The North Face supplier Youngone to bet on global outdoor startups

The North Face supplier Youngone to bet on global outdoor startups

South Korea’s Youngone Holdings Co. is set to accelerate its new business by establishing a corporate venture capital (CVC) firm in Singapor...

Hyundai Mobis to power all plants with 100% renewable energy by 2040

Hyundai Mobis to power all plants with 100% renewable energy by 2040

Automobile companies’ carbon-neutral activities often result in developing and producing eco-friendly vehicles such as electric vehicles and h...

LG Energy to supply $765 million batteries to Japan’s Isuzu Motors

LG Energy to supply $765 million batteries to Japan’s Isuzu Motors

LG Energy Solution Ltd., one of the world’s leading battery makers, has agreed to supply its cylindrical batteries to Isuzu Motors Ltd., Japan...

SK E&S to launch London office in view of growth opportunities in Europe

SK E&S to launch London office in view of growth opportunities in Europe

SK E&S Co., the natural gas business unit of South Korea’s SK Group, is preparing to open a business office in London as it sees growth op...

LG Energy surrenders No. 2 EV battery position to BYD

LG Energy surrenders No. 2 EV battery position to BYD

LG Energy Solution Ltd., South Korea’s leading battery maker, gave up its second-largest position in the global electric vehicle cell market...

Hyundai Motor scraps LNG plant construction plan

Hyundai Motor scraps LNG plant construction plan

Hyundai Motor Co. has scrapped a plan to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fueled plant to power its main production lines in South Korea due to a...

Doosan Enerbility, Siemens' affiliate sign MOU for wind power business

Doosan Enerbility, Siemens' affiliate sign MOU for wind power business

Doosan Enerbility Co. announced Sunday it has signed an initial memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy S.A. (SGRE) i...

SK Ecoplant to inject $100 mn in Korean solar energy firm Topsun

SK Ecoplant to inject $100 mn in Korean solar energy firm Topsun

South Korea's top waste management company SK Ecoplant Co., a unit of conglomerate SK Inc., is slated to complete talks to invest 130 billion won ($...

Petrochem firms to fuel plants with self-supplied power

Petrochem firms to fuel plants with self-supplied power

South Korea’s petrochemical companies will build power plants for the first time in their history to meet their rising energy needs on a stabl...

Rolls-Royce awards Hanwha Aerospace for trusted partnership

Rolls-Royce awards Hanwha Aerospace for trusted partnership

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Co., has been chosen as one of the best partners of Rolls-Royce, the world’s leading aircraft engine ma...

Axiom Space invites Koreans to $500 million space hotel fundraising

Axiom Space invites Koreans to $500 million space hotel fundraising

Axiom Space Inc., which is developing the world’s first commercial space station, is seeking to raise $500 million from South Korean investors...

Hanwha Power develops first homegrown compressor for LNG gas carriers

Hanwha Power develops first homegrown compressor for LNG gas carriers

Hanwha Power Systems Co., a South Korean energy equipment company, said on Friday it has completed joint development of a boil-off gas (BOG) compres...

POSCO to treble natural gas production in Australia by 2025

POSCO to treble natural gas production in Australia by 2025

South Korea’s POSCO International Co. plans to more than treble the natural gas production from the two gas fields of its newly-acquired Austr...

Korea Inc. hit by rising commodity prices, weak won, supply crisis

Korea Inc. hit by rising commodity prices, weak won, supply crisis

South Korea’s major industries, especially the petrochemical and auto parts sectors, are suffering from surging global commodity prices, a wea...

Hanwha invests $115 mn in urban air mobility firm Overair

Hanwha invests $115 mn in urban air mobility firm Overair

South Korea’s Hanwha Systems Co. and Hanwha Aerospace Co. have invested a combined $115 million in Series B funding for Overair Inc., a Califo...

Danfoss installs energy-saving heating systems in Korea's tallest building

Danfoss installs energy-saving heating systems in Korea's tallest building

SONDERBORG, Denmark – Denmark’s eco-friendly energy system provider Danfoss has made inroads into South Korea, installing its energy-eff...

SK to invest $30 mn in ammonia-based power solutions developer Amogy

SK to invest $30 mn in ammonia-based power solutions developer Amogy

SK Innovation Co. announced Tuesday it will inject $30 million into Brooklyn-based Amogy Inc. The intermediate holding company of SK Group and ...

LG Energy to invest $451 mn in mass production of Tesla’s 4680 battery cells

LG Energy to invest $451 mn in mass production of Tesla’s 4680 battery cells

LG Energy Solution Ltd. announced Monday it will invest 580 billion won ($451 million) to manufacture battery cells for Austin-based Tesla, Inc.The ...

Hanwha to announce plans to enhance shareholder value in H2

Hanwha to announce plans to enhance shareholder value in H2

South Korea’s Hanwha Corp. discussed on June 10 its ESG activities in the first half of this year and is set to announce plans for enhancing s...

LG Energy, German institutes to jointly research advanced batteries

LG Energy, German institutes to jointly research advanced batteries

The world’s second-largest battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. has teamed up with two German research institutes to develop next-generation ...

Samsung aims to replicate Galaxy success with Bespoke home appliances

 Samsung aims to replicate Galaxy success with Bespoke home appliances

Samsung Electronics Co. aims to replicate the success of its Galaxy series of smartphones with other home appliances sold under its premium Bespoke ...

LG Chem, Korea Zinc affiliate KEMCO to launch battery precursor JV

LG Chem, Korea Zinc affiliate KEMCO to launch battery precursor JV

South Korea’s top chemicals company LG Chem Ltd. and the world’s largest zinc and lead smelter Korea Zinc Co. have agreed to launch a ba...

Samsung Eng. wins plant design deal from Texas LNG

Samsung Eng. wins plant design deal from Texas LNG

South Korea’s Samsung Engineering Co. has won a deal to design a liquefied natural gas plant in Texas, taking a step forward to secure a turnk...

SK E&S, Australia’s Santos eye joint carbon capture, hydrogen projects

SK E&S, Australia’s Santos eye joint carbon capture, hydrogen projects

SK E&S Co., the natural gas business unit of South Korea’s SK Group, and Australia’s leading energy company Santos Ltd. are seeking ...

Infrastructure shines amid rising inflation, Korean LPs say

Infrastructure shines amid rising inflation, Korean LPs say

Major institutional investors in South Korea have a largely positive outlook on infrastructure amid the macroeconomic risks, such as inflation and...

LG Energy, SK On to raise yields with smart factory solutions

LG Energy, SK On to raise yields with smart factory solutions

LG Energy Solution Ltd. and SK On Co., the world’s No. 2 and No. 5 electric vehicle battery makers, plan to adopt smart factory solutions to i...

Hanwha to boost defense, aerospace biz with $2.1 bn spending

Hanwha to boost defense, aerospace biz with $2.1 bn spending

Hanwha Group, South Korea’s chemical-to-financial conglomerate, is set to invest 37.6 trillion won ($29.8 billion) in future growth sectors su...

Hanwha Systems joins hands with Italy's Leonardo for radar exports

Hanwha Systems joins hands with Italy's Leonardo for radar exports

South Korea’s Hanwha Systems Co. joined forces with Italy’s major defense maker Leonardo SpA on exports of advanced aircraft radars to i...

Hyundai Wia likely to deploy smart robots at Georgia EV plant

Hyundai Wia likely to deploy smart robots at Georgia EV plant

Hyundai Wia Corp., an auto parts unit of Hyundai Motor Group, will likely deploy smart robots at the group’s first dedicated electric vehicle ...

LG Energy, SK On to add prismatic types to EV cell lineups

LG Energy, SK On to add prismatic types to EV cell lineups

LG Energy Solution Ltd. and SK On Co., the world’s No. 2 and No. 5 battery makers, respectively, are set to add prismatic batteries to their l...

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