Hyundai to invest $398 mn in Korea Zinc for battery materials

Hyundai to invest $398 mn in Korea Zinc for battery materials

Hyundai Motor Group, the global No. 3 automaker, is set to invest $398 million in Korea Zinc Inc., the world’s top lead and zinc smelter, for ...

Why European real estate debt is compelling now: M&G

Why European real estate debt is compelling now: M&G

Real estate debt has gained recognition as a viable investment vehicle for several reasons. Firstly, investors may benefit from the security provide...

Korea's HMM bidders shortlisted to LX Group, Harim, Dongwon

Korea's HMM bidders shortlisted to LX Group, Harim, Dongwon

Bidders for HMM Co., South Korea’s top shipping company, have been shortlisted to LX Group, Harim Co. and Dongwon Industries Co., according to...

S.Korea to develop ultra-low-power AI chips by 2030

S.Korea to develop ultra-low-power AI chips by 2030

South Korea will develop artificial intelligence (AI) chips by 2030 able to perform more than 10 trillion operations per second, while consuming ver...

Doosan to provide logistics automation solutions to Nike Korea

Doosan to provide logistics automation solutions to Nike Korea

Doosan Logistics Solutions Co. (DLS), a South Korean system integrator that provides turnkey solutions, announced on Tuesday that it has won Nike ...

KAI flies FA-50 fighter jets with pride at Radom Airshow

KAI flies FA-50 fighter jets with pride at Radom Airshow

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), South Korea’s sole military aircraft manufacturer, is stepping up its defense export marketing efforts ...

Korean firms fret over growing adoption of Chinese LFP batteries

Korean firms fret over growing adoption of Chinese LFP batteries

South Korea’s three major battery makers – LG Energy Solution Ltd., SK On Co. and Samsung SDI CO. – are increasingly anxious about...

S.Korean battery trio face union risk in US after Ultium Cells’ wage deal

S.Korean battery trio face union risk in US after Ultium Cells’ wage deal

South Korean electric vehicle battery majors’ plan to run more than 10 EV battery manufacturing plants in the US may hit a snag due to the loo...

IS Dongseo buys EV battery recycling firm BTS Technology

IS Dongseo buys EV battery recycling firm BTS Technology

IS Dongseo Co., a South Korean waste management company, has acquired Slovakia-based battery recycling company BTS Technology Ltd. for 37.5 billion ...

LG Group accelerates shift toward AI, bio and clean tech

LG Group accelerates shift toward AI, bio and clean tech

Artificial intelligence, bio and clean tech are in their early stages of development for LG Group, but they should lead the South Korean conglomerat...

CJ Logistics to introduce intelligent CCTV

CJ Logistics to introduce intelligent CCTV

South Korea's CJ Logistics announced on Thursday that it has entered into a business agreement with Hanwha Vision for the development and logistics ...

Young Poong, Lotte Global Logistics to form battery recycling supply chain

Young Poong, Lotte Global Logistics to form battery recycling supply chain

South Korea’s non-ferrous metal company Young Poong Co. has teamed up with Lotte Global Logistics Co. to form a supply chain system for recycl...

Samsung’ Galaxy Tab selected as top tablet in Australia

Samsung’ Galaxy Tab selected as top tablet in Australia

Samsung Electronics Co.'s tablet Galaxy Tab has secured the top spot in consumer satisfaction in Australia.According to Samsung Electronics on Monda...

BYD, KG Mobility in talks to build EV battery plant in Korea

BYD, KG Mobility in talks to build EV battery plant in Korea

BYD, the world’s No. 3 electric vehicle battery producer, and KG Mobility Corp., formerly Ssangyong Motor Co., are in talks to build a joint c...

LX Pantos, POSCO Flow to cooperate in global logistics

LX Pantos, POSCO Flow to cooperate in global logistics

South Korea’s LX Pantos Logistics and POSCO Flow, formerly POSCO Terminal, will strengthen their cooperation in logistics for secondary batter...

Kia to revive Ray EV to kick start S.Korean city car market

Kia to revive Ray EV to kick start S.Korean city car market

Kia Corp., South Korea’s No. 2 automaker, aims to revitalize the local city car segment with the reintroduction of an electric version of the ...

LX Group may bid for container line HMM in four-way race

LX Group may bid for container line HMM in four-way race

South Korea’s logistics-to-trading conglomerate LX Group is expected to join the race for the country’s No. 1 shipping company HMM Co. i...

POSCO Future M to produce nickel for cathodes in the Philippines

POSCO Future M to produce nickel for cathodes in the Philippines

South Korean battery materials maker POSCO Future M Co. is set to produce nickel in the Philippines to boost its cathodes supplies and improve profi...

EcoPro BM, SK On, Ford to invest $886 mn to build cathode plant in Canada

 EcoPro BM, SK On, Ford to invest $886 mn to build cathode plant in Canada

EcoPro BM Co., South Korea’s leading battery material producer, will invest $886 million jointly with SK On Co. and Ford Motor Co. to build a ...

LG Electronics to unveil European modular home model at IFA

LG Electronics to unveil European modular home model at IFA

LG Electronics Inc. on Thursday said it will unveil next month the residential living solution LG Smart Cottage at Europe’s largest home appli...

SK On to expand domestic battery cell plant for $1.1 bn

SK On to expand domestic battery cell plant for $1.1 bn

SK On Co., a South Korean rechargeable battery maker, will make its largest-ever domestic facility investment of 1.5 trillion won ($1.1 billion) to ...

LG boosts accessibility to home appliances for disabled people

LG boosts accessibility to home appliances for disabled people

LG Electronics Inc. on September 1 will unveil its Universal Up Kit, which enhances accessibility to home appliances, at this year's IFA, Europe&rsq...

Falling mineral prices to hit Korean battery materials makers

Falling mineral prices to hit Korean battery materials makers

South Korean battery materials makers are likely to report worsened profitability in the third quarter of this year as prices of lithium hydroxide a...

S.Korea's SK C&C enters battery sector with DNA Motors

S.Korea's SK C&C enters battery sector with DNA Motors

South Korea's SK C&C will make batteries for electric motorcycles as the first domestic system integration company to enter the battery field.SK...

LG Energy, Huayou Cobalt set up battery recycling JV in China

LG Energy, Huayou Cobalt set up battery recycling JV in China

LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s No. 2 battery maker, and Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co., the global refined cobalt leader, have launched a ce...

Lotte Energy ups elecfoil factory capacity in Spain to 30,000 tons  

Lotte Energy ups elecfoil factory capacity in Spain to 30,000 tons  

Lotte Energy Materials Corp., formerly Iljin Materials Co., will build a smart factory in Catalonia, Spain to produce 30,000 tons of high-end copper...

SK Nexilis to sell copper foil to German battery maker Varta

SK Nexilis to sell copper foil to German battery maker Varta

South Korea’s SK Nexilis Co. is set to supply copper foil, core materials for electric vehicle cells, to German battery maker Varta AG, expand...

LG Uplus announces expansion of robot business from serving to logistics

LG Uplus announces expansion of robot business from serving to logistics

South Korea’s third-largest mobile carrier, LG Uplus Corp., said on Monday that it will expand its robot business from the existing serving se...

LG Energy Solution tops global EV battery market excluding China in H1

LG Energy Solution tops global EV battery market excluding China in H1

South Korea's LG Energy Solution Ltd. in the first half of this year retained its No. 1 ranking on the global market for electric vehicle (EV) batte...

Indonesia vows support for LG-led $9.8 bn battery project

Indonesia vows support for LG-led $9.8 bn battery project

Indonesian Minister of Investment Bahlil Lahadalia on Thursday affirmed its government’s commitment to a $9.8 billion electric vehicle battery...

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