five recyclable materials
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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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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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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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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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Machinery
HD Hyundai Infracore targets Middle East and African markets with new brand Develon
HD Hyundai Infracore (formerly Hyundai Doosan Infracore Co.), a South Korean construction equipment maker, has ventured into the Middle East and Afr...
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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Chemical Industry
LG Chem, CJ Logistics partner to recycle packaging wrap
South Korean companies LG Chem Ltd. and CJ Logistics have signed an memorandum of understanding on Thursday to establish a recycling ecosystem for p...
Apr 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
S.Korea's tech special IPOs face criticism on poor earnings of ventures
Around 200 South Korean ventures have debuted on the country’s secondary Kosdaq market through the technology special listing program since 20...
Apr 03, 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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Electronics
Doosan, Ionic Materials collaborate in liquid crystal polymer
Doosan Corp., the holding company of South Korea's Doosan Group, said on Monday that it has entered a joint development agreement (JDA) with US-base...
Apr 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
WRC-approved longest-distance golf ball ATTOMAX on sale in Korea
ATTOMAX golf balls approved by the World Record Committee (WRC) as the longest-flying golf balls in the world finally hit the South Korean market on...
Mar 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
LG Chem breaks ground on supercritical pyrolysis plant
LG Chem Ltd. has broke ground on a plant for pyrolysis and aerogel, a material for next-generation insulation in Seongmun National Industrial Comple...
Mar 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Hyosung TNC to team up with Samsung for eco-friendly protective clothing
Hyosung TNC Corp., a South Korean textile and yarn manufacturer, is teaming up with Samsung Electronics Co. to produce eco-friendly protective cloth...
Mar 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
S.Korea to cut COVID-19 quarantine from seven days to five in May
South Korea’s mandatory quarantine for confirmed COVID-19 patients from May will be cut from seven days to five, as the country is expected to...
Mar 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
EcoPro’s cathode material sales to Samsung more than treble
EcoPro Group, South Korea’s leading battery materials producer, raked in more than 3 trillion won ($2.4 billion) in sales from its largest cus...
Mar 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
POSCO Int'l expands into bioplastic recycling business
POSCO International, a subsidiary of South Korea's steel-making-oriented POSCO Group, announced on Wednesday its entry into the biodegradable biopla...
Mar 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
South Korean beef poised for export to Malaysia by end-April
South Korea's Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced on Tuesday the successful conclusion of negotiations with Malaysia, allowing...
Mar 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korean battery firms seek benefits from US EV incentive details
South Korea’s battery industry has high hopes for details on requirements for US tax credits on electric vehicles to be announced this week as...
Mar 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LS Group completes nickel sulfate plant for EV batteries
South Korea’s LS Group said on Monday it has completed construction of a new plant to produce nickel sulfate, a key raw material for next-gene...
Mar 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
S.Korea's SK Chemicals launches recycled fiber fabrics
South Korea's SK Chemicals has launched recycled fiber fabrics developed jointly with Art Impact and Project 1907, eco-friendly social enterprises, ...
Mar 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Korean startup investments rapidly dry up in wake of SVB debacle
The shock from the collapse of American startups’ main financing artery Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has been deeply felt in the South Korean sta...
Mar 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Korea’s LG Elec, POSCO Future M receive GM supplier awards
South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. and POSCO Future M said on Sunday that they won annual supplier awards from US top automaker General Motors ...
Mar 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Korea's CJ Freshway promotes waste cooking oil recycling
CJ Freshway, a South Korean food distributor and food service company, announced on Friday that it has partnered with S&D Company, the operator ...
Mar 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
EcoPro taps mines in the Americas to secure cathode materials: EcoPro CEO
EcoPro Group, South Korea’s leading battery materials producer, is mulling investments in mines in the Americas to source cathode materials, a...
Mar 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
S.Korea’s KCC develops AI-based color matching system
South Korea’s chemical and auto parts maker KCC Corp. on Monday said it developed the K-Smart system of using an artificial intelligence (AI)-...
Mar 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)