Industry and Energy

South Korea’s top chemical manufacturer LG Chem Ltd. and its battery affiliate LG Energy Solution Ltd. have acquired a combined 2.6% stake in ...

South Korea's LG Energy Solution Ltd. plans to adopt Siemens AG's smart factory technology to accelerate the digitization of its battery manufacturi...

The world’s second-largest electric-vehicle battery maker, LG Chem-owned LG Energy, is hoping a separate listing will give the ...

South Korea has officially declared its plan to join a mega Trans-Pacific free trade deal, called the CPTPP, following China’s application to ...

The European Union’s expected objection to the combination of the world’s two largest shipbuilders – Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. ...

South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. has set an initial public offering price band for the largest-ever initial listing in the country next...

The Korea Exchange (KRX) on Nov. 30 approved a preliminary review of LG Energy Solution Ltd.’s listing, paving the way for one of the largest-...

South Korea is planning to build solar photovoltaic power plants in Chile, investing $130 million, in a move to help local companies expand their re...

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., South Korean conglomerate Doosan Group’s subsidiary, agreed to raise 1.5 trillion won ($1.3 ...

LG Energy Solution Ltd. is set to secure $1.36 billion to expand US battery output capacity, joining the fundraising race among South Korean battery...

South Korea’s Hanwha Solutions Corp. has invested in a US data center energy management startup as part of its new business model to embrace t...

Financial shares related to the metaverse and non-fungible tokens, which have been on a surge in recent weeks, are seeing a correction. With forei...

LG Energy Solution Ltd. will list its shares on the main bourse around the end of January, valuing the top South Korean battery maker between 70 tri...

Lotte Chemical Corp. is seeking to acquire major stakes in a few specialty chemical companies in Japan as the South Korean company aims to expand it...

Hyundai Engineering Co., Hyundai Motor Group’s construction arm, has joined the race to buy a South Korean garbage treatment company as the gr...

Backed by the growth of the information technology and bio-related industries in South Korea, Korea Scientists and Engineers Mutual-Aid Associatio...

South Korean steelmaking giant POSCO Co. is slated to quadruple its production of non-grain-oriented electrical steel sheet, a key material in the...

Hanwha Energy Corp. of South Korea's Hanwha Group will raise about 150 billion won ($130 million) from Woori Private Equity to fund its solar energy...

LG Energy Solution Ltd., a leading South Korean battery maker, has signed a deal to supply batteries to Nikola Corp., a US hydrogen fuel cell electr...

The diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) shortage in South Korea stemming from China's suspension of urea exports is getting worse, as local DEF inventories a...

Blending Core & Non-Core Investments to Capitalize on the High Conviction Industrial Sector What is the current outlook and wh...

Sartorius AG, German laboratory equipment and raw material maker, is slated to invest $300 million in the next three years to build a plant in South...

Founded in 2020 Alderwood is an investor in asset management GP stakes. The team behind Alderwood has invested together for 20 years, making it ...

SeAH Group, a South Korean mid-size special steel conglomerate, is set to post record earnings this year on the back of the global steel supercycle ...

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. and Airbus SE, a European multinational aerospace company, are jointly entering the satellite business to capture ...

SK E&S Co. is in talks with a number of private equity firms and financial investors to sell energy storage systems (ESS) and solar energy devel...

When SM Group, formerly known as Samla Midas Group, took over assets of bankrupt Hanjin Shipping Co., for 37 billion won ($32 million) at the end of...

Korea Investment Corp. (KIC) plans to increase alternative investments to a quarter of its portfolio by 2027 from the current 16%, its CEO Jin Seoun...

Kwon Young-soo, the No. 2 leader of South Korea's LG Group, will be appointed as the chief executive officer of LG Energy Solution Ltd. next month, ...

Investor confidence has waned in South Korea in line with stock market instability. Stock prices of some newly listed companies have failed to mee...