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Steel
SeAH to supply steel pipes for LNG export base in Qatar via Samsung
SeAH Steel Corp., the largest steel pipe manufacturer in South Korea, signed a contract on April 25 to offer Samsung C&T Corp. its stain...
Apr 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai Rotem to kick off liquid hydrogen fueling station project
Hyundai Rotem Co., a South Korea’s railway system maker under Hyundai Motor Group, said on Friday that it has won a demonstration project to b...
Apr 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Samsung Heavy sells undelivered drillships to PEF
South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries Co. has sold its four undelivered drillships to a domestic private equity fund for a combined 1.04 trillion w...
Apr 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korea shipbuilders shine in cloudy stock market on strong orders
South Korean shipbuilders’ shares stood high in the subdued local stock market as strong order books stoked predictions of earnings improvemen...
Apr 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
KSOE opens R&D center in Germany for future technology
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE), the intermediate holding company of the world’s top shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Indus...
Apr 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Low-carbon energy costs to haunt airlines from 2025
The European Union's tougher emission standards are creating a new headache for airline companies, which are raising their international flights to ...
Apr 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korea shipbuilders to win mega tanker deals on rising LNG demand
Orders for mega liquefied natural gas carriers have reemerged as demand for the gas has increased alongside the global push to cut carbon emissions....
Mar 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korea shipbuilders aim for strong demand on tougher rules
South Korea’s shipbuilders targeted demand for new vessels and ship modification as tougher environmental regulations are scheduled to take ef...
Mar 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai eyes LNG ship-to-floating storage unit conversion market
The ongoing war in Ukraine and tougher emission standards are creating a new market for shipbuilders: converting aged liquefied natural gas (LNG) ca...
Mar 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Poongsan, Korea Zinc to benefit from rising raw material prices
South Korea’s non-ferrous metal smelters such as Korea Zinc Co. and Poongsan Corp. are set to benefit from rising prices of raw materials in t...
Mar 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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War in Ukraine
Korean shipbuilders see material impact from sanctions on Russia
International sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine are set to have a material impact on South Korea’s three largest shipbuilders, ...
Mar 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hyundai Heavy targets $2.5 bn Saudi escort ships deal
South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co. targets Saudi Arabia’s project for new escort ships worth up to $2.5 billion. The wo...
Mar 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Iveco to cooperate on commercial vehicles
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, and Iveco Group NV, Italia's truck maker, have agreed to join hands on their commercial vehicl...
Mar 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Samsung, LG fret over shipping lines’ delivery halt to Russia
Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc., South Korea’s two major exporters, are jittery about global shipping lines’ decision to...
Mar 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai Glovis aims to top global car transport market
Hyundai Glovis Co., the world’s second-largest car shipping company, aims to top the industry with an expansion of its fleet, specializing in ...
Feb 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
KEPCO at record loss on fuel costs; wider losses seen in 2022
South Korean power utility KEPCO Co. reported its largest-ever operating loss of nearly 6 trillion won ($5 billion) in 2021, after it froze the elec...
Feb 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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War in Ukraine
Korean shipbuilders set for more orders on Ukraine crisis
South Korea’s shipbuilders are expected to get more orders on the escalating crisis in Ukraine as Europe is diversifying natural gas suppliers...
Feb 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korean battery sector to heat up IPO market again
South Korea’s battery industry is expected to heat up the initial public offering market later this year as battery materials and equipment ma...
Feb 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S. Korea to track engineers' travel to control tech leaks
South Korea will create a roster of engineers in its core business sectors to monitor their travel in and out of the country. The decision aims to...
Feb 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pharmaceuticals
Celltrion, Humasis to ship $300 mn COVID-19 test kits to US
South Korea's biopharmaceutical company Celltrion Inc. and diagnostic kit manufacturer Humasis Co. have signed contracts to supply their jointly-dev...
Feb 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai, Daewoo race for ship orders after merger fails
The world’s two largest shipbuilders Hyundai Heavy Industries Group and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. are battling it out t...
Feb 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Vegan foodmaker Organica attracts funding from China's CITIC
Plant-based food company Organica Corp. has attracted investment from China’s alternative investment firm CITIC Capital Holdings Ltd. This mar...
Jan 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hylium, KRISO, POSCO receive initial approval for liquid hydrogen storage tanks
Hylium Industries Inc. announced Wednesday that it has been granted an approval in principle (AIP) by the Korean Register for two types of jointly d...
Jan 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
KSOE bags $1.4 billion ship orders in first 2022 deals
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE), Hyundai Heavy Industries Group’s intermediate holding company, has kicked off 2022 w...
Jan 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hyundai Oilbank to sell fuels to Hawaii in first term deal with US
South Korean refiner Hyundai Oilbank Co. is set to export gasoline and diesel to Hawaii next year through its first term contract to sell petroleum ...
Dec 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Foreigners sell net $22 bn main Kospi shares in 2021
Foreigners sold a net 25.9 trillion won ($21.8 billion) worth of South Korean stocks on the main Kospi from Jan. 1 to Dec. 23 of this year, marking ...
Dec 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Hyundai Oilbank to build LNG-hydrogen power plant for $335 mn
South Korean refiner Hyundai Oilbank Co. plans to build an eco-friendly power plant fueled with liquefied natural gas (LNG) and blue hydrogen to mee...
Dec 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai Heavy to showcase autonomous ship at CES 2022
Hyundai Heavy Industries Group, the world’s largest shipbuilder, is set to showcase its latest and next-generation mobility technology related...
Dec 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korean shipbuilders win record LNG carrier orders; 2022 outlook bright
South Korea’s three major shipbuilders have swept global orders for LNG carriers, more profitable than oil tankers and container ships, amid s...
Dec 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Kakao buys startup Grip, fueling e-commerce push
South Korea's Kakao Corp. has acquired a live streaming e-commerce app Grip Co. to beef up its online shopping business, considered the weakest spot...
Dec 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
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- 2 Korea to allow non-profits to buy bad consumer loans
- 3 LG to drive future growth in emerging markets with battery prowess
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