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Steel
S.Korean steelmakers mull building electric furnaces in US
Steelmakers are considering building steel mills with electric furnaces in the United States to survive the triple whammy of high tariff barriers, l...
Mar 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
BMW EV sales roar in Korea on strong lineup of new models
BMW, already one of the top two best-selling imported car sellers in South Korea, has beaten the world’s No. 1 EV seller Tesla Inc. in the cou...
Mar 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
KG Mobility unveils premium SUV Rexton Summit
South Korea's automaker KG Mobility Corp. announced on Friday that it launched the large-sized premium sport utility vehicle (SUV) Rexton Summ...
Mar 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
HD Hyundai Chemical to produce eco-friendly bio-naphtha
South Korea's HD Hyundai Chemical Co. announced on Thursday that it will collaborate with CJ CheilJedang Corp. to produce eco-friendly bio-naphtha...
Mar 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Hyundai Movex to supply smart logistics for EcoPro BM Canada plant
South Korea’s Hyundai Movex Co., the logistics automation solutions affiliate of Hyundai Group, announced on Wednesday that it signed a 20 bil...
Mar 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
S.Korea commercializes recycled materials EV tire
South Korea's Hyosung Advanced Materials, SK Chemicals Co., and Hankook Tire & Technology announced on Mar. 6. that they commercialized a dedica...
Mar 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
BMW unveils PHEV sedan New 530e in S.Korea
BMW Korea announced on Tuesday that it unveiled the plug-in hybrid (PHEV) sedan model The New 530e in the domestic market. According to BMW Kor...
Mar 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Tesla, Korea's EcoPro presumed to enter battery materials deal
Tesla Inc., the world’s No. 2 electric vehicle maker, is believed to have agreed to procure battery ingredients from South Korea’s EcoPr...
Mar 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai’s IONIQ 6: Most efficient electric vehicle in US
Hyundai Motor Co.'s electric sedan IONIQ 6 has been named the most energy-efficient vehicle in the US, further driving the South Korean automaker&rs...
Mar 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fiber & Textile
Kolon Industries upgrades aramid smart factory system
Kolon Industries Inc. has upgraded its smart factory system to ensure its doubled production capacity of super fiber aromatic polyamide fibers (aram...
Feb 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia enjoy renewed popularity of LPG trucks Porter, Bongo
Many economists are trumpeting weak business conditions for the coming months. But an economic slowdown isn’t all that bad for Hyundai Motor C...
Feb 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
KEPCO narrows losses with 2nd straight quarterly profit
South Korea’s power utility Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) on Friday posted its second straight quarterly profit, sharply above market for...
Feb 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Lotte Chemical builds AI organizations
South Korea's Lotte Chemical Corp. announced on Thursday that it has established artificial intelligence (AI) organizations tailored to the characte...
Feb 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO to build world's largest battery cathode plant cluster
GWANGYANG, South Jeolla Province -- POSCO Future M Co., a battery materials supplier, on Thursday broke ground on its fifth cathode materials ...
Feb 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Taihan Cable wins order for UHV power grid in Egypt
South Korea's Taihan Cable & Solution Co. announced on Thursday that it has won a project for a 500-kilovolt (kV) UHV power grid project commiss...
Feb 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor launches EVery care for electric cars
Hyundai Motor Co. announced on Thursday that it launched EVery Care, an integrated program that will take care of customers' electric vehicle (EV) l...
Feb 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy expedites LFP battery supply chain expansion
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker, has secured enough lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode ma...
Feb 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Motor Group in test run of dedicated EV plant in Korea
Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s No. 3 automaker, started a test operation of the first dedicated electric vehicle factory in South Korea to a...
Feb 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
HD Hyundai to build power distribution device plant in Cheongju
South Korea's HD Hyundai Electric Co. announced on Tuesday that it will invest 117.3 billion won ($87.72 million) in building a new medium and low...
Feb 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Genesis G80, GV70 electric models win Canada Car of the Year awards
Hyundai Motor Co. 's premium brand Genesis announced on Friday that its Electrified G80 and Electrified GV70 earned prizes at the 2024 Canadian Ca...
Feb 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Korea's military fund, LIG Nex1, IBK to form $60 mn defense fund
South Korea’s Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA), a retirement savings fund for military personnel, will create an 80 billion won ($60 mil...
Feb 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
South Korea's car exports to US hit record high in 2023
South Korea’s car exports to the US surged 44.6% on-year to a record high of $32.2 billion in 2023, making up the lion’s share of South ...
Feb 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO chairman nominee to prop up ailing steel business
The chairman nominee of POSCO Holdings Inc., the parent of the world’s No. 7 steelmaker POSCO, is expected to concentrate on improving its cor...
Feb 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Tesla to showcase Cybertruck in South Korea next week
Tesla Inc., the world’s No. 2 electric vehicle maker, is set to showcase its electric full-size pickup Cybertruck in South Korea, home to its ...
Feb 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
China’s BYD to enter South Korea’s passenger electric car market
China’s BYD Co., the world’s largest electric vehicle maker, is set to enter South Korea’s passenger EV market, setting off alarm ...
Feb 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
EcoPro’s 2023 profit halves on softer EV demand, materials prices
South Korea’s major battery materials company EcoPro Co. saw last year’s operating profit halved from the previous year after a steeper-...
Feb 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
Warren Buffett’s IMC to invest $98 million in Daegu for chip materials plant
DAEGU – The IMC Group, owned by Warrant Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., will invest 130 billion won ($98 million) to build a semicond...
Feb 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix to use 30% recycled materials by 2030
SK Hynix Inc., the world's second-largest memory chip producer, announced on Tuesday that it has established a medium- to long-term plan to utilize ...
Feb 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Hyundai Rotem inks $664 million deal to supply electric trains to LA Metro
Hyundai Rotem Co., a South Korean railway system maker under Hyundai Motor Group, said on Tuesday it has won a $663.7 million deal to build electric...
Feb 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Cosmax opens integrated R&D center for bio-material
Cosmax Group, South Korea's largest cosmetics manufacturer specializing in original design manufacturing (ODM), announced on Monday that it has la...
Feb 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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