gas station as logistics hub
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E-commerce
JD.com opens Korean logistics centers, preluding C-commerce invasion
JD.com, often dubbed China’s answer to Amazon.com, has opened its own logistics centers in South Korea, becoming the first Chinese e-commerce ...
Apr 24, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Ritz-Carlton to return to Seoul, tapped by IGIS Asset for landmark project
IGIS Asset Management Co., South Korea’s leading real estate investment firm, has named The Ritz-Carlton the preferred hotel brand for its amb...
Apr 22, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Dongwon Industries to delist wholly owned Dongwon F&B
Dongwon Industries Co., the holding company of South Korea’s seafood-to-logistics Dongwon Group, will delist its canned tuna-manufacturing sub...
Apr 15, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Mirae, Koramco, Hana shortlisted for Korea Post’s core real estate fund
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Koramco REITs Management and Trust Co. and Hana Alternative Asset Management Co. were shortlisted for the mandat...
Apr 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Warburg Pincus-Wide Creek Asset JV picks up 2nd Korean logistics asset
US private equity firm Warburg Pincus LLC and South Korean real estate manager Wide Creek Asset Management Co. are building a logistics center for l...
Mar 26, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
South Korea emerges as private equity firms’ global hub
New York-based Apollo Global Management and London-based Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) have joined the ranks of global private equity firms that ...
Mar 11, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
LX Pantos acquires logistics center near Atlanta for $120 mn
LX Pantos Co., a logistics arm of LX International Corp., announced on Tuesday it has acquired a logistics center near Atlanta in Dalton, Georgia fo...
Mar 11, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Trump-driven energy boom spurs Korean firms to hike US gas investments
WOODFORD, Oklahoma – A shale gas field in Woodford, Carter County was bustling with activity on Feb. 25.A team of engineers oversaw the drilli...
Mar 10, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Trump says Korea interested in Alaska gas project; Korean firms skeptical
South Korea, Japan and other countries want to partner with the US in a $44 billion natural gas pipeline project in Alaska, President Donald Trump s...
Mar 05, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Upcoming IPOs
Lotte aims to take Lotte Global Logistics public by end-June
Lotte Group, grappling with a prolonged downturn in the petrochemical industry, plans to take Lotte Global Logistics Co. public by the end of June a...
Mar 04, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Chong Kun Dang to build new plant for foray into biologics market
Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical Corp. is discussing building a research center and a plant in Siheung, about 30 kilometers southwest of Seoul, with th...
Feb 27, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
LX Pantos enters US intermodal logistics market with Japan’s ONE
LX Pantos Co., South Korea’s largest logistics company under LX International Corp., has advanced into the US intermodal logistics market join...
Feb 05, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Korea’s beauty retailer CJ Olive Young to open first US offline outlet
CJ Olive Young Corp., South Korea’s top beauty store chain, said on Tuesday it has set up a US business entity in Los Angeles to enhance its p...
Feb 04, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
LG CNS, Bear Robotics to co-develop autonomous robots
LG CNS Co., a South Korean information technology service company, said on Monday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Bear Robotics...
Jan 20, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Macquarie kicks off sale of DIG Airgas estimated at over $3.4 billion
Macquarie Asset Management has embarked on a process to sell off its 100% stake in South Korea’s third-largest industrial gas producer DIG Air...
Jan 13, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hahn & Co. to buy controlling stake in SK’s specialty gas unit for $1.9 bn
South Korea’s private equity firm Hahn & Co. is set to acquire a controlling stake in the world’s top specialty gas producer SK Spec...
Dec 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hyosung TNC acquires Hyosung Chemical’s specialty gas unit for $642 mn
Hyosung TNC Corp., a South Korean textile and yarn maker, said on Thursday it will acquire the specialty gas division of Hyosung Chemical Corp. for ...
Dec 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO, Hancock seek to jointly build lithium plant
POSCO Holdings Inc. on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding with Hancock Prospecting, an Australian mining company, to build a plant to annu...
Dec 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Asan Nanum to offer Silicon Valley residence to Korean startups
The Asan Nanum Foundation, a South Korean startup accelerator program operator, said on Thursday it will open a residency space for Korean venture f...
Dec 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
POSCO Int'l starts commissioning of Senex Energy gas facility
South Korea's POSCO International Corp. said on Monday it has begun commissioning its first gas processing facility at Senex Energy’s Atlas ...
Nov 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Hyosung TNC mulls takeover of chemical affiliate’s specialty gas unit
Hyosung TNC Corp., the world’s top spandex maker, is considering taking over the specialty gas business of its chemical affiliate, news of whi...
Nov 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hyosung Chemical scraps specialty gas unit sale to IMM, STIC
Hyosung Chemical Corp. has failed to reach an agreement with a consortium of IMM Private Equity and STIC Investments Inc. to sell its specialty gas ...
Nov 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
KEPCO wins Saudi Arabia's two gas power plant projects
Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) announced on Thursday that it was selected as the final successful bidder to build and operate two 1.9GW combined...
Nov 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Korean logistics companies expand overseas businesses
South Korea’s logistics companies such as local industry leader CJ Logistics Corp. are expanding their overseas operations to take advantage o...
Nov 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Hanjin to open Mexico subsidiary
South Korea's Hanjin Transportation said on Friday it will establish a subsidiary in Mexico this year to expand its logistics market in Latin Americ...
Nov 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
CJ Logistics opens cold-chain logistics center in Georgia
South Korea's CJ Logistics said on Thursday that it completed the construction of a large-scale cold-chain logistics center in the US and has begu...
Nov 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia to supply PV5 to DHL Korea from 2026
Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, said on Thursday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to supply its purpose-built ...
Nov 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Hyundai Glovis to build logistics complex in Korea’s top port city
Hyundai Glovis Co., the logistics unit of the world’s third-largest carmaker Hyundai Motor Group, plans to establish a logistics complex in Bu...
Nov 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
S.Korea to build cold chain logistics center in Haiphong, Vietnam
The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced on Wednesday that South Korean company Jeil Construction has begun building a cold chain complex logi...
Nov 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
SFH, where foreign firms build networks in Korea
It can be daunting to do business in a new city in a distant country. But foreign companies seeking to open businesses in South Korea’s capita...
Nov 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)