Korea Semiconductor Academy launched to nurture field workers

The Korea Semiconductor Academy was established Thursday with former SK Hynix CEO Seok-hee Lee at its helm.The launch ceremony was held at the Korea...

SK Inc. bulks up green investments to achieve net zero by 2035

SK Inc., the investment arm of South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate SK Group, is taking preemptive steps to expand its eco-friendly busin...

SK On attracts $1 billion in investment

SK On, the electric battery affiliate of Korea's petroleum, alternative energy and oil exploration corporation SK Innovation, has secured 1.3 trilli...

Biden hails SK Siltron’s investment in Michigan as 'game changer'

BAY CITY, Michigan – For the first time since taking office, United States President Joe Biden toured a US subsidiary of South Korean conglome...

SK Telecom to team up with Singapore's Singtel for metaverse venture

SK Telecom Co. on Tuesday said it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Singapore's top telecom provider Singtel Group on joint business o...

SK picglobal builds DPG-only production facility 

SK picglobal, a joint venture between SKC's chemical division and a subsidiary of the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) named PIC, have built a pla...

SK Innovation to adopt internal carbon pricing system

SK Innovation Co. on Sunday announced its adoption this year of an "internal carbon pricing system" recently approved by its board of directors. Th...

Hyundai, SK to build $1.9 bn EV battery plant in US

Hyundai Motor Group, South Korea’s top automaker, and SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest electric vehicle battery manufacturer, will b...

SK expands sustainable food biz with $7.5 mn US investment

SK Inc., the holding company of South Korea’s No. 2 conglomerate SK Group, has expanded its sustainable food business by investing in a US-bas...

SK On, EcoPro, China’s GEM to build battery materials plant in Indonesia

SK On Co., a South Korean electric vehicle (EV) battery maker, has joined forces with two energy materials companies to build a nickel intermediate ...

Hanwha Q CELLS to join EU project for cutting-edge solar batteries

Hanwha Q CELLS Co. on Thursday said it will join an R&D project for next-generation solar cells that has received 15 million euros (around 20 bi...

Korea Zinc exchanges treasury shares with LG Chem, Hanwha Corp.

Korea Zinc Co. will exchange part of its treasury shares with those of LG Chem Ltd. and Hanwha Corp. in a move seen to strengthen the secondary batt...

SK Chemicals' copolyester lines certified on carbon reduction

South Korea’s SK Chemicals Co. said on Wednesday it has earned sustainability certifications for its nine copolyester product lines from UL So...

Korea's SK Inc. revs up power semiconductor value chains via M&As

SK Inc., the investment arm of South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate SK Group, is ramping up its value chain of third-generation semicondu...

SK, Doosan to launch hybrid EV fuel cell charging stations

South Korea’s SK Energy Co., refiner giant SK Innovation Co.’s petroleum production subsidiary, said on Tuesday it will join forces with...

LG Chem to build $3.2 billion US cathode plant in Tennessee

LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s largest chemicals maker, said on Tuesday it is building a $3.2 billion cathode plant in Tennessee, its first facto...

KEB Hana secures 6% stake in Onmind, part of SK Square's porfolio

SK Square Co. announced on Monday that Onmind Inc., one of its portfolio companies, raised 2 billion won ($1.5 million) from KEB Hana Bank. The...

Doosan Fuel Cell expands exports with China deal

South Korea's Doosan Fuel Cell on Monday said it has signed an export contract worth 346.9 billion won($255 million) to supply large-scale versions ...

SK Lubricants rebrands with name change as SK Enmove

SK Lubricants Co., the world’s leading lube base oil supplier, said on Sunday it will be rebranded as SK Enmove Co. on Dec. 1.The new name com...

Eco-friendly car registrations exceed 1.5 mn in Korea

The total number of registered eco-friendly vehicles in South Korea surpassed 1.5 million as of end-October, up 38.3% from 1.1 million compared to a...

Samsung's chipmaking unit raises initial base salary to match SK Hynix's

Samsung Electronics Co.'s device solutions (DS) division, which manufactures semiconductors and displays, has raised its initial annual base salary ...

SK On, Korean colleges to conduct R&D of next-generation batteries

South Korean battery maker SK On has raised its research and development (R&D) capacity in next-generation cells by joining forces with the dome...

Mobility startup Poen takes first place at Geeks Show Up event in Jeju

South Korea’s mobility startup Poen secured first place at the first-ever Geeks Show Up on Nov. 17, a demo day hosted by The Korea Economic Da...

SK Geo Centric to build Asia's biggest advanced recycling plant with British partner

South Korea's SK Geo Centric, the green chemical subsidiary of SK Innovation, will build Asia's largest advanced recycling (pyrolysis) plant in the ...

SK Geo Centric secures $363 mn in sustainability loans on favorable terms

SK Geo Centric Co., a South Korean petrochemical company, said on Tuesday it has secured 475 billion won ($363 million) in sustainability-linked loa...

Saudi crown prince to meet Korean business leaders in Seoul

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman is known to be planning meetings with leaders of major South Korean conglomerates, including S...

SK Signet supplies 37 ultra-fast EV charging posts to G20 Bali summit 

SK Signet Inc., the electric vehicle (EV) charging arm of SK Inc., announced on Monday that it will supply the upcoming G20 summit with 37 ultra-fas...

SK Nexilis develops copper foil for cylindrical batteries

South Korea's SK Nexilis, a maker of copper foil for secondary cells under SKC Inc., has achieved a world first with its development of a highly elo...

LG Energy Solution diversifies supply chains to respond to US IRA

LG Energy Solution Ltd. has made a preemptive response to the Inflation Reduction Act of the US by securing the supply of lithium carbonate, a key m...

SK Biopharma's epilepsy treatment posts impressive growth in US

South Korean SK Biopharmaceuticals' epilepsy treatment Cenobamate has seen rapid growth on the US market.The company on Thursday said the medic...