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Korean chipmakers
Samsung to apply AI, big data tech to entire chipmaking process
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, plans to use AI and big data technology in its chipmaking process to enhance pr...
Jun 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
Gucci invites S.Korean artist to horsebit 70th anniversary exhibition
The Gucci horsebit loafer, one of the most iconic products of the Italian luxury brand, is celebrating its 70th anniversary. The horsebit loafer is ...
Jun 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
LG Chem to sell $1.6 bn stake in LG Energy to foreign investors
South Korea’s leading chemicals company LG Chem Ltd. is slated to secure about 2 trillion won ($1.6 billion) by selling a minority stake in it...
Jun 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
POSCO Future M cut greenhouse gases 8.6% in 2022
South Korea's chemical company POSCO Future M Co. last year lowered greenhouse gases a surprising 8.6% from 2021. Reducing its CO2 emissions despite...
Jun 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia starts delivering electric SUV EV9 to customers
Kia Corp. announced on Sunday that its first large-scale electrified sport utility vehicle (SUV), the EV9, will be available for delivery to custome...
Jun 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
Lotte Shopping to raise $785 mn from Korean banks for ESG push
Lotte Shopping Co., the retail arm of South Korea's fifth-largest conglomerate Lotte Group, will tap 1 trillion won ($784.4 million) from two of the...
Jun 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Rolls-Royce unveils its first all-electric model, Spectre, in Seoul
Rolls-Royce has unveiled Spectre, the brand's first all-electric model, on Friday in Seoul for the first time in the Asia-Pacific region.The exterio...
Jun 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG, Samsung showcase new battery packs at InterBattery Europe 2023
MUNICH – South Korea’s two leading battery makers – LG Energy Solution Ltd. and Samsung SDI Co. – on Wednesday unveiled low-...
Jun 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SKIET bets big on Europe's battery separator market
DABROWA GORNICZA, Poland – The production line of lithium-ion battery separators in SK IE Technology Co.’s (SKIET) factory in Dąbrowa G&...
Jun 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI, GM to build JV plant for EV batteries in Indiana
South Korea's major secondary battery maker Samsung SDI Co. and General Motors (GM) of the US will set up a joint venture (JV) plant for electric ve...
Jun 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO breaks ground on lithium hydroxide plant in S.Korea
POSCO Holdings Inc., the holding company of the world’s sixth-largest steel maker,held a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday to mark the commen...
Jun 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SKC to sell unit to Glenwood PE at $390 mn for future biz
SKC Ltd., a South Korean chemical materials maker, is set to sell a subsidiary to Glenwood Private Equity in a deal estimated at 500 billion won ($3...
Jun 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai's Kona Electric nears 300,000 in cumulative sales
Kona Electric, the best-selling Korean electric vehicle (EV) of Hyundai Motor Co.'s compact sports utility vehicle (SUV), is on the verge of reachin...
Jun 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korea’s cathode supplier L&F aims to make it big with anodes: CEO
DAEGU – L&F Co., a former LCD backlight unit maker, has long been a stranger even to locals in Daegu, a provincial city 165 km away from S...
Jun 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
LG Uplus to use UAM to slash EMS transportation time
South Korea's internet service provider LG Uplus Corp. on Thursday said it signed an agreement with the municipal government of Jinju, South Gyeongs...
Jun 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy to expand EV battery care with 7 imported car dealers
South Korea's LG Energy Solution Ltd. has teamed up with seven imported car dealers in the country to expand the company's electric vehicle (EV) b...
Jun 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Korean battery maker SK On attracts $400 mn from Hillhouse
South Korean battery maker SK On Co. has secured $400 million from Hillhouse, a Singapore-headquartered asset management firm, investment banking so...
Jun 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
POSCO Int'l to supply nearly 7 mn motor cores to Hyundai Motor
South Korea's largest trading company POSCO International on Thursday said its affiliate POSCO Mobility Solution will supply motor cores to Hyundai ...
Jun 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Glonet: A case of Korea's logistics David vs Japan’s shipping Goliath
TOKYO – Glonet Co. is a novice logistics company hardly known in Japan’s time-honored shipping industry.The small South Korean shipping ...
Jun 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Hyundai, SK battery JV may receive up to $700 mn in US grants
Hyundai Motor Co. and SK On Co. could receive up to $700 million in US tax breaks and grants for their electric vehicle battery plant under construc...
Jun 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy, Novonix join hands for US EV battery material
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s third-largest electric vehicle battery maker, has teamed up with Novonix Ltd., an Australian cell ingredi...
Jun 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Investment in battery raw materials raises sodium hydroxide prices
The price of sodium hydroxide or caustic soda, an essential component in the smelting of raw materials for producing batteries, is rising because So...
Jun 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis to expand vehicle module facility in S.Korea
South Korea’s Hyundai Mobis Co. will build its third automotive module plant in Ulsan, South Korea, where its parent Hyundai Motor Group opera...
Jun 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO launches first product from its low-carbon Greenate brand
South Korea's top steelmaker POSCO on Sunday launched the first product from its low-carbon brand Greenate.Greenate features distribution-type produ...
Jun 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SKIET signs deal to supply secondary battery separators to N.America
SK IE Technology Co. (SKIET), an SK Innovation-affiliated manufacturer of secondary battery separators, is set to move into the North American marke...
Jun 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
S.Korea's Tada ride-hailing app introduces English service for foreigners
South Korean ride-hailing platform TADA, operated by VCNC, announced on Thursday the introduction of an English language service to its app, in a mo...
Jun 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy to expand smart factory systems to N.America JVs
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. will introduce smart manufacturing systems to all its joint venture battery plants under construction in...
Jun 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
POSCO to comply with IRA rules to access battery tax breaks: chairman
NEW YORK – POSCO Group, which owns South Korea’s largest steelmaker, has been striving to transform into a low-carbon conglomerate by sh...
Jun 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Toray to move into battery separator business
Toray Advanced Materials Korea Inc., a South Korea-based producer of chemical materials and technology products, is entering the battery separator f...
Jun 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Innotek develops flexible vehicle lighting Nexlide-M
South Korea's electronic component maker LG Innotek on Wednesday announced the release of Nexlide-M, or a flexible 3D lighting component for vehicle...
Jun 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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