SK Innovation to restore Vietnam’s mangrove forests in ESG initiative

SK Innovation Co. has signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of Tra Vinh, a province in southern Vietnam and MangLub, a local soci...

SK Innovation E&S to secure 10 mn tons of LNG to compete with BP, Shell

SK Innovation E&S (SKI E&S), the natural gas business unit of South Korea’s SK Innovation Co., is set to begin an LNG trading business...

PCB maker Isupetasys cancels M&A with carbon nanotube producer

South Korean printed circuit board (PCB) maker Isupetasys Co. has withdrawn a 300-billion-won ($210 million) deal to buy Jeio Co., one of the countr...

Korea Investment Holdings’ MSCI ESG rating upgraded to A

Korea Investment Holdings Co. said on Thursday it was upgraded by three notches from B to A in the MSCI ESG rating this year.The MSCI ESG rating is ...

HMM introduces S.Korea's first LNG-powered vessels

South Korea's HMM Co. said on Friday that it will introduce two 7,700 TEU (1 TEU equals one 20-foot container) container ships powered by liquefied ...

Lotte E&C develops low-carbon cement construction

Lotte Engineering & Construction (E&C) said on Tuesday developed carbon dioxide-infused mortar technology for flooring with Hanil Cement Co....

HD Hyundai, Amogy, SK to co-work on ammonia-hydrogen power

South Korea's HD Hyundai Infracore Co. said on Monday it partnered with Amogy Inc., a US-based ammonia-powered systems developer, and SK Innova...

HD Hyundai OCI supplies recycled tire materials to Hankook Tire

HD Hyundai OCI, the petrochemical affiliate of HD Hyundai Oilbank, said on Tuesday it started to supply Hankook Tire & Technology with recycled ...

Hyundai Motor Group six affiliates to strengthen carbon neutrality

Hyundai Motor Group said on Monday that six affiliates and Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for...

HD Hyundai to build int'l standards for carbon emissions

South Korea's HD Hyundai Marine Solution Co. said on Wednesday that it signed a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Agreement with HD Hyundai Samho and the ...

Hanwha unveils carbon-free gas carrier amid tougher rules

Hanwha Ocean Co., South Korea’s third-largest shipbuilder, has introduced a carbon-free gas carrier to meet the growing demand for eco-friendl...

SK E&S mulls sale of real estate to boost clean energy biz

SK E&S Co., the natural gas business unit of South Korea’s SK Group, is considering selling its real estate asset in Seoul, which is expec...

SK E&S creates value chain from FPSO, gas field project to carbon capture

SINGAPORE – At Seatrium Admiralty Yard on Jurong Island, southwest of Singapore, some 2,000 workers are busy welding gas pipes and doing other...

LG Group publishes 2023 ESG Report

LG Group announced on Thursday that it has published the "2023 ESG Report," detailing its sustainability management achievements in 2023 and its fut...

Lotte Fine Chemical, JEFA to collaborate on clean ammonia value chain

Lotte Fine Chemical Co., a subsidiary of South Korea's Lotte Chemical Corp., said on Friday that it signed a Clean Ammonia Value Chain Agreement (JC...

Korea’s Ssangyong C&E exports eco-friendly limestone cement to US

Ssangyong C&E Co., a leading South Korean cement maker, said on Monday it has exported 30,000 tons of low-carbon limestone cement to the US &nda...

SK Earthon wins Australian carbon storage exploration rights

SK Earthon Co., the energy resources exploration and production (E&P) unit of South Korea’s top energy company SK Innovation Co., will spe...

GS Caltex to capture and utilize carbon with own technology

South Korea's GS Caltex Corp. will launch a carbon capture and utilization (CCU) project in collaboration with South Jeolla Province and Yeosu City ...

Hyosung to sell its specialty gas unit for $943 mn to Korean PEs

South Korea’s Hyosung Group is poised to sell a 100% stake in its specialty and industrial gas unit to a consortium led by IMM Private Equity ...

POSCO gears up for carbon-free steelmaking with hydrogen

POHANG, North Gyeongsang Province – POSCO, the world’s seventh-largest steelmaker, is set to significantly reduce emissions in the produ...

Hyundai Steel builds global sales network of low-carbon steel

South Korea’s Hyundai Steel Co. announced on Tuesday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with European customers to sell low-ca...

Doosan Enerbility to introduce carbon reduction tech at Thai power plant

South Korea's Doosan Enerbility Co. plans to introduce carbon reduction technologies, including ammonia co-firing and carbon capture, utilization an...

Hyundai E&C to build S.Korea's first nuclear-linked hydrogen plant

South Korea's Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. (Hyundai E&C) will lead a consortium to build the nation's first hydrogen production fa...

SK Ecoplant's Wayble Decarbon gets GIS certification

South Korea's SK Ecoplant Co. announced on Friday that its corporate carbon management platform Wayble Decarbon has obtained the country's first gre...

Hanwha Ocean gets approval for LCO2 carrier from ABS

South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co. said on Thursday it received Approval in Principle (AIP) from classification society ABS for a 40,000 cubic meter liq...

Ineos, Hanwha mull joint US low-carbon ammonia project

Global chemical company Ineos Group Ltd. and South Korea’s Hanwha Group have teamed up to assess building a low-carbon ammonia facility in the...

SK Hynix mulls HBM production in Japan, US

SK Hynix Inc. is investigating the possibility of building a plant for high-bandwidth memory (HBM), vital for generative artificial intelligence, in...

POSCO Future M completes carbon footprint verification

POSCO Future M Co., South Korea’s anode materials producer, has completed the international standard verification for the carbon footprint of ...

Japan’s Toray to spend $366 mn on Korean capacity expansion

Japan’s Toray Industries Inc., the leading global carbon textile manufacturer, plans to spend 500 billion won ($366.3 million) to expand eco-f...

Doosan to make new fuel cell for hydrogen power plant deals

South Korea’s Doosan Fuel Cell Co. plans to begin mass production of a new phosphoric acid fuel cell (PAFC) model, which is expected to raise ...