LG Energy barely fends off CATL in global EV battery market

LG Energy Solution Ltd. retained the top position in the global electric vehicle battery market excluding China in the first eight months of this ye...

LG Chem, GS Caltex form eco-friendly materials alliance

LG Chem Ltd. and GS Caltex Corp. are accelerating their efforts in the eco-friendly bio-material business involving 3-hydroxypropionic acid (3HP). 3...

LG Uplus set to catch up to KT as Korea’s No. 2 mobile carrier

  LG Uplus Corp., the perennial No. 3 mobile carrier in South Korea, is fast catching up to its closest rival KT Corp. to rank second just beh...

LG CNS unveils generative AI platform for biz use

LG CNS, a South Korean information and communications technology service provider specializing in digital transformation (DX), on Thursday launched ...

LG Energy Q3 profit at record high on gains from US battery tax credit

LG Energy Solution Ltd., one of the world’s leading battery makers, said on Wednesday its operating profit soared to a record high in the th...

LG Electronics unveils new gaming monitor tailored for LoL

LG Electronics Inc. 's new LG UltraGear gaming monitor is optimized for both performance and design and customized for the world-famous multiplayer ...

LG Chem to supply cathode materials to Toyota's N.American plant

LG Chem Ltd. will supply cathode materials to Toyota Motor's North American battery plant, with the South Korean company concluding its second long-...

LG Elec beats earnings estimates on healthy automotive biz

LG Electronics Inc., the leading global home appliance maker, reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings thanks to the strong automotive busin...

LG Display, LG Chem develop homegrown OLED material

South Korea’s LG Display Co. and LG Chem Ltd. have domestically produced a core material for organic light-emitting diode (OLED) that they pre...

LG Energy Solution to supply EV batteries to Toyota for 10 years

LG Energy Solution Ltd. will supply 20 gigawatt hours (GWh) worth of batteries for electric vehicles of the world’s No. 1 car seller Toyota Mo...

LG Chem to sell polarizer businesses to Chinese peers for $800 mn  

LG Chem Ltd., the parent of South Korea’s No. 1 battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd., will unload its polarizer businesses to two Chinese pla...

LG Uplus invests $7.4 mn in S.Korean edu-tech startup

South Korea’s No. 3 wireless carrier LG Uplus Corp. on Tuesday said it will make an equity investment of some 10 billion won ($7.4 million) in...

LG H&H acquires S.Korean makeup brand Hince

South Korea's LG H&H Co. announced on Tuesday that it has signed an agreement to acquire a 75% stake in Vivawave, which owns the domestic premiu...

LG Elec takes on Lenovo, Asus in foldable laptop race

LG Electronics Inc. will join the race to lead the emerging foldable laptop market, currently led by foreign notebook majors Lenovo Ltd. and ASUSTeK...

LG Uplus, Hanwha unveil ceiling-mounted EV charging system

South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. and Hanwha Corporation/E&C, a construction unit of Hanwha Corp., announced on Monday that the development of their ...

LG Display steps up efforts in foldable laptop screen market foray

South Korea’s LG Display Co. is accelerating its foray into the market of foldable organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays for laptops wi...

LG Chem, Huayou to build LFP cathode plant in Morocco

South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. said on Sunday it will build a lithium phosphate iron (LFP) cathode materials plant in Morocco in partnership with ...

LG Energy may partner with JSW to make EV batteries in India

South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd., one of the world’s largest battery makers, is in talks with Indian steel-to-energy conglomerate J...

SK Chemicals to sell pharmaceutical unit to Glenwood PE

SK Chemicals Co., a South Korean plastic materials producer, is in exclusive talks with Seoul-based Glenwood Private Equity to sell its pharmaceutic...

B2B, home appliance giant LG's new money spinner

A sense of crisis gripped South Korean home appliance giant LG Electronics Inc. two years ago when consumers tightened their purse strings on growin...

LG CNS, IGIS to collaborate in new biz for digital transformation

South Korea's information and communications technology service provider LG CNS on Wednesday said it will cooperate with the Seoul-based IGIS Asset ...

Pharmgen Science exports neomcell products directly to Vietnam

South Korea's Pharmgen Science announced on Wednesday that it has initiated shipments for its healthcare brand "neomcell" for the first direct expor...

LG Electronics boosts 'Life's Good' campaign in Tennessee

South Korea's electronics giant LG Electronics Inc. has commenced various community support initiatives in Tennessee, one of its key production hubs...

Dongwon founder vows to acquire Korea’s top container line HMM

Dongwon Group, South Korea’s leading seafood and logistics conglomerate, has vowed to acquire HMM Co., the country’s top container ship ...

LG Energy raises $1 bn in bonds for EV battery production

LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest battery manufacturer, said on Tuesday it has raised $1 billion by selling its first global...

LG's refrigerator receives Int'l EPD certification

LG Electronics Inc. has announced that its high-end refrigerator, the Objet Collection, has become the first in the home appliance industry to recei...

LG’s FAST drive to combat TV set market slowdown

South Korea’s electronics giant LG Electronics Inc. is upending its TV business strategy by betting even bigger on software and content to off...

LG Chem, Eni eye JV to build biofuel plant in Korea

South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. and Italy's energy giant Eni Sustainable Mobility (SM) have tentatively agreed to build a hydrotreated vegetable oi...

LG Uplus pet care platform's subscribers exceed 300,000

South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. announced on Thursday that its pet service platform ForDong has garnered over 300,000 subscribers just 14 months sinc...

Samsung to launch 83-inch OLED TVs equipped with LG panels in Europe

South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co. is set to bring its 83-inch 4K OLED TV model, with panels supplied by its crosstown rival LG Display Co....