Hyundai Mobis breaks ground on $1.1 bn hydrogen fuel cell plants

Hyundai Mobis Co., the auto parts unit of Hyundai Motor Group, on Thursday broke ground on a hydrogen fuel cell plant, part of its 1.32 trillion won...

Korea to require power plants to use more renewable energy resources

South Korea plans to require domestic power companies to consume more renewable energy resources for electricity production. The move is a part of t...

SK becomes first Korean oil producer from plastic waste

SK Group has become South Korea's first company to extract oil from plastic waste and use the eco-friendly oil as a feedstock of oil refining and pe...

POSCO breaks ground on $101 million battery recycling plant

South Korea’s top steelmaker POSCO on Thursday broke ground on its 120 billion won ($101 million) plant to extract nickel, lithium and cobalt,...

SK Innovation, Ford to invest $11.4 billion to build largest EV battery JV

SK Innovation Co. and Ford Co. will invest a combined $11.4 billion to build an assembly and battery complex and two additional battery factories in...

Taylor city in Texas likely to host Samsung’s new US chip plant

The global semiconductor industry is keeping a close eye on whether Taylor, a city located in Williamson County of Texas and the most probable site ...

LG Electronics turns home appliance plant into smart factory

South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. said on Thursday it is turning its main home appliance plant into a smart factory, which improves productivi...

GS E&C to build EV battery recycling plant near POSCO

GS Engineering & Construction Co. (GS E&C) has launched the construction of its first lithium-ion battery recycling plant in a South Korean ...

Hyundai, LG Energy break ground on $1.1 bn Indonesia battery plant

Hyundai Motor Co. and LG Energy Solution Ltd. have begun construction of a $1.1 billion battery cell plant in Indonesia as the two South Korean comp...

SK, Group14 Technologies to build $726 mn battery material plant

SK Materials Co., the industrial gas manufacturing affiliate of SK Group, said on Tuesday it is jointly investing 850 billion won ($726 million) wit...

EcoPro BM to reveal overseas production plans in mid-Oct

South Korea’s battery materials maker EcoPro BM Co. is set to unveil its plans for manufacturing in other countries including the United State...

LG set to fund OLED plant expansion with over $400 mn in new bonds

LG Display Co. will likely raise around 500 billion ($430 million) in new bond issues, more than its planned 300 billion won, to finance the expansi...

SK Ecoplant to sell plant building business before IPO

SK Ecoplant Co., formerly known as SK Engineering & Construction Co., is in advanced stages of talks with a consortium of South Korea-based IUM ...

KOGAS, Hanwha-led group to build Vietnam LNG power plant

Korea Gas Corp. (KOGAS) and Hanwha Energy Corp.-led group was set to build a $4.8 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) power plant in Vietnam that is...

LG Chem to set up next-generation bio-oil plant in Korea

South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. plans to build a next-generation bio-oil plant in the country with a local biodiesel company as the petrochemical m...

LG Energy Solution, SK Innovation raise global battery market shares

LG Energy Solution Ltd. and SK Innovation Co. expanded global battery market shares, leading steady growth in South Korea’s battery industry.S...

Sumitomo Chemical to build $90 million photoresist plant in S.Korea

Japan’s major chemical company Sumitomo Chemical Co. will invest more than 10 billion yen ($91 million) in South Korea to manufacture photores...

Chinese, Korean carmakers penetrate Japanese-dominated Indonesia

Hyundai Motor Co. is set to start producing automobiles in Indonesia around the end of this year to attract drivers in the Southeast Asia’s ...

Samsung Electro-Mechanics to benefit as COVID-19 slams competitors

Samsung Electro-Mechanics is expected to benefit as the COVID-19 has hit its competitors in the global multi-layer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) market.T...

LG Chem to spend $2.2 billion to build 10 new eco-friendly factories

LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s top chemical maker, said on Thursday it is spending 2.6 trillion won ($2.2 billion) to strengthen its green busine...

Samsung SDI may build battery plant in Illinois

e Samsung SDI Co., one of South Korea's top three electric vehicle battery makers, is considering building its first US battery plant in central Il...

Samsung SDI may build battery plant in Illinois

Samsung SDI Co., one of South Korea's top three electric vehicle battery makers, is considering building its first US battery plant in central Illin...

LG Chem to power China battery plants with 100% renewable energy

South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. says it is powering its two battery component plants in China with 100% renewable energy purchased from Chinese p...

Hyundai Heavy wins third offshore plant project in 2021

Hyundai Heavy Industries Group’s shipbuilding unit Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) has landed its third large-scale offsh...

Hanwha, Korea Western Power to test mixed hydrogen combustion

Hanwha General Chemical Co. and Korea Western Power Co. joined hands for the first test in the country to use mixed hydrogen combustion technologies...

Lotte to resume $4.4 bn Indonesia petrochemical project next year

Lotte Group plans to resume a $4.4 billion petrochemical project in Indonesia next year as it aims to expand the business in Southeast Asia where de...

Hyundai Motor, LG Energy to build $1.1 bn EV battery plant in Indonesia

Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution Ltd. will invest $1.1 billion in an electric vehicle (EV) battery cell factory in Indonesia to capture As...

POSCO to build $200 mn nickel refining plant to ramp up battery materials

POSCO, the world’s fifth-largest steelmaker by output, said on Wednesday it is spending 230 billion won ($200 million) to build a nickel sulfa...

Samsung SDI to build EV battery plant in US

Samsung SDI Co. plans to set up an electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in the US, joining South Korean battery producers’ move to gain ground ...

SK, China's Joyvio to launch $90 mn alternative food fund

SK Inc., the investment arm of South Korea's SK Group, will launch a 100 billion won ($90 million) fund jointly with Joyvio Group, a unit of Chinese...