K-battery value chain
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Batteries
Hanwha Solutions secures 9.7% stake in US battery materials company
Hanwha Solutions Corp., a South Korean company focused on energy services, petrochemicals and real estate development, recently acquired a 9.73% sta...
Mar 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
OCI to expand polysilicon line, buy back shares to boost corporate value
OCI Co., a leading South Korean chemical and green energy company, plans to significantly increase the size of its upcoming share buyback and cancel...
Mar 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korea's BGF Retail to cut power use with smart devices
BGF Retail, the operator of South Korea’s largest convenience store chain CU, said on Thursday that it had signed a memorandum of understandin...
Mar 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korea EV cell makers unveil new products to expand market
South Korea’s electric vehicle battery makers on Wednesday unveiled prototypes of new products, especially lithium iron phosphate (LFP) models...
Mar 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
EQT sees huge potential in security services for S.Korean SMEs
The digital security market is rapidly growing in South Korea, one of the world’s fastest-aging countries and amid its soaring labor costs.&nb...
Mar 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
CJ Logistics, IGAWorks team up to boost data value
CJ Logistics, a South Korean logistics company, said on Thursday that it has signed a business agreement with IGAWorks Co., a big data platform comp...
Mar 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Once a videotape maker, Cosmo reborn as battery materials firm
Cosmo Advanced Materials & Technology Co., once the world’s largest video and cassette tape maker, has transformed into a money-making man...
Mar 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI to showcase solid-state battery tech at InterBattery 2023
South Korea's leading secondary battery maker Samsung SDI Co. has announced its participation in Korea's largest battery exhibition, InterBattery 20...
Mar 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
CGBio opens cosmetic surgery clinic in Bali using bio-medical tech
CGBio, a South Korean bio-renewable medical company, announced on Monday that it opened a medical esthetic clinic, called Nulook, in Bali, Indonesia...
Mar 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK Ecoplant targets European waste battery recycling market
SK Ecoplant Co., its Singaporean subsidiary TES-AMM, and domestic eco-friendly business and secondary battery materials leader Ecopro Co. are poised...
Mar 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
H2O Hospitality rebrands itself as it eyes Middle East expansion
H2O Hospitality, a hospitality tech company that provides digital solutions for the hotel and tourism industry, said on Tuesday that it has rebrande...
Mar 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy, SK On to showcase LFP battery prototypes at InterBattery 2023
LG Energy Solution Ltd. and SK On Co. will showcase their lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery prototypes next week, as the two South Korean battery...
Mar 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Kyochon F&B opens new store at Kuala Lumpur Airport
South Korea's fried chicken chain Kyochon F&B is spreading its wings in Malaysia, where it has recently opened a new store at the bustling Kuala...
Mar 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korea’s Shinsegae to bolster convenience store business
South Korea’s retail giant Shinsegae Group is set to boost its business in the rapidly growing convenience store sector as its supermarket cha...
Mar 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Yoon’s US visit to test Biden’s trust as ally over chip, battery issues
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s summit meeting with his US counterpart Joe Biden next month will celebrate 70 years of the Korea-US sec...
Mar 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
S.Korea's SK Ecoplant, POSCO develop K-floating body with domestic tech
South Korea's SK Ecoplant Co. and POSCO on Wednesday said they secured basic design certification from the Norwegian classification body DNV for "K-...
Mar 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
S.Korea's builders diversify biz portfolios to waste battery, other sectors
South Korea's construction companies are exploring other sectors to find new growth engines amid deteriorating profitability in the housing industry...
Mar 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Korean lawmakers mull higher chip tax credits, battery subsidies
South Korea’s main opposition party will propose higher tax credits and subsidies for domestic chipmakers and battery manufacturers as early a...
Mar 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
S.Korea needs bold investment to keep K-chip supremacy: SNU scholar
The South Korean government and the private sector must commit to more generous and comprehensive support for the country's memory chip industry if ...
Mar 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI, GM to build $3.8 bn EV battery plant in US
Samsung SDI Co., the world’s No. 6 electric vehicle battery maker, is set to build a plant in the US with General Motors Co., spending about 5...
Mar 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
S.Korea's MZers consider income, working time most when job hunting: Survey
Members of South Korea's Generation MZ, or people born in the early 1980s to early 2000s, prioritize income and working time when looking for a job ...
Mar 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Binance’s new NFT platform accused of copying Korean startup’s Chatcasso
Binance has been accused of copying a South Korean startup’s ideas and design of its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered non-fungible token (...
Mar 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI wins $95 mn EU aid for Hungary battery plant
Samsung SDI Co. has secured €89.6 million ($95 million) in subsidies from the European Union for its first electric vehicle battery plant in Hu...
Mar 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
S.Korea's K Bank posts highest net profit in 2022
K Bank, a South Korean Internet-only bank, reported a net profit of 83.6 billion won ($63.6 million) in 2022, which nearly quadrupled compared to th...
Mar 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
SK Ecoplant launches 4th plant in US
South Korea's environment-focused energy company SK Ecoplant Co. on Thursday said it added a base for recycling electrical and electronic waste and ...
Mar 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Battery material maker EcoPro Materials eyes $2.3 billion IPO
EcoPro Materials Co., a unit of South Korea’s battery materials group EcoPro Group, is looking to list its shares on the country’s main ...
Feb 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korea’s L&F in $2.9 billion deal to supply battery material to Tesla
South Korea’s leading battery materials maker L&F Co. said on Tuesday it has signed a $2.91 billion deal to supply cathode, a key electric...
Feb 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung leader eyes solid-state batteries as future growth engine
Samsung Group appears set to up its investment in solid-state batteries, a game changer in the electric vehicle sector, as South Korea’s top c...
Feb 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
S.Korea’s SK Telecom to advance AI tech through partnerships
BARCELONA -- SK Telecom Co. plans to develop world-class artificial intelligence technology through partnerships with companies of Korean descent at...
Feb 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korean firms scurry to expand nickel, lithium supply chains
South Korea’s leading companies such as SK, POSCO, LG and LX are scurrying to expand their supply chains for lithium and nickel, key raw mater...
Feb 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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