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Future mobility
Daimler working with Korean EV battery makers
Daimler AG is working with South Korean battery makers, already using their technology for electric sport utility vehicles (SUVs) of Mercedes-Benz, ...
Sep 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt financing
LG set to fund OLED plant expansion with over $400 mn in new bonds
LG Display Co. will likely raise around 500 billion ($430 million) in new bond issues, more than its planned 300 billion won, to finance the expansi...
Sep 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO, GS join hands to expand battery, hydrogen business
POSCO and GS Group have teamed up to expand their battery recycling and hydrogen businesses. The move came as South Korea’s top steelmaker POS...
Sep 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&As
SK Ecoplant to sell plant building business before IPO
SK Ecoplant Co., formerly known as SK Engineering & Construction Co., is in advanced stages of talks with a consortium of South Korea-based IUM ...
Sep 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
KOGAS, Hanwha-led group to build Vietnam LNG power plant
Korea Gas Corp. (KOGAS) and Hanwha Energy Corp.-led group was set to build a $4.8 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) power plant in Vietnam that is...
Sep 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
LG Chem to set up next-generation bio-oil plant in Korea
South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. plans to build a next-generation bio-oil plant in the country with a local biodiesel company as the petrochemical m...
Sep 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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EV Batteries
LG Energy Solution, SK Innovation raise global battery market shares
LG Energy Solution Ltd. and SK Innovation Co. expanded global battery market shares, leading steady growth in South Korea’s battery industry.S...
Sep 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Sumitomo Chemical to build $90 million photoresist plant in S.Korea
Japan’s major chemical company Sumitomo Chemical Co. will invest more than 10 billion yen ($91 million) in South Korea to manufacture photores...
Sep 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI tops LG Chem in market cap amid GM recall crisis
Samsung SDI Co. has become South Korea’s top battery maker in terms of market capitalization. The company is now ranked as the sixth-largest f...
Aug 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
LG delays decision on battery unit IPO to Q4
LG Chem Ltd.’s battery unit LG Energy Solution Ltd. will not be listed on Kospi within the third quarter. Investors are keeping close eyes on ...
Aug 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Chinese, Korean carmakers penetrate Japanese-dominated Indonesia
Hyundai Motor Co. is set to start producing automobiles in Indonesia around the end of this year to attract drivers in the Southeast Asia’s ...
Aug 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung Electro-Mechanics to benefit as COVID-19 slams competitors
Samsung Electro-Mechanics is expected to benefit as the COVID-19 has hit its competitors in the global multi-layer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) market.T...
Aug 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Chem, OCI to produce previously imported battery material in Korea
POSCO Chemical and OCI plan to produce in South Korea a key material for electric vehicle batteries, which has so far been imported.POSCO Chemical s...
Aug 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Chemical to expand EV battery materials capacity in China
South Korea’s POSCO Chemical is set to bolster production capacity of electric vehicle battery materials in China, the world’s top batte...
Aug 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
LG Chem to spend $2.2 billion to build 10 new eco-friendly factories
LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s top chemical maker, said on Thursday it is spending 2.6 trillion won ($2.2 billion) to strengthen its green busine...
Aug 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy signs long-term battery materials deal with Australian Mines
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. said on Monday it has signed a long-term contract to receive key battery materials from Australian Mines...
Aug 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Battery recycling: Carmakers, battery companies in new turf war
With electric vehicles increasingly going mainstream, the world’s major carmakers and battery companies face another type of turf war: battery...
Aug 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung SDI may build battery plant in Illinois
e Samsung SDI Co., one of South Korea's top three electric vehicle battery makers, is considering building its first US battery plant in central Il...
Aug 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI may build battery plant in Illinois
Samsung SDI Co., one of South Korea's top three electric vehicle battery makers, is considering building its first US battery plant in central Illin...
Aug 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
LG Chem to power China battery plants with 100% renewable energy
South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. says it is powering its two battery component plants in China with 100% renewable energy purchased from Chinese p...
Aug 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai Heavy wins third offshore plant project in 2021
Hyundai Heavy Industries Group’s shipbuilding unit Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) has landed its third large-scale offsh...
Aug 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK's battery unit split-off drives polarized responses
The share price of South Korea's SK Innovation Co. has extended losses following its confirmation on Tuesday of the battery business splif-off plan,...
Aug 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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EV Batteries
SK Innovation to split battery unit in October, seeks IPO
South Korea’s top energy company SK Innovation Co. decided to split off its battery business in October with a plan to list the new affiliate ...
Aug 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Hanwha, Korea Western Power to test mixed hydrogen combustion
Hanwha General Chemical Co. and Korea Western Power Co. joined hands for the first test in the country to use mixed hydrogen combustion technologies...
Aug 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea July exports hit record on strong chip, auto demand
South Korea’s exports hit a record high in July on strong shipments of both main products such as cars and chips, as well as new growth ones i...
Aug 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Lotte to resume $4.4 bn Indonesia petrochemical project next year
Lotte Group plans to resume a $4.4 billion petrochemical project in Indonesia next year as it aims to expand the business in Southeast Asia where de...
Aug 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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EV Batteries
Hyundai Motor, LG Energy to build $1.1 bn EV battery plant in Indonesia
Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution Ltd. will invest $1.1 billion in an electric vehicle (EV) battery cell factory in Indonesia to capture As...
Jul 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO to build $200 mn nickel refining plant to ramp up battery materials
POSCO, the world’s fifth-largest steelmaker by output, said on Wednesday it is spending 230 billion won ($200 million) to build a nickel sulfa...
Jul 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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EV Batteries
Surging battery material costs put roadblock to EV growth
Prices of core raw materials such as lithium and cobalt for electric vehicle (EV) batteries jumped to threaten the global auto industry’s key ...
Jul 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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EV Batteries
Samsung SDI to build EV battery plant in US
Samsung SDI Co. plans to set up an electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in the US, joining South Korean battery producers’ move to gain ground ...
Jul 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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