SKC co-invests $80 mn in battery materials maker Nexeon

SKC co-invests $80 mn in battery materials maker Nexeon

Chemical materials producer SKC Co. said on Jan. 26 its consortium has completed an $80 million investment in UK battery materials startup Nexeon ...

LG Energy, GM to build $2.6 bn battery plant in Michigan

LG Energy, GM to build $2.6 bn battery plant in Michigan

LG Energy Solution Ltd. and General Motors Co., plan to build the third US electric vehicle battery plant in Michigan with a $2.6 billion investment...

Behind the eye-popping numbers of LG Energy's IPO

Behind the eye-popping numbers of LG Energy's IPO

The initial public offering of South Korea's LG Energy Solution Ltd. drew a record 11,500 trillion won ($9.65 trillion) in bids from institutional i...

One in 10 Koreans rushes for LG Energy shares ahead of $8.6 billion IPO

One in 10 Koreans rushes for LG Energy shares ahead of $8.6 billion IPO

The world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. has set a new record for initial public offering demand, wit...

Kospi in lethargic trade ahead of LG Energy debut

Kospi in lethargic trade ahead of LG Energy debut

South Korea's benchmark stock index Kospi declined to its lowest closing level in one and a half months on Monday, moving in the opposite direction ...

LG Energy IPO fever lifts Korea’s battery stocks

LG Energy IPO fever lifts Korea’s battery stocks

LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s No. 2 battery maker, attracted a record $9.65 trillion demand for South Korea’s largest-ever initia...

LG Energy sets new IPO record with $9.65 trillion investor demand

LG Energy sets new IPO record with $9.65 trillion investor demand

LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest battery maker, has set a new record for an initial public offering with demand for its sha...

LG Energy takes on CATL as it prepares for Korea’s largest-ever IPO

LG Energy takes on CATL as it prepares for Korea’s largest-ever IPO

LG Energy Solution Ltd. has vowed to outrival the world’s top battery player CATL as the South Korean company is preparing for the country&rsq...

Kospi short sales hit $639 mn amid rate hike woes

Kospi short sales hit $639 mn amid rate hike woes

Short selling on the Korean stock market is soaring rapidly on concerns over the US Fed Reserve’s interest rate hike. Particularly, a large ...

Korea mulls measures on Indonesia’s coal export ban

Korea mulls measures on Indonesia’s coal export ban

South Korea is preparing measures to secure coal as Indonesia, the world’s largest supplier of thermal coal, banned exports of the commodity t...

BTS’ NFT venture hits sour note with fans

BTS’ NFT venture hits sour note with fans

SEOUL—When BTS unveiled plans last month to break into the NFT business, the South Korean boy band’s supporters revolted online, threate...

LG Energy to heat up Korea’s record IPO market in 2022

LG Energy to heat up Korea’s record IPO market in 2022

South Korea’s initial public offering market is expected to set a record in 2022, heating up from the start of the year as LG Energy Solution ...

Hyundai Heavy’s heir apparent to unveil future vision at CES 2022

Hyundai Heavy’s heir apparent to unveil future vision at CES 2022

Hyundai Heavy Industries Group’s heir apparent will introduce the future vision of the world’s largest shipbuilder at an upcoming US tra...

KFCC to increase alternative assets to 40% in three years

KFCC to increase alternative assets to 40% in three years

MG Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives (KFCC) will gradually increase its alternative investment proportion from the current early 30...

Energy-saving chips emerge as new battleground

Energy-saving chips emerge as new battleground

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) requirements are expected to drive high-performance chip demand higher, in particular from data center op...

Korea’s DL Energy to expand US power plant business

Korea’s DL Energy to expand US power plant business

South Korea’s DL Energy is set to expand its power plant business in the US.DL Energy, formerly known as Daelim Energy, said on Dec. 17 that i...

LG Chem, LG Energy acquire 2.6% of battery startup Li-Cycle for $51 million

LG Chem, LG Energy acquire 2.6% of battery startup Li-Cycle for $51 million

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 ...

LG Energy to adopt Siemens' digital factory technology

LG Energy to adopt Siemens' digital factory technology

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

Will LG Energy’s IPO overcharge?

Will LG Energy’s IPO overcharge?

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

LG Energy unveils IPO price band for Korea’s largest listing

LG Energy unveils IPO price band for Korea’s largest listing

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...

KRX approves preliminary review of LG Energy IPO

KRX approves preliminary review of LG Energy IPO

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-...

S.Korea to build solar power plants in Chile for $130 mn

S.Korea to build solar power plants in Chile for $130 mn

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 aims to raise $1.3 bn in rights offering

Doosan aims to raise $1.3 bn in rights offering

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

LG Energy to secure $1.36 bn to raise US battery output

LG Energy to secure $1.36 bn to raise US battery output

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...

Hanwha Solutions invests $100 mn in US energy startup Lancium

Hanwha Solutions invests $100 mn in US energy startup Lancium

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...

LG Energy to list end-January with enterprise value up to $67 billion

LG Energy to list end-January with enterprise value up to $67 billion

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...

Hyundai Motor Group seeks to buy Korea waste treatment firm

Hyundai Motor Group seeks to buy Korea waste treatment firm

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

POSCO to quadruple steel sheet production for eco-friendly cars

POSCO to quadruple steel sheet production for eco-friendly cars

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 to raise $130 mn for Australia hydrogen project

Hanwha Energy to raise $130 mn for Australia hydrogen project

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 to supply batteries to US fuel cell truck maker Nikola

LG Energy Solution to supply batteries to US fuel cell truck maker Nikola

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...

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