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Earnings
POSCO Chem Q3 profit surges as battery materials lift sales to fresh high
South Korea’s POSCO Chemical Co. enjoyed a surge in operating profit in the third quarter as higher sales of battery materials ramped up reven...
Oct 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Battery materials
EcoPro BM to build battery materials plants in US, Europe
EcoPro BM Co., South Korea’s top cathode producer, plans to set up factories in the US and Europe to expand its business in the global marke...
Oct 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix unveils industry’s highest-performing DRAM chip
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, has unveiled the industry’s highest-performing DRAM with a data speed capabl...
Oct 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Enchem raises IPO price by a record 20% on strong investor demand
South Korea’s Enchem Co., which is working to list its shares on the Kosdaq market, has decided to raise its initial public offering price by ...
Oct 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korean companies stockpile record-level dollar holdings
South Korean companies have built up their dollar holdings to record levels, following record-breaking shipment growth this year, as rising raw mate...
Oct 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Are Korean battery materials stocks too expensive?
South Korean battery materials shares have rallied with their market capitalization nearly doubling since early January thanks to strong growth in t...
Oct 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor, Kia winners in sagging European car market in September
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., the two automaking units of Hyundai Motor Group, saw their market share in Europe rise to a level never seen before...
Oct 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
SK to form 'turquoise' hydrogen JV in Korea with Monolith
SK Inc., the holding and investment company of South Korea’s SK Group, agreed to establish a 'turquoise' hydrogen joint venture in the country...
Oct 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung makes industry’s smallest 14 nm DDR5 chip with EUV technology
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, said on Tuesday it has begun mass production of the industry’s smallest 1...
Oct 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
S.Korean heavy equipment makers ride global raw materials boom
The surging demand for raw materials around the world are driving sharp sales rebounds of South Korea’s two leading equipment makers Hyundai C...
Oct 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung surprises foundry industry with plan for 2 nm chips
Samsung Electronics Co. caught its global semiconductor competitors off guard last week at the Samsung Foundry Forum 2021 with its announced plan to...
Oct 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung Q3 operating profit at 3-year high on chips, Galaxy
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chip and smartphone maker, reported its highest operating profit in three years with record ...
Oct 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung to make 2-nanometer GAA chips by 2025 to overtake TSMC
Samsung Electronics Co. said on Thursday it will be able to commercialize a 2-nanometer transistor process technology by 2025 to take on bigger foun...
Oct 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
S.Korea shows rare unease against US request for Samsung data
The South Korean government has expressed open concern about the recent request by the US Department of Commerce for more information on the global ...
Oct 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Chip shortage slams Korean carmakers’ new car rollouts
The unprecedented global chip shortage is thwarting automakers’ plans to roll out new vehicles, with some popular models set to be delivered t...
Oct 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
Samsung's cash reserves dwindle on increased R&D, other investments
Samsung Electronics Co. is well known for its ample cash reserves close to $100 billion, ready to spend where it deems necessary for growth.But the ...
Oct 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK, POSCO in heated race for next-generation silicon battery materials
South Korea’s two big conglomerates, SK and POSCO, are setting their sights on silicon anode, a next-generation material for lithium-ion batte...
Oct 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO breaks ground on $101 million battery recycling plant
South Korea’s top steelmaker POSCO on Thursday broke ground on its 120 billion won ($101 million) plant to extract nickel, lithium and cobalt,...
Oct 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SKC drops plan for silicon anode JV on investment overlap woes
South Korea’s SKC Co. withdrew a plan to set up a joint venture with British battery materials maker Nexeon Ltd. for the silicon anode mater...
Oct 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung, ARM chip design partner Gaonchips eyes IPO in 2022
South Korea’s leading semiconductor design house Gaonchips Co. has officially kicked off preparations to go public in the first half of 2022. ...
Sep 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SKC to form JV with British Nexeon for silicon anode business
South Korea’s SKC Co. plans to set up a joint venture with British battery materials maker Nexeon Ltd. for the silicon anode materials market....
Sep 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai to develop alternatives to automotive chips
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, plans to develop alternative elements to automotive chips in preparation for a prolonged suppl...
Sep 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Korea Zinc expands from smelter to hydrogen, battery materials maker
Korea Zinc Co., the world’s largest lead and zinc smelter, plans to add a couple of new sectors to the list of its new growth drivers: green h...
Sep 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Batteries, chips strengthen US-Korea economic ties
Battery and chip industries are reinforcing economic cooperation between the United States and South Korea, expanding their ties focused on security...
Sep 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Hyundai Steel, Samsung develop tech to recycle chip waste for steelmaking
Hyundai Steel Co. and Samsung Electronics Co. said on Monday they have developed technology that can recycle the chipmaker’s wastewater sludge...
Sep 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
S.Korean battery materials makers see stock prices surge
Shares of South Korean eco-friendly battery materials manufacturers have been soaring in September, with high expectations on big revenue jumps th...
Sep 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
US pressures Samsung, chipmakers to disclose key internal data
The American government is forcing global semiconductor manufacturers to submit internal information on their chip inventory as well as the number o...
Sep 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SKC to raise corporate value to $25 bn with battery materials
South Korea’s SKC Co. plans to expand its electric vehicle battery materials business in a move to fivefold its corporate value to 30 trillion...
Sep 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung to make Tesla’s HW 4.0 self-driving auto chip
SILICON VALLEY – Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s leading chipmaker, will manufacture Tesla Inc.’s next-generation hardware 4 ...
Sep 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korean startup FuriosaAI's Warboy overtakes Nvidia
South Korea-based artificial intelligence semiconductor startup FuriosaAI Inc.'s silicon chip has delivered higher performance than the US-based chi...
Sep 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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