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Business & Politics
Korea’s new EV subsidy plan favors Hyundai over Tesla, other imports
South Korea is revising its electric vehicle subsidy plan in a way that favors local cars such as the Hyundai IONIQ 6 over imported vehicles, includ...
Feb 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
UK's Croda to buy Korean bio materials maker for $286 mn
Croda International Plc., a British specialty chemicals company, is set to acquire South Korean bio materials producer Solus Biotech Co. for some 35...
Feb 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Chemical breaks ground on second anode material plant
POSCO Chemical Co., a battery material unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., on Jan. 31 broke ground on its second plant to p...
Feb 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
LG Elec eyes profit from EV powertrain, car lighting biz
LG Electronics Inc., the world’s leading home appliance maker, aims to take profit from the electric vehicle powertrain and car lighting units...
Jan 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung to advance solid-state battery output after record sales
South Korea’s Samsung SDI Co. reported its largest-ever profit and revenue last year, which will drive its efforts to produce solid-state batt...
Jan 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Tmap, Shinsegae I&C sign agreement for EV charging collaboration
Tmap Mobility said on Monday that it has signed an agreement for the electric vehicle charging business with Shinsegae I&C, an IT service affili...
Jan 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Chem, Samsung SDI ink $33 bn EV battery material deal
POSCO Chemical Co., a battery material unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., and Samsung SDI Co., the world’s No. 6 ele...
Jan 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia cars selected Best Imported Cars in Germany
Hyundai Motor Group was recognized for its overwhelming quality in Germany, which is widely considered the home of automobiles.Hyundai Motor Group s...
Jan 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
GM Korea to launch Trax, Cadillac EV; likely turn to profit this year
GM Korea Co. expects to turn to profit this year after years of losses as the South Korean subsidiary of the US auto giant plans to bring six new an...
Jan 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Four out of ten exporters expect raw material prices to rise again this year
A survey revealed that a large number of South Korea's major exporters expect troubles ahead for this year due to rising raw material prices and sup...
Jan 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Korea’s SK E&S opens 1st US EV charging stations with Avis
South Korea’s SK E&S Co. opened its first electric vehicle charging station in the US in a partnership with Avis Budget Group, a major Ame...
Jan 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy to raise capex by 50% in bet on strong EV growth
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker, plans to ramp up capital expenditure by more than half thi...
Jan 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Aekyung Chemical develops first fertilizer coating resin with vegetable oil
Aekyung Chemical on Friday said it has developed South Korea's first eco-friendly fertilizer coating resin using vegetable oil.Aekyung Chemical, a s...
Jan 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor sells 1 mn electric vehicles worldwide
In 11 years since Hyundai Motor Group started selling electric vehicles (EVs), the cumulative sales volume of EVs in the global market has finally s...
Jan 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia vow to crack Japan-dominated SE Asian market with EVs
For more than four decades, Japanese automakers, led by Toyota Motor Corp., have reigned as undisputed champions in the Southeast Asian auto marke...
Jan 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Koh Young to showcase 3D inspection tech at IPC APEX EXPO
Koh Young Technology Inc., a leading 3D optical inspection devices maker in South Korea, is set to participate in IPC APEX EXPO 2023 in San Diego to...
Jan 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Korea’s top probiotic drink maker hy to expand global biz
South Korea’s leading probiotic drink maker hy Co. is seeking to expand its health functional food business into the global market as demand f...
Jan 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On, graphite processor Urbix to jointly produce anode materials
South Korea's SK On Co. and US graphite processor Urbix Inc. have signed an agreement to jointly develop high-performance anode materials, Korea's l...
Jan 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
CJ HDC Biosol completes plant for green biodegradable materials
South Korea's CJ HDC Biosol on Thursday said it held a completion ceremony for its biodegradable material compounding plant at Gwanghyewon Industria...
Jan 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
SK E&S moves into EV charging market
South Korea's liquefied petroleum gas supplier SK E&S said on Wednesday that its subsidiary Parking Cloud will begin electric vehicle charging s...
Jan 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Kolon, Hyosung to give up control over nylon material maker Capro
South Korea’s Hyosung Group and its longtime rival Kolon Group in the fiber, textile and petrochemical businesses are poised to give up their ...
Jan 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Kia to break ground on new Korean EV plant in March
Kia Corp., South Korea’s No. 2 automaker, is set to break ground in March on a domestic factory to produce electric purpose-built vehicles (PB...
Jan 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
LG Chem CEO named to head industrial body of World Economic Forum
South Korea's LG Chem Ltd. on Sunday said its CEO and Vice Chairman Shin Hak-cheol on Thursday will be named chair of the Chemical and Advanced Mate...
Jan 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
S.Korea's SKC Solmics changes name to SK Enpulse
South Korea's SKC Solmics, a wholly owned fine ceramics subsidiary of SKC, on Sunday said it changed its name to SK Enpulse.With 100% investment fro...
Jan 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
SK Energy teams up with state-run power supplier for EV charging station
SK Energy, a major South Korean oil refiner, teamed up with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP) to install electric vehicle (EV) and hydrogen...
Jan 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
S.Korea’s battery material exports double to $10 bn
South Korea’s battery material exports more than doubled to exceed overseas sales of electric vehicle cells last year, helping the country&rsq...
Jan 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
LS Cable & System develops flexible, stronger aluminum alloy
LS Cable & System Ltd., together with its aluminum materials affiliate LS Alsco, has developed a new aluminum alloy that can replace copper wire...
Jan 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
POSCO Chemical moves into activated carbon business
POSCO Chemical Co. will join hands with Dong-Suh Chemical Industries Co. Ltd. to move into the activated carbon business, an eco-friendly material f...
Jan 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Ford in talks with LG Energy for Turkey EV battery plant
Ford Motor Co. is in talks with LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker, to build a cell factory in...
Jan 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Innovators at CES 2023
Lotte Chem to raise sales 65% with more advanced materials
LAS VEGAS -- South Korea’s Lotte Chemical Corp. seeks to ramp up sales 65% in nearly 30 years by increasing production of advanced materials, ...
Jan 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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