POSCO International, Netherlands’ Hardt sign deal on hyperloop project

POSCO International, Netherlands’ Hardt sign deal on hyperloop project

POSCO International Corp., the general trading arm of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., said on Tuesday it is entering the hyperl...

Korea's SK Chemicals to make chemically recycled food containers

Korea's SK Chemicals to make chemically recycled food containers

South Korea's SK Chemicals on Tuesday said it has joined forces with Poolinglim P&P to make the nation's first food containers using chemically ...

Making the safest bio-based personal care material

Making the safest bio-based personal care material

BJ Biochem Inc. is a startup that develops various differentiated materials in the preservatives, disinfectants and surface active agent (surfactant...

LG Chem posts strong Q3 earnings, buoyed by battery business

LG Chem posts strong Q3 earnings, buoyed by battery business

South Korea’s top chemicals company LG Chem Ltd. on Monday posted strong third-quarter sales and profit as gains at its battery affiliate offs...

EcoPro BM to build battery materials plant in Canada

EcoPro BM to build battery materials plant in Canada

EcoPro BM Co., South Korea’s leading battery material producer, is set to build a plant in Canada with a $704 million investment in a partners...

Samsung to use rare gas produced by POSCO for chip manufacturing

Samsung to use rare gas produced by POSCO for chip manufacturing

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, will significantly raise the use of locally produced xenon, a critical gas for ...

Samsung SDI beats CATL in EV battery operating margin

Samsung SDI beats CATL in EV battery operating margin

Samsung SDI Co., the world’s sixth-largest electric vehicle battery maker, reported a higher operating margin than that of the global leader C...

Hyundai Motor to boost US presence with $5.5 bn new Georgia EV plant

Hyundai Motor to boost US presence with $5.5 bn new Georgia EV plant

Hyundai Motor Co. broke ground on a $5.54 billion electric vehicle and battery plant in the US state of Georgia on Tuesday, as the top South Korean ...

POSCO Chemical posts record third-quarter sales, operating profit

POSCO Chemical posts record third-quarter sales, operating profit

POSCO Chemical Co., a unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., on Monday posted record revenue and operating profit in the third...

LG Energy set to ink graphite deal with Australia’s Syrah Resources

LG Energy set to ink graphite deal with Australia’s Syrah Resources

South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. said on Thursday it has signed an initial agreement to explore graphite procurement from Australia&rsquo...

POSCO Holdings' Q3 profit tumbles on steel mill shutdown

POSCO Holdings' Q3 profit tumbles on steel mill shutdown

POSCO Holdings Inc., the holding company of the world’s sixth-largest steel maker, missed market estimates for its quarterly profit as last mo...

POSCO Chemical may clinch megadeal to supply cathode to Ford Motor

POSCO Chemical may clinch megadeal to supply cathode to Ford Motor

POSCO Chemical Co., a unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., is looking to forge a long-term contract to supply cathode, a key...

Korea's Lotte Chem seeks more M&As for battery materials, CEO says

Korea's Lotte Chem seeks more M&As for battery materials, CEO says

South Korea’s petrochemical firm Lotte Chemical Corp., which signed a 2.7 trillion won ($1.9 billion) deal to acquire the world’s fourth...

POSCO breaks ground on nickel refining plant in Korea

POSCO breaks ground on nickel refining plant in Korea

POSCO Group, the world’s sixth-largest steelmaker, broke ground on Friday for a high-purity nickel refining plant in South Korea to meet risin...

US DOE officials in Seoul to meet with Hyundai Motor, battery makers

US DOE officials in Seoul to meet with Hyundai Motor, battery makers

US Department of Energy officials are in South Korea to discuss details of its electric vehicle and battery tax credit law with Korean government of...

SK On raises $2 bn in bank loans for Hungary plant

SK On raises $2 bn in bank loans for Hungary plant

SK On Co., a South Korean battery maker, has raised $2 billion in bank loans to build its third plant in Hungary, a regulatory body said on Thursday...

For South Korea, US EV subsidies both give and take away

For South Korea, US EV subsidies both give and take away

The Inflation Reduction Act provides a plethora of subsidies to boost domestic manufacturing for goods that help combat climate change. Tweaks to ...

S.Korea, Chile to jointly develop key EV battery materials

S.Korea, Chile to jointly develop key EV battery materials

South Korea has joined hands with Chile in a move to cope with the US’ Inflation Reduction Act, as well as strengthen the two countries' ties ...

SK On in 10-year lithium deal with Australia’s Lake Resources

SK On in 10-year lithium deal with Australia’s Lake Resources

SK On Co., a leading South Korean battery maker, said on Wednesday it has signed a long-term contract to procure lithium, a key battery material, fr...

POSCO Holdings to invest extra $1.1 billion in Argentine lithium plant

POSCO Holdings to invest extra $1.1 billion in Argentine lithium plant

POSCO Group, which owns South Korea’s largest steelmaker, plans to invest an additional $1.09 billion, or 5 trillion won, in its lithium produ...

LG Energy, POSCO join forces for EV battery business

LG Energy, POSCO join forces for EV battery business

LG Energy Solution Ltd. and POSCO Holdings Inc. have joined hands to enhance their competitiveness in the global electric vehicle battery sector and...

POSCO, GS Energy to launch $121 million battery recycling joint venture

 POSCO, GS Energy to launch $121 million battery recycling joint venture

POSCO Holdings Inc., the holding company of South Korea’s largest steelmaker, and GS Energy Corp., the energy unit of GS Group, have agreed to...

LG Energy to launch battery swapping services

LG Energy to launch battery swapping services

LG Energy Solution Ltd., a South Korean rechargeable battery maker, has launched two in-house ventures to enter the battery swapping and energy aggr...

Korea’s Aju to spin off key building material business

Korea’s Aju to spin off key building material business

South Korea’s Aju Group is set to split its parent company into a construction material firm and an investment corporation to enhance its prof...

POSCO says normalization of typhoon-hit steel mill unlikely until Q1 2023

POSCO says normalization of typhoon-hit steel mill unlikely until Q1 2023

POSCO Holdings Inc., the holding company of South Korea’s largest steelmaker, expects its steel mill in the southern port city of Pohang flood...

SK On inks lithium deal with Australian firm for US tax credit

SK On inks lithium deal with Australian firm for US tax credit

SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest electric vehicle battery maker, has signed a deal with an Australian lithium producer. Securing the core ...

Korea ramen packet maker inks $1 bn battery material deal

Korea ramen packet maker inks $1 bn battery material deal

A South Korean instant noodle packet maker has secured a $1 billion deal to supply battery materials to a joint venture between General Motors Co. a...

Kolon Ind expands tire cord fabric plant in Vietnam

Kolon Ind expands tire cord fabric plant in Vietnam

Kolon Industries Inc. has expanded the capacity of its polyester tire cord fabric plant in Vietnam, the South Korean company said on Wednesday.The f...

Lotte Chem to buy Iljin at $1.9 bn for battery material biz

Lotte Chem to buy Iljin at $1.9 bn for battery material biz

South Korea’s Lotte Chemical Corp. is set to acquire major domestic battery material maker Iljin Materials Co. at some 2.7 trillion won ($1.9 ...

POSCO, Hancock to invest $200 mn to raise Senex's gas output

POSCO, Hancock to invest $200 mn to raise Senex's gas output

South Korea’s POSCO International Co. and its Australian mining partner Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd. will invest A$300 million ($200 million) ...

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