renewable energy procurement
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Carbon neutrality
SK E&S, Australia’s Santos eye joint carbon capture, hydrogen projects
SK E&S Co., the natural gas business unit of South Korea’s SK Group, and Australia’s leading energy company Santos Ltd. are seeking ...
May 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2022
Infrastructure shines amid rising inflation, Korean LPs say
Major institutional investors in South Korea have a largely positive outlook on infrastructure amid the macroeconomic risks, such as inflation and...
May 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy, SK On to raise yields with smart factory solutions
LG Energy Solution Ltd. and SK On Co., the world’s No. 2 and No. 5 electric vehicle battery makers, plan to adopt smart factory solutions to i...
May 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
Hanwha to boost defense, aerospace biz with $2.1 bn spending
Hanwha Group, South Korea’s chemical-to-financial conglomerate, is set to invest 37.6 trillion won ($29.8 billion) in future growth sectors su...
May 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy, SK On to add prismatic types to EV cell lineups
LG Energy Solution Ltd. and SK On Co., the world’s No. 2 and No. 5 battery makers, respectively, are set to add prismatic batteries to their l...
May 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy completes LFP battery development for Tesla
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s No. 2 battery producer, boosted its muscle to court industry leader China’s Con...
May 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy begins joint research on smart factory tech with elite institute
LG Energy Solution Ltd. and Pohang-based Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology (RIST) announced Wednesday they will embark on join...
May 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Rebellions to join pre-unicorn list via Series A Funding
Rebellions Inc., a South Korean AI-powered fabless startup, is in the final stage of the Series A Funding Round with 70 billion won ($54.9 million) ...
May 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
SK E&S invests $110 million in world’s largest carbon capture project
SK E&S Co., the natural gas business unit of South Korea’s SK Group, is investing $110 million for a 10% stake in Summit Carbon Solutions ...
May 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Investors
Renewables emerge as LPs' top infrastructure sector
Key asset owners of South Korea will continue to expand their offshore infrastructure portfolios next year, and renewable energy is their top pick in ...
May 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hyundai Electric's monthly orders hit record in April
Hyundai Electric & Energy Systems Co., an electric system spinoff from South Korean shipbuilding giant Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., said on May...
May 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy to spend more on battery capacity expansion
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker, plans to spend more on global capacity expansion than init...
Apr 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
LG Chem becomes 1st Korean long-term renewables buyer
LG Chem Ltd. has become the first South Korean company to buy renewable energy on a long-term basis as part of an effort to make a full switch to re...
Apr 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Affinity Equity to refinance Serveone to recoup investment
Affinity Equity Partners is in the process of raising 700 billion won ($565 million) to recapitalize South Korea's Serveone Co. in an attempt to rec...
Apr 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Korea’s Yoon govt to raise nuclear power to 34% of energy source
South Korea’s incoming government plans to extend the service life of eight more nuclear power plants than originally planned as President-ele...
Apr 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy-led group to set up $9 bn Indonesia battery value chain
A consortium led by LG Energy Solution Ltd., the global No. 2 electric vehicle battery maker, will invest $9 billion in a battery value chain in Ind...
Apr 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
China’s tighter grip on minerals boosts costs for Korean battery makers
South Korea’s major battery makers and materials suppliers are suffering from soaring battery raw materials prices as China is tightening its ...
Apr 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Low-carbon energy costs to haunt airlines from 2025
The European Union's tougher emission standards are creating a new headache for airline companies, which are raising their international flights to ...
Apr 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Energy Q1 profit beats forecast on strong demand, price hikes
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker, reported a lower-than-expected decline in quarterly profit...
Apr 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Startups need to embrace ESG, industry insiders say
Environmental initiatives such as RE100 and high Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards are not just for conglomerates anymore, accor...
Apr 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
S.Korea to scrap ambitious 2050 renewable energy target
South Korea’s incoming government will scrap the country’s ambitious goals of expanding renewable energy sources to 70% of the electrici...
Apr 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Healthcare
EDGC enters US procurement market with medical supplies
Eone Diagnomics Genome Center Co. (EDGC), a South Korean healthcare firm specializing in genetic analysis technology, is set to enter the US governm...
Mar 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Rising global TV prices: A boon and risk for Samsung, LG
Global TV prices rose by a third last year and are expected to continue their uptrend this year, which could be a boon for the world’s two lar...
Mar 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hanwha Solutions wins France's solar farm project
Q Cells, a renewable energy division of South Korea's Hanwha Solutions Corp., has clinched a large-scale solar energy project in France, acceleratin...
Mar 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SK E&S buys EverCharge to enter US EV charging market
South Korea’s SK E&S Co. acquired US electric vehicle charging solution provider EverCharge Inc. to start the business in the world’...
Mar 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy, Stellantis to build $4.1 billion battery plant in Canada
The world’s second-largest battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. and multinational automaker Stellantis N.V. have agreed to build a $4.1 billi...
Mar 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy considers billion-dollar battery plant in Arizona
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. may build a billion-dollar battery plant in the US state of Arizona to meet growing demand in North Amer...
Mar 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Short selling
LG Energy shares at lowest since IPO on short-selling concerns
Shares of LG Energy Solution Ltd. on Friday fell to their lowest level since the top South Korean battery maker went public in January on market con...
Mar 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
S.Korea seen to benefit from MSCI's Russia removal
MSCI Inc.'s decision to remove Russian stocks from its emerging markets indexes from later next week stirred up expectations that as much as $3.4 bi...
Mar 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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War in Ukraine
S.Korea to support firms to offset damage of Ukraine crisis
South Korea is set to provide financial support of up to $1.7 billion to exporters in a move to minimize the impact of the escalating crisis in Ukra...
Feb 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)