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Electric vehicles
Mercedes-Benz EV sales tumble in South Korea after fire
German luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz AG suffered a nosedive in EV sales in South Korea in August after a fire broke out in one of its electric vehic...
Sep 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Lotte Energy completes pilot plant for solid-state battery electrolyte
Lotte Energy Materials Corp., one of South Korea’s leading battery materials makers, has completed a pilot plant for the production of sulfide...
Sep 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Shinsung E&G to supply 12MW solar modules to Ssangyong E&C
South Korean company Shinsung E&G said on Monday that it signed a contract to supply Ssangyong E&C with 12MW of solar modules. This marks ...
Sep 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Nongshim to build export-only ramen factory in Korea
South Korea’s instant noodle giant Nongshim Co. will build a local plant dedicated to producing ramen — or ramyun, as the company spells...
Aug 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
High-performance 4680 battery war is on; LG Energy takes lead over rivals
With stagnating electric vehicle sales or an EV chasm set to be prolonged, battery makers are increasingly turning their sights toward next-generati...
Aug 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai zeroes in on hybrid cars, longer-range EVs
Hyundai Motor Co. will double its hybrid vehicle lineup to 14 models and develop longer-range electric vehicles to overcome a prolonged slowdown or ...
Aug 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
LG Innotek ups automotive electronics patents for future mobility
South Korea’s electronics parts maker LG Innotek Co. actively increased patents related to its new growth driver automotive electronics while ...
Aug 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
SGC E&C wins $366 mn chemical plant project in Saudi Arabia
SGC Engineering & Construction (E&C), a company specializing in engineering, procurement and construction (EPC), said on Wednesday that it s...
Aug 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI, GM to build $3.5 bn EV battery plant in US
Samsung SDI Co., the world’s No. 6 battery maker, and General Motors Co., the leading US automaker, are set to build a $3.5 billion cell plant...
Aug 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Lotte Energy to supply copper foil to Samsung SDI-Stellantis JV
Samsung SDI Co., South Korea’s third-largest battery maker by battery usage, has picked Lotte Energy Materials Corp. as the exclusive supplier...
Aug 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai IONIQ 5 N named Car and Driver's 2024 top EV
South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. said on Sunday that its high-performance electric vehicle (EV) the IONIQ 5 N was selected as Car and Driver's presti...
Aug 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha completes Australia plant for howitzers, armored vehicles
South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Co. has completed building its first overseas plant — producing howitzers and ammunition carriers in Aust...
Aug 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy looks to battery safety diagnosis software business
LG Energy Solution Ltd., one of the world’s top battery makers, said on Wednesday it is entering the battery safety diagnosis software busines...
Aug 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
After Mercedes Fire, EV Owners Want to Know What Battery They Have
SEOUL—The uproar over a Mercedes-Benz electric vehicle that burst into flames in South Korea this month wasn’t only about fire...
Aug 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
EV firefighting startup Lee Mobility gets seed round
South Korean startup Lee Mobility announced on Tuesday that it got a seed round investment from Bluepoint Partners, a domestic early-stage venture c...
Aug 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor’s 1st overseas plant in Turkey makes decent turnaround
Back in the late 1990s, South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. built its first overseas plant in Turkey, betting on the European and Mi...
Aug 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix’s turnaround gains traction from US, China
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s No. 2 memory chipmaker, has made a significant business turnaround in the US and China, which made up 80% of its sa...
Aug 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai, Kia to apply BMS to all EVs for fire prevention
Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s third-largest automaker, plans to install its battery management system (BMS) in all its electric vehicles to...
Aug 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Hyosung, Kolon’s tire cord plants running near 100% on insatiable demand
The business outlook is bright for Hyosung Advanced Materials Corp. and Kolon Industries Inc., the world’s top two tire cord producers based i...
Aug 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Fire-plagued Mercedes uses Chinese cells for most EVs in S.Korea
Mercedes-Benz AG, a German luxury carmaker hit by an electric vehicle fire in South Korea, said most of its EV models in the country are equipped wi...
Aug 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai to develop EREV powertrain for electric pickup, Santa Fe, GV70
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group is developing a next-generation powertrain, known as a range extender, for pickup trucks and s...
Aug 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Mercedes, BMW, Audi, VW offer deep discounts amid EV phobia in Korea
Imported vehicle dealers in South Korea are offering deep price cuts amid the growing electric vehicle phobia following a Mercedes-Benz EV blaze tha...
Aug 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Half of EV imports in Korea run on Chinese batteries as EV fires rise
Of 58 electric vehicle models running on the streets of South Korea, 22 models are equipped with Chinese batteries, a survey showed on Friday.Accord...
Aug 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Electrification, Hyundai Mobis’ growth engine for future mobility
Hyundai Mobis Co., the world’s fifth-largest auto parts maker, is set to focus on electrification to enhance its competitiveness in future mob...
Aug 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK Gas delays $1 bn combined cycle power plant operation
SK Gas Ltd., South Korea’s No. 1 liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) distributor, has postponed the commercial operation of its combined cycle power...
Aug 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Hyundai Glovis, Huayou join hands for EV battery recycling
Hyundai Glovis Co., the logistics unit of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, has teamed up with a unit of China’s Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt...
Aug 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
LS Cable breaks ground for bus ducts plant in Mexico
South Korea's LS Cable & System Ltd. broke ground for two factories in Mexico on August 2: one for bus ducts, or a large-scale power distributio...
Aug 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Display to sell its last LCD plant to CSOT for $1.5 bn
South Korea’s LG Display Co. plans to sell its liquid crystal display (LCD) panel plant in Guangzhou, China, to TCL China Star Optoelectronics...
Aug 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
IONIQ 5 N selected as official car of Fuji Speedway Circuit
Hyundai Motor Co. announced that its high-performance electric vehicle (EV) the IONIQ 5 N was selected as the official car of Japan's Fuji Speedwa...
Aug 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
SK On logs record quarterly loss on sluggish EV market
SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest battery maker, on Thursday reported a record quarterly loss on the prolonged weakness in the electric veh...
Aug 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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