Malaysia onshore gas plant
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Batteries
Samsung SDI may build battery plant in Illinois
Samsung SDI Co., one of South Korea's top three electric vehicle battery makers, is considering building its first US battery plant in central Illin...
Aug 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
LG Chem to power China battery plants with 100% renewable energy
South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. says it is powering its two battery component plants in China with 100% renewable energy purchased from Chinese p...
Aug 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
POSCO International, Petronas to develop Malaysian offshore gas field
POSCO International Co., the trading unit of South Korean steelmaker POSCO Co., is set to develop an offshore gas field in Malaysia with the country...
Aug 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai Heavy wins third offshore plant project in 2021
Hyundai Heavy Industries Group’s shipbuilding unit Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) has landed its third large-scale offsh...
Aug 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Hanwha, Korea Western Power to test mixed hydrogen combustion
Hanwha General Chemical Co. and Korea Western Power Co. joined hands for the first test in the country to use mixed hydrogen combustion technologies...
Aug 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Lotte to resume $4.4 bn Indonesia petrochemical project next year
Lotte Group plans to resume a $4.4 billion petrochemical project in Indonesia next year as it aims to expand the business in Southeast Asia where de...
Aug 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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EV Batteries
Hyundai Motor, LG Energy to build $1.1 bn EV battery plant in Indonesia
Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution Ltd. will invest $1.1 billion in an electric vehicle (EV) battery cell factory in Indonesia to capture As...
Jul 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO to build $200 mn nickel refining plant to ramp up battery materials
POSCO, the world’s fifth-largest steelmaker by output, said on Wednesday it is spending 230 billion won ($200 million) to build a nickel sulfa...
Jul 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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EV Batteries
Samsung SDI to build EV battery plant in US
Samsung SDI Co. plans to set up an electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in the US, joining South Korean battery producers’ move to gain ground ...
Jul 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
SK, China's Joyvio to launch $90 mn alternative food fund
SK Inc., the investment arm of South Korea's SK Group, will launch a 100 billion won ($90 million) fund jointly with Joyvio Group, a unit of Chinese...
Jul 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
GS Group invests $26 mn in Kakao Mobility
South Korea’s GS Group has invested 30 billion won ($26 million) in Kakao Mobility Corp. to fast forward its energy unit’s transition to...
Jul 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
GS Energy to sell half of thermal power plant unit to IMM
GS Energy Corp., an intermediate holding company of South Korea's GS Group, is in the final stages of talks to sell a 50% stake in its wholly-owned ...
Jul 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Battery materials
SK Materials to form a JV with US battery startup Group14 Technologies
SK Materials Co., SK Group’s industrial gas manufacturing arm, will set up a joint venture (JV) with a US battery materials startup Group14 ...
Jul 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
POSCO, Doosan join hands on ammonia-fueled gas turbines
POSCO and Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., the two key members of Korea’s ambitious green ammonia alliance formed last week, wi...
Jul 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
LG Elec to shift to 100% renewable energy by 2050
LG Electronics Inc. on Sunday unveiled a plan to make a complete transition into renewable energy for its operations both at home and abroad by 2050...
Jul 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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EV Batteries
LG Chem to form separator JV with Japan’s Toray
LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s top chemical maker, and Japan’s Toray Industries Inc. will set up a joint venture (JV) for separators, cor...
Jul 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
LG Chem challenges top latex player Kumho with aggressive expansion
South Korea’s top chemical maker LG Chem Ltd. has vowed to leapfrog crosstown rival Kumho Petrochemical Co. to become the world’s top la...
Jul 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Debt-ridden Ssangyong to sell car plant in self-rescue drive
Ssangyong Motor Co., the debt-ridden South Korean unit of India’s Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd. now in court receivership, has decided to sell it...
Jul 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Chemical to bolster EV presence with 60,000-ton cathode plant
POSCO Chemical Co. will invest 600 billion won ($523 million) from 2022 to build a cathode materials plant in Pohang city with an annual capacity of...
Jul 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
POSCO International, Pertamina seek joint oil, gas development off Indonesia
POSCO International Co., the trading unit of South Korean steelmaker POSCO, has agreed with Indonesia’s PT Pertamina Hulu Energi (PHE) to look...
Jul 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Coway keeps No.1 spot in Malaysia’s water purifier market for 10 years
South Korea’s home appliance rental service provider Coway Co. has maintained the top position in Malaysia’s water purifier rental marke...
Jul 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
SK REIT to raise $266 million via Kospi IPO in second half
SK Inc.’s real estate investment trust (REIT) affiliate plans to raise as much as 300 billion won ($266 million) via an initial public offerin...
Jun 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Malaysia becomes preferred destination for Korea’s convenience chains
South Korea’s major convenience store chains are rushing to enter the Malaysian market. E-Mart 24, the convenience chain operated by Shinsegae...
Jun 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
DB HiTek in quandary over foundry ramp-up amid chip supercycle
DB HiTek Co., one of South Korea’s leading foundry chipmakers, is enjoying the current market boom, which is forcing makers of cars and electr...
Jun 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyosung, Linde kick off building world’s largest liquid hydrogen plant
Hyosung Group has once again made a key step forward in achieving its long-term ambition to become South Korea’s corporate leader in the hydro...
Jun 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Kolon expands hydrocarbon resins production, becomes global No.2 maker
South Korea’s chemicals and industrial materials maker Kolon Industries Inc. have added another 15,000 tons of annual capacity in its hydrocar...
Jun 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
GS Caltex marks Korea’s first company to buy carbon-neutral crude oil
GS Group has become South Korea’s first business group to purchase carbon-neutral crude oil, in a move to strengthen its ESG efforts.South Kor...
Jun 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Coupang changes leadership roles to expand global business
Coupang Corp. has executed changes in leadership roles to focus more on overseas ventures. The company has entered Japan and Singapore this year. So...
Jun 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Global F&B industry
Korea’s bakery franchises target Southeast Asia for growth opportunities
South Korea’s two leading bakery franchise companies are expanding aggressively in Southeast Asia.SPC Group, the operator of Korea’s lar...
Jun 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
Korea’s corporate HQ buildings are becoming clean power generators
ESG is one of the most frequently mentioned keywords in South Korea today. It stands for environmental, social and corporate governance, the three...
Jun 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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