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Steel
POSCO's steel H-beam gets highest certification for seismic resistance
POS-H, an H-beam or steel beam made of rolled steel in the shape of the letter "H," of South Korean steelmaker POSCO’s premium brand of steel ...
May 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Lotte Chemical projects recovery in Q2 after 4th consecutive loss in Q1
Lotte Chemical Corp. suffered its fourth consecutive operating loss in the first quarter due to a prolonged petrochemical slowdown amid the global e...
May 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
SK Chemicals to show eco-friendly cosmetic containers in China
South Korea's SK Chemicals Co. will participate in the China Beauty Expo 2023, hold in Shanghai, China, from May 12 for three days. This event is ...
May 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Kolon Industries to increase aramid pulp production for EVs
Kolon Industries Inc., a leading industrial materials maker in South Korea, said on Wednesday it will inject 22 billion won ($16.6 million) to expan...
May 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Hyundai Steel launches online mall Hcore Store
South Korea's Hyundai Steel on Tuesday said it launched the e-commerce platform Hcore Store on a pilot basis to boost domestic sales of steel materi...
May 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
EcoPro BM share drops as falling material costs forecast to hurt revenue
EcoPro BM Co., the top stock on South Korea’s junior bourse Kosdaq, declined on Wednesday as some brokerage houses have downgraded the shares ...
May 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On to develop anode materials with Westwater Resources of US
South Korea's electric vehicle (EV) battery maker SK On and the American graphite company Westwater Resources will jointly develop anode materials f...
May 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
CJ CheilJedang gets FDA approval for biodegradable packaging material
South Korea's largest food and bio company CJ CheilJedang Corp. announced on Thursday that its biodegradable material polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) has...
May 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Merck to build biopharma raw material plant in Korea
Global pharmaceutical company Merck is considering a plan to establish a biopharmaceutical raw material production facility in Daejeon.South Korean ...
May 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SKIET to supply battery separators to major client in China
South Korea’s battery separator maker SK IE Technology Co. (SKIET) will supply separators to a major electric vehicle (EV) battery maker in Ch...
May 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung foundry backlogs top $74.6 bn for logic chip biz goal
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s No. 2 foundry player, has secured contract semiconductor manufacturing order backlogs of more than 100 tr...
Apr 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO to supply steel, lithium byproducts as ceramic materials
South Korea's POSCO Group announced on Friday that it will support the pottery and craft industry by utilizing byproducts generated during the produ...
Apr 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea, US to jointly invest $60 mn for student exchange programs
South Korea and the United States have agreed to jointly invest $60 million in the exchange of young professionals in the field of science and techn...
Apr 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea to offer subsidies to foreigners investing in advanced technologies
Foreign companies investing in the fields of semiconductor, display and secondary batteries, which are part of South Korea's national strategic tech...
Apr 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Future M to supply LG Energy Solution $22.6 bn worth of cathodes
POSCO Future M Co. on Wednesday signed a long-term contract with LG Energy Solution Ltd. (LGES) to supply 30.26 trillion won ($22.6 billion) worth o...
Apr 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
POSCO beats Lotte to join S.Korea’s top 5 conglomerates
Steel giant POSCO has joined the ranks of South Korea’s top five conglomerates for the first time, supported by strong earnings from its recha...
Apr 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea's BSI under 100 for 12th straight month
The economic outlook of South Korean manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors is negative for May, marking the 12th consecutive month of such p...
Apr 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
EcoPro sets sights on Europe with $286 million cathode plant in Hungary
South Korea’s EcoPro Co., a leading battery materials maker, has begun construction of a 380 billion won ($286 million) cathode plant in Hunga...
Apr 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Samsung Display to use waste glass in cement to erect new HQ
South Korea's Samsung Display will use recycled cement using waste glass from the display production process to build a new headquarters.The company...
Apr 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Glenwood files $40 mn arbitration claim against Baring PEA
Glenwood Private Equity has filed an arbitration claim of about 50 billion won ($40 million) against Baring Private Equity Asia (Baring PEA), after ...
Apr 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG bonds
POSCO Future M to issue $226 mn Korean green bonds
South Korea's battery component maker POSCO Future M Co. (formerly POSCO Chemical) announced on Friday that it will issue 300 billion won ($226 mill...
Apr 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
KCCI, Seoul Japan Club forms economic study group
South Korean and Japanese businesspeople form a study group to strengthen economic cooperation between the two countries.The Korea Chamber of Commer...
Apr 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Seoul Semiconductor's Sunlike LED is installed in Volvo's new EV
Seoul Semiconductor Co. Ltd., a South Korean LED light manufacturer, announced on Tuesday that Volvo's new electric sports utility vehicle (SUV) EX9...
Apr 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Chem, China’s Huayou Cobalt to build $923 million precursor plant
South Korea’s top chemicals company LG Chem Ltd. and its Chinese partner Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. will launch a 1.2 trillion won ($923 milli...
Apr 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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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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Korean startups
ASICLAND, TSMC’s sole Korean partner, eyes 2023 IPO
ASICLAND Co. is the only South Korean semiconductor design house for the world’s largest foundry TSMC Co., which manufactures chips for about ...
Apr 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
S.Korean GS, Daebo invest in domestic AI semiconductor firm
South Korea's Sapeon, artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor subsidiary of SK Telecom Co., said on Wednesday that it has signed a memorandum of ...
Apr 12, 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)