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Batteries
EcoPro BM, SK On, Ford to invest $886 mn to build cathode plant in Canada
EcoPro BM Co., South Korea’s leading battery material producer, will invest $886 million jointly with SK On Co. and Ford Motor Co. to build a ...
Aug 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Lotte Chemical sells off debt-ridden JV to China's Sanjiang
South Korea’s Lotte Chemical Corp. has divested all shares it owns in Chinese joint venture Lotte Sanjiang Chemical Co., according to people f...
Aug 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On to expand domestic battery cell plant for $1.1 bn
SK On Co., a South Korean rechargeable battery maker, will make its largest-ever domestic facility investment of 1.5 trillion won ($1.1 billion) to ...
Aug 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Falling mineral prices to hit Korean battery materials makers
South Korean battery materials makers are likely to report worsened profitability in the third quarter of this year as prices of lithium hydroxide a...
Aug 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
S.Korea's SK C&C enters battery sector with DNA Motors
South Korea's SK C&C will make batteries for electric motorcycles as the first domestic system integration company to enter the battery field.SK...
Aug 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Lotte Hotels & Resorts to launch premium kimchi product
Lotte Hotels & Resorts, a leading South Korean hospitality company, announced on Thursday its intention to penetrate the domestic kimchi market,...
Aug 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Lotte Chemical posts fifth straight quarterly operating loss in Q2
South Korea’s Lotte Chemical Corp. has posted an operating loss for a fifth straight quarter due to sluggish petrochemical demand.The co...
Aug 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy, Huayou Cobalt set up battery recycling JV in China
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s No. 2 battery maker, and Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co., the global refined cobalt leader, have launched a ce...
Aug 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
KDB girds up for Korean Air-Asiana deal collapse with Plan B
The state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) is looking for alternative options to sell Asiana Airlines Inc. to prepare against a possible collapse of...
Aug 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Lotte Energy ups elecfoil factory capacity in Spain to 30,000 tons
Lotte Energy Materials Corp., formerly Iljin Materials Co., will build a smart factory in Catalonia, Spain to produce 30,000 tons of high-end copper...
Aug 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK Nexilis to sell copper foil to German battery maker Varta
South Korea’s SK Nexilis Co. is set to supply copper foil, core materials for electric vehicle cells, to German battery maker Varta AG, expand...
Aug 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy Solution tops global EV battery market excluding China in H1
South Korea's LG Energy Solution Ltd. in the first half of this year retained its No. 1 ranking on the global market for electric vehicle (EV) batte...
Aug 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
S.Korea's Lotte Department Store launches 'K-Beauty' tour service
South Korea's Lotte Department Store on Monday announced the launch of a "K-Beauty tour" service for foreign tourists.The company will first give fr...
Aug 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Advertising & Marketing
Virtual human Lucy to sell Galaxy Z in live commerce
Lotte Home Shopping's virtual human Lucy expands her activities by selling The Galaxy Z Flip 5 and "Z Fold 5" on live commerce, following her attend...
Aug 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Indonesia vows support for LG-led $9.8 bn battery project
Indonesian Minister of Investment Bahlil Lahadalia on Thursday affirmed its government’s commitment to a $9.8 billion electric vehicle battery...
Aug 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Lotte Tour's Jeju Island casino hits record revenue in July
South Korea’s Lotte Tour Development's Jeju-based casino saw record revenue in July thanks to an increased number of foreign tourists to the c...
Aug 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korea’s STX to build joint Indonesia nickel plant for EV cells
South Korea’s trading company STX Corp. is set to build a nickel plant with an Indonesian company in the Southeast Asian country to expand its...
Aug 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha Aerospace ventures into eco-friendly ship market
South Korea's Hanwha Aerospace Co. announced on Thursday that it has completed the development of a megawatt-hour (MWh) energy storage system (ESS)....
Aug 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Global EV, battery sectors in war for talent acquisition
Global electric vehicle and battery makers are fiercely competing to secure talent with high salaries and various incentives as their workforces a...
Aug 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
China sets up battery JVs with S.Korea to bypass IRA
Chinese battery materials suppliers are rushing to expand their production bases in South Korea, mainly in partnership with domestic companies.Such ...
Aug 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
IMM PE seeks to sell Korean contract drugmaker at $784 mn
IMM Private Equity has put a South Korean contract drugmaker on the market for up to 1 trillion won ($784 million) in a deal likely to attract major...
Jul 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SKC, Toyota Tsusho tie up for N.America battery materials
SKC Ltd., a South Korean chemicals maker, has joined hands with the trading unit of Japanese top automaker Toyota Group for the electric vehicle bat...
Jul 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Battery recycling firms aim for 90% lithium recovery rates
A growing number of South Korean companies – from battery materials makers to power facilities builders – are jumping into the waste bat...
Jul 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia firm up ranking as world's 3rd; first-half profits improve
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group solidified its position as the world’s third-largest carmaker with improved profit margi...
Jul 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Doosan to enter EV sector with battery recycling business
South Korea’s major power plant builder Doosan Enerbility Co. plans to set up a battery recycling subsidiary, targeting the sector expecting r...
Jul 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Lotte to open Vietnam's largest shopping mall in Hanoi
Lotte Shopping Co., the retail arm of South Korea's fifth-largest conglomerate Lotte Group, announced plans on Thursday to inaugurate its extensive ...
Jul 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
OCI makes foray into battery materials market
South Korea's chemical and green energy company OCI has entered the battery materials market by landing a supply contract for key raw materials for ...
Jul 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Hyundai Steel extends profit streak in Q2 on brisk auto steel sales
Hyundai Steel Co., South Korea’s second-largest steelmaker, plans to ramp up automotive and eco-friendly steel production after posting an ope...
Jul 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Lotte's virtual human Lucy to debut in Thailand
South Korea's Lotte Home Shopping unveiled a plan on Wednesday to introduce its virtual influencer, Lucy, to Southeast Asia's burgeoning live commer...
Jul 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
S.Korea’s SK On launches domestic battery safety evaluation center
South Korean battery maker SK On has unveiled its state-of-the-art "SK On Battery Safety Evaluation Center" in Seosan, South Chungcheong Province. T...
Jul 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)