EcoPro BM execs may step down on alleged insider trading

EcoPro BM execs may step down on alleged insider trading

EcoPro BM Co., South Korea’s leading battery material producer, is considering resignations of its key executives, including the holding compa...

POSCO wins shareholder support to launch holding firm

POSCO wins shareholder support to launch holding firm

South Korea's POSCO Co. will transform into a holding company structure on Mar. 2, after its plan to split itself into a holding firm and a steelmak...

Samsung, Lotte, POSCO to build hydrogen plant in Malaysia

Samsung, Lotte, POSCO to build hydrogen plant in Malaysia

Samsung Engineering Co., Lotte Chemical Corp., and POSCO signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (S...

NPS approves POSCO's split into holding firm, steelmaker unit

NPS approves POSCO's split into holding firm, steelmaker unit

The National Pension Service (NPS) of Korea, the largest shareholder of POSCO Co., has given its nod to the steelmaking giant’s plan to spli...

Proxy advisors recommend NPS vote for POSCO split-off

Proxy advisors recommend NPS vote for POSCO split-off

South Korea's National Pension Service (NPS), the largest shareholder of POSCO Co., was recommended by all its four proxy advisors to vote for the s...

POSCO to revive India steel mill construction plan

POSCO to revive India steel mill construction plan

POSCO Co. plans to build a steel mill jointly with India's Adani Group in western India, the South Korean steelmaker said on Thursday, after its pre...

POSCO logs record profit on steel supercycle in 2021

POSCO logs record profit on steel supercycle in 2021

POSCO Co., the world’s sixth-largest steelmaker, reported record earnings in 2021, adding to the bullish outlook, as China sustained a policy ...

Hylium, KRISO, POSCO receive initial approval for liquid hydrogen storage tanks

Hylium, KRISO, POSCO receive initial approval for liquid hydrogen storage tanks

Hylium Industries Inc. announced Wednesday that it has been granted an approval in principle (AIP) by the Korean Register for two types of jointly d...

POSCO breaks ground on China automotive steel plant with HBIS

POSCO breaks ground on China automotive steel plant with HBIS

China’s HBIS Group Co., the world’s third-largest steelmaker, and South Korea’s POSCO Co., the No. 6 player, broke ground on an au...

POSCO plans to cancel treasury shares in its holding firm

POSCO plans to cancel treasury shares in its holding firm

Top management of South Korea's POSCO Co. has decided to cancel treasury shares in its to-be-launched holding company, in an effort to win sharehold...

Korea 2021 steel output set to top 70 mn tons on supercycle

Korea 2021 steel output set to top 70 mn tons on supercycle

South Korea’s steel output last year was estimated to have topped 70 million tons as the industry enjoyed a steel supercycle for the first tim...

POSCO mothballs Korea’s oldest blast furnace for carbon neutrality

POSCO mothballs Korea’s oldest blast furnace for carbon neutrality

Park Tae-joon, the late honorary chairman of POSCO Co., and other key founding members of the global steel giant celebrated on June 9, 1973, when So...

CJ Group promotes chairman’s son, signals 3rd-generation succession

CJ Group promotes chairman’s son, signals 3rd-generation succession

South Korea's CJ Group promoted the group chairman's son Lee Sun-ho to a new executive-level position Monday, paving the way for a third-generatio...

SK Group’s Chey rebuts FTC charges of unfair business practice

SK Group’s Chey rebuts FTC charges of unfair business practice

South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission has imposed a fine of 1.6 billion won ($1.3 million) on SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won and the conglomerat...

POSCO puts stability above reform in management overhaul

POSCO puts stability above reform in management overhaul

South Korea’s steel giant POSCO has chosen stability over reform in its latest management overhaul, retaining most chief executives at group a...

POSCO to build mini mills for carbon neutrality

POSCO to build mini mills for carbon neutrality

POSCO Co., the world’s No. 5 steelmaker, plans to build mini mills, electric arc furnaces for hot rolled steel, in South Korea as part of it...

Korean steel mills rush to secure metal scrap from abroad

Korean steel mills rush to secure metal scrap from abroad

South Korean steelmakers, led by POSCO Co., are rolling up their sleeves to secure metal scrap as they are shifting into less carbon-intensive steel...

Samsung Elec launches dedicated team for China

Samsung Elec launches dedicated team for China

Samsung Electronics Co., South Korea’s top tech giant, has established a dedicated team for the Chinese market, where its smartphone and home ...

Hyundai Motor overhauls management in biggest-ever generational revamp

Hyundai Motor overhauls management in biggest-ever generational revamp

Hyundai Motor Group, South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate, on Friday replaced its mid-tier executives in its largest personnel reshuffle ...

SK Vice Chair Chey Jae-won reinstated into leadership after eight-year hiatus

SK Vice Chair Chey Jae-won reinstated into leadership after eight-year hiatus

Chey Jae-won, the younger brother to SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, returned to the conglomerate’s leadership on Dec. 17, after an eight-year...

POSCO to spend $830 mn to build lithium plant in Argentina

POSCO to spend $830 mn to build lithium plant in Argentina

South Korea's POSCO Group has earmarked $830 million for spending on a new plant in Argentina to extract lithium hydroxide, a material for electric ...

EQT chairman sees technology and services as attractive sectors in Korea

EQT chairman sees technology and services as attractive sectors in Korea

High price tags of target companies can be justified if you understand long-term trends of the industry and have expertise in the sectors, Conni Jon...

POSCO CEO says split-off units will never be listed

POSCO CEO says split-off units will never be listed

POSCO Group Chairman and Chief Executive Choi Jeong-woo on Monday reaffirmed the group's determination not to list on the stock market the steelmaki...

Hyundai Eng seeks to raise up to $1 bn in Feb IPO

Hyundai Eng seeks to raise up to $1 bn in Feb IPO

Hyundai Engineering Co., part of South Korea's Hyundai Motor Group, will make a trading debut on the Korea Exchange next February, raising up to 1.2...

POSCO approves holding company plan for eco-friendly business

POSCO approves holding company plan for eco-friendly business

South Korea’s POSCO Co. is set to split off the company to launch an investment holding firm, 21 years after its privatization. The move aims ...

POSCO International signs parts supply deal with US EV startup Rivian

POSCO International signs parts supply deal with US EV startup Rivian

POSCO International Corp., the trading unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO, said on Thursday it has signed a $6 million contract to supply...

POSCO Chemical, GM to launch new battery material JV in US

POSCO Chemical, GM to launch new battery material JV in US

South Korea’s POSCO Chemical Co. said on Thursday it is forming a new joint venture with US top automaker General Motors Co. to produce cathod...

POSCO mulls holding company structure to raise enterprise value

POSCO mulls holding company structure to raise enterprise value

South Korea's largest steelmaker POSCO is considering splitting up the company to launch an investment holding firm as part of efforts to enhan...

Global cities with young elites will survive in long term, RXR chairman says

Global cities with young elites will survive in long term, RXR chairman says

Now it is time to invest in e-commerce, healthcare and multifamily housing, or the so-called three megatrends, which have increased in demand during...

POSCO to quadruple steel sheet production for eco-friendly cars

POSCO to quadruple steel sheet production for eco-friendly cars

South Korean steelmaking giant POSCO Co. is slated to quadruple its production of non-grain-oriented electrical steel sheet, a key material in the...

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