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Economy
Semiconductor export recovery powers S.Koreans’ income in Q3
A recovery in semiconductor exports led an increase in South Koreans’ income in the third quarter, although the earnings growth momentum may n...
Dec 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Supply chain
China’s urea halts raise specter of another logistics crisis in Korea
China has halted customs clearance on its exports of urea, a substance used to reduce carbon emissions in diesel vehicles, raising the prospect of a...
Dec 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
S.Korea, Japan seal 3-year $10 bn currency swap deal
South Korea and Japan on Friday revived their bilateral currency swap line to boost their dollar liquidity amid improved diplomatic relations.The tw...
Dec 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Korean defense sector to offset semiconductor downturn: FT
South Korea’s defense sector is enjoying booming demand from countries across the world that are cutting their reliance on Russian weapons, of...
Nov 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
EcoPro Materials' Kospi debut draws investors for short-term gains
Shares in EcoPro Materials Co., South Korean battery materials maker EcoPro Group’s unit that went public on Nov. 17, are skyrocketing as reta...
Nov 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
L&F to invest $1.9 bn to build key battery materials plants
DAEGU, South Korea – L&F Co., South Korea’s major cathode supplier seeking to transform into a comprehensive battery materials produ...
Nov 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Lotte Fine to invest $99 mn to up green materials sales by 6 times
Lotte Fine Chemical Co., South Korea’s largest ammonia producer, will spend a total of 129 billion won ($99 million) in an aim to become the w...
Nov 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Semiconductors likely to lead Korea’s export growth for 2nd month
South Korea’s semiconductor exports accelerated their recovery in the first 20 days of November, data showed on Tuesday, adding to hopes that ...
Nov 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Trafigura to invest in S.Korea’s EV cell materials maker
Trafigura, a major global commodity trader, is set to invest in a South Korean electric vehicle battery raw materials manufacturer to take advantage...
Nov 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Chem, SNU to jointly develop next-generation material
South Korea's LG Chem Ltd. partnered with Seoul National University (SNU) to develop next-generation material technologies, including pivotal materi...
Nov 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On, BASF tie up for EV battery materials business
SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest electric vehicle battery maker, and BASF SE, a major global cell materials producer, joined forces for th...
Nov 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
SK Geo breaks ground on $1.4 bn plastic recycling cluster
South Korea’s SK Geo Centric Co. on Wednesday broke ground on a waste plastic recycling complex to transform itself into a green petrochemical...
Nov 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
After a boom and bust, the chip industry Is regaining its health
The global semiconductor industry is bottoming out, executives say, signaling a rebound in some areas of technology and providing relief for the U.S...
Nov 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea’s semiconductor exports rebound in 1st 10 days of November
South Korea’s semiconductor exports rose in the first 10 days of November, reversing their 13-month downward trend, data show, raising the pro...
Nov 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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P&O Chemicals completes pitch plant for cathode materials
South Korea's P&O Chemical, a joint venture of POSCO Future M Co. and OCI Holdings Co. completed the pitch plant in Tancheon Industrial Complex,...
Nov 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
KDI cuts Korea growth forecasts, ups inflation predictions
A South Korean government think tank has cut its growth forecast in Asia’s fourth-largest economy for this year and next but raised inflation ...
Nov 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
VCs give thumbs up to EV, parts/materials, travel tech
The venture capital funding crunch has continued through this year in South Korea but VCs have raised their stakes in select companies in the electr...
Nov 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Holdings to secure lithium from oil-field brine in Canada
South Korea's POSCO Holdings Inc. announced on Wednesday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Invest Alberta Corporation (IAC) in Seou...
Nov 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy, SK On to delay battery JVs with Ford as demand slows
South Korea’s leading battery makers are postponing their plans to start operations of their joint ventures with Ford Motor Co. as the growth ...
Nov 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
SK Geo Centric switches to recycled materials for petchem packaging
South Korea’s SK Geo Centric Co. is using recycled materials for product packaging as it aims to transform itself into a green petrochemical p...
Nov 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Research & Development
POSCO to build 2nd N.EX.T Hub research institute in Seongnam city
POSCO Group, which owns South Korea’s largest steelmaker, plans to build a second research institute near Seoul to support the conglomerate&rs...
Nov 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea exports snap year-long slide as chips regain momentum
South Korean exports rose in October for the first time in 13 months as semiconductors, the country’s top export item, are on course to regain...
Nov 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO International, Lotte Energy in $4.4 bn battery materials supply deal
POSCO International Corp. has signed a 6 trillion won ($4.4 billion) deal to supply raw materials used to make copper foil, a battery component, to ...
Nov 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
HD Hyundai Oilbank secures bio-based material supply network
South Korea's HD Hyundai Oilbank announced on Tuesday it signed contracts with Indonesia's Korindo Group and Korea's LX International for the purcha...
Oct 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Chem, LX Hausys develop material delaying battery thermal runaway
South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. and its spinoff LX Hausys Ltd. have jointly developed a material that delays the thermal runaway of electric vehicl...
Oct 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
SK Geo Centric to supply recycled plastic materials to Amcor
SK Geo Centric Co., a South Korean petrochemical company, announced on Thursday it has entered into an agreement to supply recycled plastic material...
Oct 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Future M sees cathode material prices falling 12% in Q4
South Korean electric vehicle battery materials maker POSCO Future M Co. predicts that cathode material prices in the fourth quarter will drop as mu...
Oct 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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POSCO Int’l determined to outsmart Japanese trading firms
POSCO International Corp., the general trading and energy exploration unit of steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., will step up its efforts to outsmart ...
Oct 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Tesla supplier L&F to ink $15 bn materials deal in Europe
L&F Co., a South Korean electric vehicle battery materials supplier to Tesla Inc., is set to sell products in Europe through an estimated $15 bi...
Oct 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Toray Advanced Materials to spur carbon fiber production in Korea
Toray Advanced Materials Korea Inc. (TAK) broke ground on its new facility for carbon fiber production in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province on Monday,...
Oct 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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