LG Elec brings GeForce Now games to smart TVs

LG Elec brings GeForce Now games to smart TVs

LG Electronics Inc., the global home appliance giant, will now enable gamers to enjoy Nvidia Corp.’s game streaming service GeForce Now on the...

LG Chem, GS Caltex to produce biodegradable plastic material

LG Chem, GS Caltex to produce biodegradable plastic material

South Korea’s top petrochemical maker LG Chem Ltd. and the No. 2 refiner GS Caltex Corp. have agreed to jointly produce a biodegradable plasti...

Hyundai Oilbank to make naphtha from plastic waste

Hyundai Oilbank to make naphtha from plastic waste

Hyundai Oilbank Co. is set to produce naphtha by injecting plastic waste pyrolysis oil into the process of refining crude oil, poised to become the ...

Korean TV stars tipped for Kosdaq IPO windfalls

Korean TV stars tipped for Kosdaq IPO windfalls

A spate of South Korean entertainment companies' public listings will likely create windfalls of up to tens of millions of dollars for Korean TV sta...

LG to expand medical equipment business with pain-relieving device

 LG to expand medical equipment business with pain-relieving device

LG Electronics Inc. is expanding its business scope to the medical equipment sector with a plan to unveil a pain-relieving device in an effort to ga...

LG Energy Solution to supply batteries to US fuel cell truck maker Nikola

LG Energy Solution to supply batteries to US fuel cell truck maker Nikola

LG Energy Solution Ltd., a leading South Korean battery maker, has signed a deal to supply batteries to Nikola Corp., a US hydrogen fuel cell electr...

LG, CJ join other Korean firms to run offices in Washington

 LG, CJ join other Korean firms to run offices in Washington

WASHINGTON D.C. – South Korea’s major business conglomerates are heading to Washington D.C. to run offices handling regulatory and gover...

LG overtakes Whirlpool as top home appliance maker after strong Q3

LG overtakes Whirlpool as top home appliance maker after strong Q3

LG Electronics Inc. has overtaken bigger home appliance rival Whirlpool Corp. after posting record quarterly sales, comfortably putting it on course...

LG Chem to set up separator JV in Hungary with Toray of Japan

LG Chem to set up separator JV in Hungary with Toray of Japan

LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s top chemical maker, has agreed to set up a joint venture with Japan’s Toray Industries Inc. for the producti...

LG Group's No. 2 exec Kwon to head EV battery unit

LG Group's No. 2 exec Kwon to head EV battery unit

Kwon Young-soo, the No. 2 leader of South Korea's LG Group, will be appointed as the chief executive officer of LG Energy Solution Ltd. next month, ...

Tesla’s shift to LFP cells to shake global battery industry

Tesla’s shift to LFP cells to shake global battery industry

Tesla Inc.’s shift to less expensive batteries for its electric vehicles is expected to shake the global battery industry.The world’s to...

Yet another Netflix hit lifts Korean content stocks even higher

Yet another Netflix hit lifts Korean content stocks even higher

South Korea’s major content production houses’ stocks rallied again on the success of yet another Netflix hit drama series, My Name.Shar...

LG Energy, Stellantis to launch $3.4 billion EV battery JV in US

LG Energy, Stellantis to launch $3.4 billion EV battery JV in US

South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. and multinational automaker Stellantis N.V. are launching a 4 trillion won ($3.4 billion) joint venture ...

LG Electronics brings gardening indoors with plant cultivator Tiiun

LG Electronics brings gardening indoors with plant cultivator Tiiun

LG Electronics Inc. is bringing gardening indoors by unveiling a plant growing appliance, which allows consumers to grow flowers, vegetables and her...

LG Energy Solution’s IPO plan remains elusive after GM recall settlement

LG Energy Solution’s IPO plan remains elusive after GM recall settlement

South Korea’s top battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. is about to resume its initial share sale plan shelved for months due to the uncertain...

GM says it will recover $1.9 billion of Bolt-recall costs from LG

GM says it will recover $1.9 billion of Bolt-recall costs from LG

General Motors Co. said it would recover from supplier LG Electronics Inc. nearly all of the $2 billion cost of recalling Chevrolet B...

LG Electronics Q3 profit halves on GM recalls, sales at record-high

LG Electronics Q3 profit halves on GM recalls, sales at record-high

LG Electronics Inc. said on Tuesday it expects its third-quarter operating profit to plunge as heavy costs for General Motors Co.’s recall of ...

LG Chem to build technical support centers in EU, US

LG Chem to build technical support centers in EU, US

LG Chem Ltd. will expand global clients’ accessibility to its technical support professionals. The chemical company said on Oct. 11 that it wi...

New Mercedes-Benz C-Class equipped with LG ADAS camera

New Mercedes-Benz C-Class equipped with LG ADAS camera

The new Mercedes-Benz C-Class is equipped with LG Electronics Inc.’s advanced driving assistance system (ADAS) camera module, helping the Sout...

POSCO breaks ground on $101 million battery recycling plant

POSCO breaks ground on $101 million battery recycling plant

South Korea’s top steelmaker POSCO on Thursday broke ground on its 120 billion won ($101 million) plant to extract nickel, lithium and cobalt,...

Hyundai Steel, Samsung develop tech to recycle chip waste for steelmaking

Hyundai Steel, Samsung develop tech to recycle chip waste for steelmaking

Hyundai Steel Co. and Samsung Electronics Co. said on Monday they have developed technology that can recycle the chipmaker’s wastewater sludge...

Recycled plastic in growing demand as Korean firms pursue ESG business

Recycled plastic in growing demand as Korean firms pursue ESG business

Plastic recyclers have known for years that there is money to be made in plastic waste. And the stakes are high these days as the prices of recycled...

LG Energy develops safer, long-lasting solid-state battery technology

LG Energy develops safer, long-lasting solid-state battery technology

South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. said on Friday the company and the University of California San Diego have jointly developed a next-gene...

LG Chem shares rise as GM resumes battery module replacement

LG Chem shares rise as GM resumes battery module replacement

Shares of LG Chem Ltd. are staging a rebound a month after falling sharply due to a decision by General Motors Co. to recall 73,000 Chevrolet Bolt e...

LG Elec to start automotive cybersecurity business

LG Elec to start automotive cybersecurity business

South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. is about to start automotive security business, expanding its car electronics technology portfolio by taking...

SK Innovation to supply batteries to Hyundai IONIQ 7

SK Innovation to supply batteries to Hyundai IONIQ 7

SK Innovation Co. is set to supply batteries for the IONIQ 7, Hyundai Motor Co.’s large electric sport utility vehicle (SUV) to be unveiled in...

LG Electronics turns home appliance plant into smart factory

LG Electronics turns home appliance plant into smart factory

South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. said on Thursday it is turning its main home appliance plant into a smart factory, which improves productivi...

GS E&C to build EV battery recycling plant near POSCO

GS E&C to build EV battery recycling plant near POSCO

GS Engineering & Construction Co. (GS E&C) has launched the construction of its first lithium-ion battery recycling plant in a South Korean ...

Hyundai, LG Energy break ground on $1.1 bn Indonesia battery plant

Hyundai, LG Energy break ground on $1.1 bn Indonesia battery plant

Hyundai Motor Co. and LG Energy Solution Ltd. have begun construction of a $1.1 billion battery cell plant in Indonesia as the two South Korean comp...

LG Chem, ADM to build JV in US to produce bioplastics made from corn

LG Chem, ADM to build JV in US to produce bioplastics made from corn

South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. said on Tuesday it is jointly building a corn-based bioplastic plant in the US with Archer Daniels Midland Co., a g...

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