languages and familiar with the cultures of countries where plants are loc...
Feb 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
LG Energy Solution joins global climate disclosure initiative
South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. said on Wednesday that it has become the first domestic battery maker to endorse the Task Force o...
Feb 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Ford EV production halt casts doubts over SK cell quality
Ford Motor Co. said on Tuesday it has stopped production and shipments of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck due to a possible battery issue,...
Feb 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
S.Korean shipbuilders rule world’s eco-friendly vessel market
South Korea’s shipbuilders have won more than half of the orders to build eco-friendly vessels so this year based on advanced technology to do...
Feb 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy Solution tops global EV battery market excluding China
South Korea's LG Energy Solution Ltd. for the second straight year was No. 1 on the global market for electric vehicle (EV) batteries excluding Chin...
Feb 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
S.Korean grocery delivery platform Oasis drops IPO on weak demand
Oasis Corp., a South Korean grocery delivery platform, decided to withdraw its local initial public offering plan on Feb. 13 amid tepid interest fro...
Feb 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
Responsible mineral sourcing key to Korean battery materials makers
South Korea’s battery materials makers are stepping up their efforts to conform to environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards throug...
Feb 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
S.Korean LPG importers' profits surge on replacement demand
South Korea’s liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) importers such as E1 Corp. and SK Gas Ltd. saw their operating profit skyrocket in 2022, as a surg...
Feb 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korea EV battery makers lose market share against Chinese rivals
South Korean electric vehicle cell makers lost a market share against Chinese competitors last year as they failed to fully benefit from a surge in ...
Feb 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Advertising & Marketing
Cheil Worldwide sets up Maghreb corporation in Morocco
South Korea's leading ad agency and marketing company Cheil Worldwide has established a corporation in Casablanca, Morocco, in the Maghreb to broade...
Feb 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korea EV cell materials firms race for silicon anode market
South Korea’s secondary battery ingredient makers are rushing to develop silicon anode materials, next-generation core substances that signifi...
Feb 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
SKC eyes M&As in semiconductor, rechargeable battery materials
SKC Inc., a South Korean chemical materials company under SK Group, is seeking to buy semiconductor and rechargeable battery materials companies in ...
Feb 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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