Samsung, SK Hynix ahead of rivals in 200-plus-layer NAND chips

Samsung, SK Hynix ahead of rivals in 200-plus-layer NAND chips

Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., the world’s two largest memory chipmakers, are expected to lead rivals in the industry’s tran...

With the Genesis GV60, you can charge without a plug

With the Genesis GV60, you can charge without a plug

Hyundai Motor Co. is rolling out a wireless charging system for its latest premium electric crossover, the GV60, amid intensifying competition among...

SK on eve of jackpot from NYSE debut of US battery maker SES

SK on eve of jackpot from NYSE debut of US battery maker SES

SK Inc., the investment-focused holding company of South Korea’s SK Group, is set to pocket a sixfold return from its investment in SES Holdin...

SK Innovation not looking at listing battery unit for now

SK Innovation not looking at listing battery unit for now

South Korea’s SK Innovation Co. is not currently considering an initial public offering of its battery subsidiary, an executive said on Friday...

POSCO wins shareholder support to launch holding firm

POSCO wins shareholder support to launch holding firm

South Korea's POSCO Co. will transform into a holding company structure on Mar. 2, after its plan to split itself into a holding firm and a steelmak...

Samsung SDI in talks with global automaker for battery joint venture

Samsung SDI in talks with global automaker for battery joint venture

South Korea’s Samsung SDI Co. is in talks with a global automaker to launch a battery production joint venture following its partnership last ...

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 ...

US survey findings on chip shortage rattle global chipmakers

US survey findings on chip shortage rattle global chipmakers

The US government’s release on Tuesday of its findings on the reasons behind the global chip shortage is raising concerns among chipmakers, wi...

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...

SK Group to establish $835 mn green biz R&D complex

SK Group to establish $835 mn green biz R&D complex

SK Group, South Korea’s third-largest conglomerate, plans to invest more than 1 trillion won ($835.3 million) in a research and development co...

SK Hynix to invest more in US chip design startup SiFive

SK Hynix to invest more in US chip design startup SiFive

SK Hynix Inc., South Korea’s major chipmaker, decided to make an additional investment in a US chip design startup SiFive in order to secure s...

SK's 5-year journey toward batteries, bio and chips

SK's 5-year journey toward batteries, bio and chips

Back in January 2017, SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won emphasized the need for “deep change," in his New Year message and presented the phrase a...

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...

SK Networks invests $20 mn in vegan leather producer

SK Networks invests $20 mn in vegan leather producer

SK Networks Co. announced Friday it has invested $20 million in California-based biotech startup MycoWorks. The general trading arm of South ...

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...

2022 Mercedes EQS EV comes with LG's flexible OLED

2022 Mercedes EQS EV comes with LG's flexible OLED

The 2022 models of Mercedes-Benz AG's electric vehicle EQS will be equipped with infotainment systems co-developed with LG Electronics Inc., the Sou...

Hyundai Motor’s Alabama plant: World’s second most productive

Hyundai Motor’s Alabama plant: World’s second most productive

Hyundai Motor Co.'s US manufacturing plant in Montgomery, Alabama is the world’s second most productive assembly plant, contributing to the So...

SK Networks invests in AI-based US healthcare startup LVIS

SK Networks invests in AI-based US healthcare startup LVIS

South Korea’s SK Networks Co. said on Tuesday it joined a $15 million in Series B-2 funding for US healthcare startup LVIS Corp.LVIS, headquar...

Tighter rules on business split-ups may benefit SK Inc.

Tighter rules on business split-ups may benefit SK Inc.

As South Korean securities regulators are moving to tighten their grip on the growing trend of splitting up businesses and listing the spun-off arms...

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...

SK invests $350 mn in US CDMO firm

SK invests $350 mn in US CDMO firm

SK Inc., the holding company of SK Group, announced Sunday that it invested $350 million into Pennsylvania-based Center for Breakthrough Medicines (...

SK Pharmteco to raise up to $498 mn on $5 bn valuation

SK Pharmteco to raise up to $498 mn on $5 bn valuation

SK Pharmteco, a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) for pharmaceuticals, is slated to raise 400 billion ($332.2 million) to 6...

SK subsidiaries form ICT alliance

SK subsidiaries form ICT alliance

South Korea’s third-largest chaebol, SK Group, announced its plans to launch a consultative body to create synergy among its three subsidiar...

SK, Qualcomm discuss cooperation on memory chips

SK, Qualcomm discuss cooperation on memory chips

LAS VEGAS – Chief executives of South Korea's energy-to-telecom conglomerate SK Group on Thursday met with Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon and dis...

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 ...

Hyundai Motor beats Honda in US for the first time in its 35 years there

Hyundai Motor beats Honda in US for the first time in its 35 years there

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group beat Japanese rival Honda Motor Co. in the US last year, for the first time in its 35 years of...

LG Chem, China’s Huayou Cobalt to build battery metal JV in Korea

LG Chem, China’s Huayou Cobalt to build battery metal JV in Korea

South Korea’s top chemical maker LG Chem Ltd. will partner with China’s Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. to launch a battery material joint ve...

SK Telecom taps AI expert as new technology chief

SK Telecom taps AI expert as new technology chief

SK Telecom Co., South Korea's top mobile carrier, has tapped its e-commerce arm's chief executive and artificial intelligence (AI) expert Lee Sang-h...

SK Telecom and KT to compete in AI chipmaking 

SK Telecom and KT to compete in AI chipmaking 

SK Telecom Co. and KT Corp. are poised to go head to head in manufacturing chips for artificial intelligence. The telecom giants will utilize their...

SK Hynix to list Intel’s NAND unit on Nasdaq

SK Hynix to list Intel’s NAND unit on Nasdaq

South Korea’s SK Hynix Inc. decided to list the recently acquired Intel Corp.’s NAND flash memory chip business on the Nasdaq in a move ...

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