Korea Zinc expands from smelter to hydrogen, battery materials maker

Korea Zinc expands from smelter to hydrogen, battery materials maker

Korea Zinc Co., the world’s largest lead and zinc smelter, plans to add a couple of new sectors to the list of its new growth drivers: green h...

Shares of Hyosung, Kolon Industries fly high propelled by hydrogen

Shares of Hyosung, Kolon Industries fly high propelled by hydrogen

Shares of hydrogen-related stocks such as Hyosung Advanced Materials Corp. and Kolon Industries Inc. are flying high on expectations of significant ...

Taylor city in Texas likely to host Samsung’s new US chip plant

Taylor city in Texas likely to host Samsung’s new US chip plant

The global semiconductor industry is keeping a close eye on whether Taylor, a city located in Williamson County of Texas and the most probable site ...

Hyundai Motor to start hydrogen popularization in 2040

Hyundai Motor to start hydrogen popularization in 2040

Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s fifth-largest automaker, declared to make 2040 the first year of hydrogen energy popularizationThe group was ...

Samsung C&T, S-Oil in hydrogen transport partnership

Samsung C&T, S-Oil in hydrogen transport partnership

Samsung C&T Corp., the construction and trading arm of Samsung Group, has tentatively agreed with S-Oil Corp. to cooperate in securing overseas ...

LG Electronics turns home appliance plant into smart factory

LG Electronics turns home appliance plant into smart factory

South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. said on Thursday it is turning its main home appliance plant into a smart factory, which improves productivi...

GS E&C to build EV battery recycling plant near POSCO

GS E&C to build EV battery recycling plant near POSCO

GS Engineering & Construction Co. (GS E&C) has launched the construction of its first lithium-ion battery recycling plant in a South Korean ...

Hyundai, LG Energy break ground on $1.1 bn Indonesia battery plant

Hyundai, LG Energy break ground on $1.1 bn Indonesia battery plant

Hyundai Motor Co. and LG Energy Solution Ltd. have begun construction of a $1.1 billion battery cell plant in Indonesia as the two South Korean comp...

SK, Group14 Technologies to build $726 mn battery material plant

SK, Group14 Technologies to build $726 mn battery material plant

SK Materials Co., the industrial gas manufacturing affiliate of SK Group, said on Tuesday it is jointly investing 850 billion won ($726 million) wit...

Hydrogen yet to boost Hyundai, Kia stocks

Hydrogen yet to boost Hyundai, Kia stocks

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., South Korea’s top two automakers, remained sluggish in the local stock market despite their hydrogen industry...

Hydrogen: Next big thing for stock investors in Korea

Hydrogen: Next big thing for stock investors in Korea

In 2009, battery makers were barely on the radar in South Korea when it comes to stock investment. Back then, the rechargeable battery industry was ...

EcoPro BM to reveal overseas production plans in mid-Oct

EcoPro BM to reveal overseas production plans in mid-Oct

South Korea’s battery materials maker EcoPro BM Co. is set to unveil its plans for manufacturing in other countries including the United State...

Hanwha seeks more M&A targets: Group’s heir apparent

Hanwha seeks more M&A targets: Group’s heir apparent

Hanwha, the South Korean chemicals-to-financial conglomerate, has been a key player in the M&A market with a series of acquisitions in recent ye...

Korean conglomerates bet big on hydrogen, launch H2 council

Korean conglomerates bet big on hydrogen, launch H2 council

South Korea’s major conglomerates are going big on hydrogen, launching a business council and investing heavily in related projects to gain th...

LG set to fund OLED plant expansion with over $400 mn in new bonds

LG set to fund OLED plant expansion with over $400 mn in new bonds

LG Display Co. will likely raise around 500 billion ($430 million) in new bond issues, more than its planned 300 billion won, to finance the expansi...

Hyundai Motor’s Chung Euisun: Vision 2040 for hydrogen society

Hyundai Motor’s Chung Euisun: Vision 2040 for hydrogen society

South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group has set out its vision for a hydrogen society, in which the clean energy source is harnessed not just for tr...

POSCO, GS join hands to expand battery, hydrogen business

POSCO, GS join hands to expand battery, hydrogen business

POSCO and GS Group have teamed up to expand their battery recycling and hydrogen businesses. The move came as South Korea’s top steelmaker POS...

SK Ecoplant to sell plant building business before IPO

SK Ecoplant to sell plant building business before IPO

SK Ecoplant Co., formerly known as SK Engineering & Construction Co., is in advanced stages of talks with a consortium of South Korea-based IUM ...

KOGAS, Hanwha-led group to build Vietnam LNG power plant

KOGAS, Hanwha-led group to build Vietnam LNG power plant

Korea Gas Corp. (KOGAS) and Hanwha Energy Corp.-led group was set to build a $4.8 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) power plant in Vietnam that is...

Genesis goes green as Hyundai Motor accelerates EV push

Genesis goes green as Hyundai Motor accelerates EV push

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. on Thursday unveiled its vision for a sustainable future, in which all its new vehicles under th...

LG Chem to set up next-generation bio-oil plant in Korea

LG Chem to set up next-generation bio-oil plant in Korea

South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. plans to build a next-generation bio-oil plant in the country with a local biodiesel company as the petrochemical m...

Iljin Hysolus shares hit ceiling on first day of trading

Iljin Hysolus shares hit ceiling on first day of trading

South Korea’s only mass-producer of hydrogen tube trailers, Iljin Hysolus Co. made a strong debut on Kospi by reaching the price ceiling on it...

SK E&S eyes $30 billion corporate value as top hydrogen company

SK E&S eyes $30 billion corporate value as top hydrogen company

SK E&S Co., the natural gas business unit of SK Group, aims to turn into an eco-friendly company with an enterprise value of 35 trillion won ($3...

LG Energy Solution, SK Innovation raise global battery market shares

LG Energy Solution, SK Innovation raise global battery market shares

LG Energy Solution Ltd. and SK Innovation Co. expanded global battery market shares, leading steady growth in South Korea’s battery industry.S...

Sumitomo Chemical to build $90 million photoresist plant in S.Korea

Sumitomo Chemical to build $90 million photoresist plant in S.Korea

Japan’s major chemical company Sumitomo Chemical Co. will invest more than 10 billion yen ($91 million) in South Korea to manufacture photores...

Chinese, Korean carmakers penetrate Japanese-dominated Indonesia

Chinese, Korean carmakers penetrate Japanese-dominated Indonesia

Hyundai Motor Co. is set to start producing automobiles in Indonesia around the end of this year to attract drivers in the Southeast Asia’s ...

Samsung Electro-Mechanics to benefit as COVID-19 slams competitors

Samsung Electro-Mechanics to benefit as COVID-19 slams competitors

Samsung Electro-Mechanics is expected to benefit as the COVID-19 has hit its competitors in the global multi-layer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) market.T...

Korea’s hydrogen council to launch Sept. 8; Hyundai to unveil new tech

Korea’s hydrogen council to launch Sept. 8; Hyundai to unveil new tech

The South Korean version of the Hydrogen Council, a global CEO-led initiative to harness the clean energy source, will officially launch on Sept. 8 ...

Hyundai Oilbank to make hydrogen fuel cell components from 2023

Hyundai Oilbank to make hydrogen fuel cell components from 2023

Hyundai Oilbank Co. will enter the hydrogen fuel cell components market by building separator production plants within this year with commercializat...

Korean conglomerates' ESG investment nears $100 bn

Korean conglomerates' ESG investment nears $100 bn

South Korea's top 10 conglomerates are rushing to foster eco-friendly businesses models with their investments into environment, social and governan...

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