Investors set sights on value stocks as LG Electronics’ shares soar
With South Korea’s stock market indexes at or near all-time highs, finding bargains in the market is a daunting task.Growth stocks such as bat...
LG launches AI research think tank for digital transformation
LG Electronics Inc. has launched LG AI Research, an artificial intelligence think tank dedicated to securing AI technology, to further aid the gro...
LG Chem launches battery unit LG Energy Solution, eyes 2024 sales of $27 bn
South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. has officially launched its battery affiliate, LG Energy Solution, to carve out a greater share of the increasingly c...
LG Chem, China’s CATL neck and neck in race for top battery player’s spot
Global competition for the world’s top spot for the manufacture of electric-vehicle batteries is getting fiercer as major players in South Kor...
LG to hive off trading, four other units into new group
South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate LG Group will split off its trading arm LG International Corp. and four other non-core units into a ...
Samsung Electronics hits record-high global TV market share in Q3
Samsung Electronics Co.’s global TV market share rose to record levels in the third quarter in value terms, boosted by large-size organic ligh...
LG Chem beats CATL, Panasonic to supply batteries for Tesla’s Model Y SUV
South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. will supply batteries to US electric vehicle giant Tesla Inc. for its latest mid-size SUV Model Y, to be manufact...
Lady Gaga lights up LG screen in Times Square
Pop diva Lady Gaga’s '911' music video brightened up New York’s Times Square on Nov. 18. The video was played on LG Electronics’...
LG Group ex-chair eyes spin-off of trading, logistics units
LG Group’s ex-Vice Chairman and senior advisor Koo Bon-joon is in talks to take the trading arm LG International Corp. and other non-core units ...
LG Chem, Neste join forces to make bio-based synthetic resins
LG Chem Ltd. plans to produce synthetic resins such as polyolefin, polycarbonate and polyvinyl chloride, using biomaterials from Finland's diesel prod...
NPS dumps $265 mn LG Chem shares after spin-off announcement
The National Pension Service, the No. 2 shareholder in South Korea's LG Chem Ltd., has sold off around 300 billion won ($265 million) worth of shares ...
LG Electronics posts record-high Q3 sales, operating profit
LG Electronics Inc.’s quarterly operating profit and sales surged thanks to solid growth in its television and home appliance segments and small...
LG Chem shareholders approve plan to split off battery business
LG Chem Ltd. shareholders have approved the South Korean chemical maker’s plan to hive off its battery business, paving the way for the standalo...
LG Chem’s No. 2 shareholder NPS opposes battery spin-off
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) has decided to vote against LG Chem Ltd.’s plan to split off its battery business at a shareh...
LG to provide ice-making tech for Electrolux's French door refrigerators
South Korea's tech giant LG Electronics Inc. announced on Oct. 26 that it has entered into a patent-licensing agreement with Sweden-based Electrolux t...
LG Display swings to Q3 profit, ending six-quarter string of losses
LG Display Co., a major South Korean display panel maker, has swung to a quarterly profit for the first time in seven quarters on growing demand amid ...
LG Chem gears up to supply new batteries to Tesla; shares surge
Shares of LG Chem Ltd. surged on Oct. 22 as investors snapped up the electric vehicle battery maker on Tesla Inc.’s record quarterly earnings, a...
LG Display and Disney partner to offer new viewing experiences
South Korea’s LG Display Co. and US-based StudioLAB have entered a three-year partnership that will combine the local display maker's innovative...
LG Chem’s Q3 profit soars, battery earnings at record high
South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. reported on Oct. 21 that its quarterly revenue and operating profit rose to all-time highs in the July-September peri...
LG Electronics launches world’s first roll-up TV
LG Electronics Inc. has unveiled the world’s first roll-up TV in the Korean market as the South Korean consumer electronics giant aims to enhanc...
Hyundai Glovis, Hyundai Motor, LG Chem get nod on EV battery recycling
The South Korean government has eased regulations to allow local automakers and battery makers to collaborate on recycling used electric-vehicle batte...
LG Chem develops world's first biodegradable plastic alternative
LG Chem Ltd. has developed the world's first 100% biodegradable material that can replace plastic as the company moves to take the lead in the global ...
LG Chem to hold market lead with tenfold battery patents vs CATL: executive
South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd., which has heavily invested in research and development projects, says it will retain its market lead over close riva...
Top proxy adviser ISS approves of LG Chem’s battery spin-off
LG Chem Ltd.’s plan to spin off its promising battery business has won support from the world’s top proxy adviser Institutional Shareholde...
Glass Lewis recommends LG Chem investors approve battery spin-off
Leading proxy adviser Glass Lewis has recommended that LG Chem Ltd. investors vote to approve the company’s plan to split off its battery busine...
Hyosung’s recycled yarn from PET bottles lures fashion brands
Hyosung TNC Corp. is experimenting with something that may seem strange in the eyes of some: making recycled yarn from discarded PET bottles, in a pro...
LG Electronics to launch world’s first roll-up TV in October
LG Electronics Inc. plans to release the world’s first roll-up TV later this month as the South Korean consumer electronics giant aims to enhanc...
LG Chem surprises market with record Q3 earnings estimates
LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s largest chemical and electric vehicle battery maker, expects its quarterly revenue and operating profit to rise to a...
LG Electronics expects record Q3 results on brisk home appliance, TV sales
LG Electronics Inc. expects its operating profit to rise to a quarterly record in the July-September period thanks to solid growth in its television a...
Hyundai Motor unveils sustainable fashion collection from recycled car materials
Hyundai Motor Co. displayed fashion items made of discarded materials from the automotive manufacturing and scrapping process on Oct. 8, calling it a ...
