LG Chem to spin off battery business as wholly owned subsidiary

LG Chem to spin off battery business as wholly owned subsidiary

LG Chem Ltd. will spin off its secondary battery business into a wholly owned subsidiary in a move to foster its automotive battery business, accordin...

LG Chem flies lithium-sulfur battery-loaded aircraft into stratosphere

LG Chem flies lithium-sulfur battery-loaded aircraft into stratosphere

LG Chem Ltd. has completed a test flight of an unmanned plane in the stratosphere using its lithium-sulfur battery for the first time in South Korea.T...

LG Chem flew lithium-sulfur battery-loaded aircraft into the stratosphere.

LG Chem flew lithium-sulfur battery-loaded aircraft into the stratosphere.

LG Chem Ltd. has completed a test flight of an unmanned plane at the highest altitude using its lithium-sulfur battery for the first time in South Kor...

Korean battery makers take charge in global EV market outperforming rivals

Korean battery makers take charge in global EV market outperforming rivals

South Korean battery makers LG Chem Ltd., Samsung SDI Co., and SK Innovation Co. are steaming ahead in the global electric vehicle market pulling in a...

Korean manufacturers tangled in EV battery feud; Korean court rules in favor of LG Chem

Korean manufacturers tangled in EV battery feud; Korean court rules in favor of LG Chem

The Seoul Central District Court has upheld the validity of LG Chem Ltd.'s patent infringement case in the US against SK Innovation Co. in its fi...

South Korea seeks to exit Africa mining JV despite rising nickel demand

South Korea seeks to exit Africa mining JV despite rising nickel demand

State-run Korea Resources Corp. has embarked on a plan to sell its stake in a loss-making nickel mining joint venture in Madagascar, Africa, after the...

Korea’s leading EV battery makers’ R&D spending hits record $1 bn in H1

South Korea’s three leading electric-vehicle (EV) battery makers are investing heavily in EV research & development projects to gain ground ...

Korean EV battery makers' shares tumble on Morgan Stanley downgrade

Korean EV battery makers' shares tumble on Morgan Stanley downgrade

Shares of South Korea’s three leading electric-vehicle (EV) battery makers LG Chem Ltd, SK Innovation Co. and Samsung SDI Co. fell 5% on August ...

SK Lubricants up for sale as parent firm bulks up EV battery business

SK Lubricants up for sale as parent firm bulks up EV battery business

SK Innovation Co. Ltd., the single shareholder of SK Lubricants Co. Ltd., has put the lube base oil supplier up for sale as the parent company seeks n...

Hyundai launches IONIQ as standalone EV brand

Hyundai launches IONIQ as standalone EV brand

 The Hyundai Motor Group is launching IONIQ as a standalone brand to exclusively make electric cars as part of its efforts to gain share in the r...

Korea’s EV battery trio, led by LG Chem, emerge as market’s top picks

Korea’s EV battery trio, led by LG Chem, emerge as market’s top picks

South Korea’s three electric-vehicle battery makers have become the local market’s top picks as their combined market capitalization nearl...

Shinsegae International acquires a 100% stake in high-end cosmetics brand Swiss Perfection

Shinsegae International acquires a 100% stake in high-end cosmetics brand Swiss Perfection

 Korean fashion and beauty business Shinsegae International Co., Ltd has acquired a 100% stake in Swiss Perfection, a high-end cosmetics brand ba...

CCIM to Hold International Conference Jointly with KED Real Estate Research Institutes

The Certified Commercial Investment Member, an American association of international real estate investment analysts, will jointly host the Asia Real ...

NPS replaces global alternative head in internal moves of senior managers

NPS replaces global alternative head in internal moves of senior managers

The National Pension Service (NPS) appointed its domestic alternative division head, Sang-Hyun Yoo, as the new head of the global alternative division...

SK Innovation to supply batteries to Hyundai’s 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...

[Graph, do not publish]Forecast of copper foil for secondary battery demand

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TEST Robots, AI replace human workers at Kia’s EV6 manufacturing factory

TEST  Robots, AI replace human workers at Kia’s EV6 manufacturing factory

Electric vehiclesHyundaiMotor, Kia, TechKia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, has unveiled the automated manufacturing process at...

LX Int’; buys Hanglass for $500 mn from Glenwood PE

랜우드PE의 밸류업에 초점을 맞춰서 써주시면Glenwood carries out three-stage customized post-merger integration in the first year of acquisition to transform the once non...

S.Korea to allocate 70% of annual R&D budget to 11 core tech areas

S.Korea to allocate 70% of annual R&D budget to 11 core tech areas

The South Korean government plans to allocate 70% of its annual R&D budget to 40 projects for research and development in 11 core industrial...

Shinhan to lead financing for battery storage project in Japan

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