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ESG
APG urges Samsung, other Korean carbon emitters to take action
Europe’s largest pension fund manager APG has urged Samsung Electronics Co. and nine other major South Korean companies to drastically cut the...
Feb 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
LG Energy acquires ESS company in US from Japan's NEC
LG Energy Solution Ltd. has acquired US-based NEC Energy Solutions to expand its capabilities into the energy storage system (ESS) integration mar...
Feb 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Battery materials
Korea’s Solus supplies battery copper foil to Tesla
South Korea’s Solus Advanced Materials started supplying battery copper foil to Tesla Inc. in January, becoming the country’s first batt...
Feb 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korea battery makers at risk from reliance on China materials
South Korea’s secondary battery makers face a risk from heavy reliance on Chinese raw materials, while the industry has sought measures to ens...
Feb 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
PI Advanced up for sale in deal estimated at $1 bn
Seoul-based Glenwood Private Equity is putting a majority stake in South Korea's PI Advanced Materials Co., the world's largest polyimide (PI) film ...
Feb 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Defense giants eager to bolster satellite business
In the era of space privatization, satellites are the driving forces.South Korea’s main defense systems makers are turning away from arms expo...
Feb 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
POBA taps former DB Insurance investment head as new CIO
Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) of South Korea has named Huh Jang, former head of investment at DB Insurance Co. as its new chief inve...
Feb 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung’s Galaxy S22 Ultra: Setting new smartphone standard
Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday announced new additions to its Galaxy S series models as the world’s top smartphone maker by volume faces...
Feb 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy, LG Chem deliver record results in 2021
South Korea's LG Energy Solution Ltd. and its parent company LG Chem Ltd. on Tuesday delivered their largest-ever results in 2021, as the increased ...
Feb 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
KKR, Carlyle, TPG vying for $4 bn stake in SK's battery arm
KKR & Co., The Carlyle Group and TPG Inc. have handed in preliminary bids for shares in SK Group's battery unit SK On, which is seeking to raise...
Feb 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy to spend $1.7 bn to hike Michigan battery capacity fivefold
The world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. is spending $1.7 billion to expand its battery production ca...
Feb 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Lotte Chemical to invest $502 mn in eco-friendly materials plants in Korea
South Korea’s Lotte Chemical Corp. is set to spend 602 billion won ($501.5 million) in building eco-friendly materials plants at one of its pe...
Feb 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK on eve of jackpot from NYSE debut of US battery maker SES
SK Inc., the investment-focused holding company of South Korea’s SK Group, is set to pocket a sixfold return from its investment in SES Holdin...
Feb 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia post record US car sales as Japanese firms struggle
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., the two automaking units of Hyundai Motor Group, saw their combined auto sales in the US rise to their highest leve...
Feb 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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SK Innovation not looking at listing battery unit for now
South Korea’s SK Innovation Co. is not currently considering an initial public offering of its battery subsidiary, an executive said on Friday...
Jan 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
POSCO wins shareholder support to launch holding firm
South Korea's POSCO Co. will transform into a holding company structure on Mar. 2, after its plan to split itself into a holding firm and a steelmak...
Jan 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI in talks with global automaker for battery joint venture
South Korea’s Samsung SDI Co. is in talks with a global automaker to launch a battery production joint venture following its partnership last ...
Jan 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
German urban logistics and light industrial assets promising, DLE says
The pandemic has brought logistical real estate and infrastructure into the spotlight driven by long-term underlying e-commerce trends. It is advant...
Jan 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SKC co-invests $80 mn in battery materials maker Nexeon
Chemical materials producer SKC Co. said on Jan. 26 its consortium has completed an $80 million investment in UK battery materials startup Nexeon ...
Jan 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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EV Batteries
LG Energy, GM to build $2.6 bn battery plant in Michigan
LG Energy Solution Ltd. and General Motors Co., plan to build the third US electric vehicle battery plant in Michigan with a $2.6 billion investment...
Jan 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
SK Group to establish $835 mn green biz R&D complex
SK Group, South Korea’s third-largest conglomerate, plans to invest more than 1 trillion won ($835.3 million) in a research and development co...
Jan 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Naver recruits two AI scholars based in US
Naver Corp. is ramping up its recruitment of global talent in artificial intelligence. The South Korean tech giant announced Monday that it h...
Jan 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
SK's 5-year journey toward batteries, bio and chips
Back in January 2017, SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won emphasized the need for “deep change," in his New Year message and presented the phrase a...
Jan 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
One in 10 Koreans rushes for LG Energy shares ahead of $8.6 billion IPO
The world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. has set a new record for initial public offering demand, wit...
Jan 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Hana jointly acquires Boston-based multifamily for $262 mn
Hana Alternative Assets Management Co. and a US asset manager acquired a tower of luxury multifamily housing assets in Seaport Boulevard, Bost...
Jan 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
S.Korea’s defense exports to top $10 billion
South Korea’s defense exports hit a record last year as key local makers such as LIG Nex1 Co., Hanwha and Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI...
Jan 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy IPO fever lifts Korea’s battery stocks
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s No. 2 battery maker, attracted a record $9.65 trillion demand for South Korea’s largest-ever initia...
Jan 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
2022 Mercedes EQS EV comes with LG's flexible OLED
The 2022 models of Mercedes-Benz AG's electric vehicle EQS will be equipped with infotainment systems co-developed with LG Electronics Inc., the Sou...
Jan 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
WeMade under fire for massive clandestine WEMIX cryptocurrency sale
WeMade Co., a South Korean video game developer, has come under criticism for the massive unnoticed selling of its cryptocurrency WEMIX, allegedly i...
Jan 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
LG Energy takes on CATL as it prepares for Korea’s largest-ever IPO
LG Energy Solution Ltd. has vowed to outrival the world’s top battery player CATL as the South Korean company is preparing for the country&rsq...
Jan 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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