steel exports
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Rebars
Dongkuk makes strongest steel bar in S.Korea
Steelmaker Dongkuk Steel Mill Co. has become the first South Korean company to develop a reinforcing bar, or rebar, that can withstand 12.2 tons per...
Dec 04, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea set to overtake Japan as No. 5 exporter by 2026
South Korea is set to overtake Japan and become the world’s No. 5 export powerhouse by 2026 on grounds that the country will maintain its cu...
Dec 03, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Seoul shares break through 2,600 to hit record close
Economically sensitive stocks such as chips, steel and shipbuilding pushed the South Korean stock market to its strongest close on Nov. 23, with gro...
Nov 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
NPS set to up pressure on spicy Korean ramen exporter
The National Pension Service has signaled a possible exercise of shareholder rights against South Korea’s No. 3 instant noodle maker Samyang Foo...
Nov 18, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Korean steel majors positioned as 2021 market darlings
Corporate earnings generally come in line with estimates from market analysts, who closely monitor industry conditions. But this year, one sector anal...
Nov 18, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economic growth
Korean economy rebounds in Q3 on exports, challenges ahead
South Korea’s economy returned to growth in the third quarter on strong exports, marking the first quarterly expansion since the outbreak of the...
Oct 27, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
POSCO swings to Q3 operating profit vs Q2; steel demand on rise
POSCO, the world’s fifth-largest steelmaker, has swung to an operating profit in the third quarter from the second quarter, when it reported its...
Oct 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai exports hydrogen vehicles to world’s No. 1 oil producer Saudi Aramco
Hyundai Motor Co. has shipped four hydrogen-powered vehicles to Saudi Arabian Oil Co., the world’s largest oil producer, at a time when even the...
Sep 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt
Export-Import Bank of Korea sells $500 mn euro bonds with negative yield
The Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) has issued euro-currency bonds worth $500 million at a negative interest rate, the bank said on Sept. 15, less...
Sep 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
IMM PE to sell Hollys Coffee to Korean chemical-to-steel group
Seoul-based IMM Private Equity is in the final stages of talks to sell South Korea’s Hollys Coffee to the country’s chemical- to steel-foc...
Sep 09, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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South Korea GDP
Korean exports remain sluggish in Q2 as GDP sees worst contraction since 2008
South Korea's real gross domestic product contracted 3.2% quarter on quarter, posting 448.2 trillion won ($378.1 billion) in Q2, according t...
Sep 01, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Carlyle Group to exit from Korean OEM apparel exporter in seven years
The Carlyle Group has sold off its stake in South Korea's Yakjin Trading Corp., an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for global brands such a...
Aug 21, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Offshore production
SeAH Steel to build biggest offshore wind turbine monopile facility in UK
SeAH Steel Holdings Corporation is gearing up to construct the world's biggest monopile facility for offshore wind turbines following a memorandum of ...
Aug 21, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean dramas push cultural content exports beyond $10 billion
Korean dramas are becoming a worldwide phenomenon as they rise steadily to become one of Korea's major exports - even in countries that harb...
Aug 10, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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South Korea's exports
[Economy] Korea exports drop by 16.6% hitting the lowest in 56 years
South Korea's exports have plunged 16.6% during the second quarter, hitting the lowest record in 56 years since the fourth quarter of 1963 when it fel...
Jul 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt
Export-Import Bank of Korea ups Aussie bond sale size to $460 mn on demand
The Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) has nearly doubled the size of its planned new bond sale in Australia to A$700 million ($460 million) on stron...
May 20, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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KIC head to move to Korea Export-Import Bank as CEO
Sung-soo Eun, the chief executive of Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), was nominated as head of the Export-Import Bank of Korea, about one and a...
Sep 07, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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AgTech
Korean fruits keep high performance despite bad export situation
"Shinwha," a pear that's sweet and juicy even after 30 days at room temperature, "Kingsberry" with a subtle peach scent, and "Sweet Gold," a kiwifru...
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Steel
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Several steelmakers are considering building production bases in the US to survive the triple whammy of high tariff barriers, low emission requireme...
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