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Batteries
SKIET to supply battery separators to major client in China
South Korea’s battery separator maker SK IE Technology Co. (SKIET) will supply separators to a major electric vehicle (EV) battery maker in Ch...
May 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO to supply steel, lithium byproducts as ceramic materials
South Korea's POSCO Group announced on Friday that it will support the pottery and craft industry by utilizing byproducts generated during the produ...
Apr 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Daewoong to transfer techs for autoimmune disease to US pharma
South Korea's Daewoong Pharmaceutical announced on Friday that it has signed a technology export contract for the clinical development and commercia...
Apr 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean SMEs
S.Korea gov’t hosts sales event for domestic, US SMEs
South Korean small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) expanded their exchange and cooperation with US firms during President Yoon Suk yeol's state...
Apr 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Future M to supply LG Energy Solution $22.6 bn worth of cathodes
POSCO Future M Co. on Wednesday signed a long-term contract with LG Energy Solution Ltd. (LGES) to supply 30.26 trillion won ($22.6 billion) worth o...
Apr 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
POSCO beats Lotte to join S.Korea’s top 5 conglomerates
Steel giant POSCO has joined the ranks of South Korea’s top five conglomerates for the first time, supported by strong earnings from its recha...
Apr 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
CG Bio establishes US corporation to develop tissue products
South Korean bio-regenerative medical firm CG Bio has launched a new US corporation CG MedTech, to focus on the development and marketing of tissue ...
Apr 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
EcoPro sets sights on Europe with $286 million cathode plant in Hungary
South Korea’s EcoPro Co., a leading battery materials maker, has begun construction of a 380 billion won ($286 million) cathode plant in Hunga...
Apr 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Samsung Display to use waste glass in cement to erect new HQ
South Korea's Samsung Display will use recycled cement using waste glass from the display production process to build a new headquarters.The company...
Apr 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Lotte Biologics invests in S.Korean bio-venture Pinotbio
South Korea’s Lotte Biologics Co. said on Friday that it has made an equity investment in Pinotbio, Inc. for the development of antibody-drug ...
Apr 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Glenwood files $40 mn arbitration claim against Baring PEA
Glenwood Private Equity has filed an arbitration claim of about 50 billion won ($40 million) against Baring Private Equity Asia (Baring PEA), after ...
Apr 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG bonds
POSCO Future M to issue $226 mn Korean green bonds
South Korea's battery component maker POSCO Future M Co. (formerly POSCO Chemical) announced on Friday that it will issue 300 billion won ($226 mill...
Apr 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Vaxcell-bio's NK cell therapy wins therapeutic approval for liver cancer
South Korean anti-cancer immunotherapy company Vaxcell-Bio Therapeutics announced on Friday that its natural killer (NK) cell therapy, Vax-NK/HCC, h...
Apr 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Chem, China’s Huayou Cobalt to build $923 million precursor plant
South Korea’s top chemicals company LG Chem Ltd. and its Chinese partner Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. will launch a 1.2 trillion won ($923 milli...
Apr 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
SK, Lotte participate in Asia's largest plastic exhibition
Major chemical companies in South Korea, such as SK Geo Centric (formerly SK Global Chemical), Lotte Chemical Corp. and Lotte Fine Chemical, are par...
Apr 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
S.Korea’s EcoPro BM seeks to raise $385 mn through convertible bond sale
South Korea’s leading battery materials maker EcoPro BM Co. sought to raise up to 500 billion won ($385 million) through a convertible bond fo...
Apr 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
S.Korea’s first-generation bio companies set up support fund for new ventures
South Korea's first-generation bio companies and Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) have created a bio investment fund to support ventures in the field ...
Apr 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Korea must nurture chip materials, parts, facilities: Jusung
South Korea needs to nurture its materials, parts and facilities industries to keep competitiveness in the semiconductor sector, said the chief exec...
Apr 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
LG Chem teams up with US company to expand bioplastic global business
LG Chem Ltd. has partnered with a US-based biofuel company Gevo to expand its bio-material-based plastic business.The company announced on Thursday ...
Apr 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
POSCO, Honda to cooperate in EV material business
South Korea's POSCO Group and Japan's Honda Motor signed a comprehensive memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Tuesday to expand cooperation in the e...
Apr 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Chem, Hanyang Univ. open industry-academic center for battery materials
South Korea's LG Chem Ltd. on Wednesday said it signed a memorandum of understanding with Hanyang University on industry-academic cooperation in bat...
Apr 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Biopharmaceuticals wins Red Dot award for 2 devices
South Korea’s SK Biopharmaceuticals on Tuesday said two of its self-developed wearable devices won the main prize in the health care category ...
Apr 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LS Group' corporate value soars as EV battery market grows
LS Corp., a holding company of South Korea's LS Group, has seen its enterprise value swell by nearly 1 trillion won ($760 million) over the past yea...
Apr 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Future M, Sungkyunkwan Univ. develop talent for battery materials
South Korea's battery component maker POSCO Future M, formerly POSCO Chemical, said on Tuesday that it has entered into an agreement with Sungkyun...
Apr 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
S.Korean stocks at 8-month high as foreigners chase Samsung
South Korean stocks hit an eight-month high on Monday as foreign investors continued to chase Samsung Electronics Co., the country’s most valu...
Apr 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Hanwha Solutions signs MOU with 7 companies for bio PVC biz
Hanwha Solutions Corp., a South Korean petrochemical company, is partnering with domestic polyvinyl chloride (PVC) companies to promote the commerci...
Apr 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Dongwon inks deal with Dongkuk for secondary battery raw material
South Korean firm Dongwon Systems Corp. has signed an agreement with Dongkuk Industries Co. for the supply, sale and development of raw materials fo...
Apr 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Management dispute over S.Korea’s CTC Bio heats up
A management dispute over a South Korean pharmaceutical maker CTC Bio Inc. specializing in animal drugs is intensifying as another medical company h...
Apr 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Energy storage devices firm LS Materials launches IPO process
South Korea’s energy storage devices maker LS Materials Co. began the process for an initial public offering later this year as it aims to dev...
Apr 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Lotte Biologics, Excellgene to collaborate on CDO biz
Lotte Biologics, South Korea's biopharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) company, announced on Sunday that it has...
Apr 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)