SK Siltron, UK's IQE to produce high-efficiency wafers for Asian market

SK Siltron, UK's IQE to produce high-efficiency wafers for Asian market

South Korean silicon wafer maker SK Siltron Co. has teamed up with UK-based wafer products supplier IQE plc to produce gallium nitride (GaN) epitaxi...

Hahn & Co. to sell off Korea's major biofuel maker SK Eco Prime

Hahn & Co. to sell off Korea's major biofuel maker SK Eco Prime

South Korean private equity firm Hahn & Company is set to put a 100% stake in biofuel manufacturer SK Eco Prime on sale, with Goldman Sachs as a...

SK Hynix hikes use of locally produced neon gas for chip manufacture

SK Hynix hikes use of locally produced neon gas for chip manufacture

SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, said on Wednesday it will significantly raise the use of locally produced neon, a ...

SK Telecom joins race for Korean dental scanner maker

SK Telecom joins race for Korean dental scanner maker

South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. has joined the race to acquire Medit Corp., the world’s third-largest 3D dental scanner ...

Korea's SK Siltron to invest $597 mn in silicon wafer production

Korea's SK Siltron to invest $597 mn in silicon wafer production

South Korea’s SK Siltron Co. will invest 855 billion won ($597.4 million) to expand its 300-millimeter (12-inch) silicon wafer manufacturing f...

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...

SK Telecom commercial feature AI human to promote content platform

SK Telecom commercial feature AI human to promote content platform

South Korea’s major telecom company SK Telecom Co. has adopted a virtual human to feature in one of its commercial ads for the first time in t...

Korea's DL Chem shrugs off slow petrochemical market in Q3

Korea's DL Chem shrugs off slow petrochemical market in Q3

DL Chemical Co., the petrochemical arm of South Korean conglomerate DL Group, is forecast to post robust third-quarter results despite sluggish sa...

SK Innovation tech turns 98% of carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide

SK Innovation tech turns 98% of carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide

The Institute of Technology Innovation operated by SK Innovation Co. announced on Friday that it has developed electrochemical catalytic technology,...

SK's Chey, Zambian president discuss EV battery material deal

SK's Chey, Zambian president discuss EV battery material deal

South Korea’s SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won has met with Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema to discuss potential mineral deals in core mate...

SK’s Chey says survival is now top priority over profits

SK’s Chey says survival is now top priority over profits

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won says that survival now takes top priority over profits and management efficiency as escalating tensions between the U...

S.Korea’s SK Gas expands LNG, hydrogen biz for future

S.Korea’s SK Gas expands LNG, hydrogen biz for future

ULSAN -- SK Gas Ltd., South Korea’s leading liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) supplier, is expanding its liquefied natural gas (LNG) and hydrogen ...

Battery maker SK On sweetens $1.4 bn fundraising deal

Battery maker SK On sweetens $1.4 bn fundraising deal

SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest rechargeable battery maker, has sweetened its deal to attract 2 trillion won ($1.4 billion) in new share ...

SK Telecom expands business portfolio with quantum tech

SK Telecom expands business portfolio with quantum tech

South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. is expanding its business portfolio with quantum technology, even into industries that are unr...

SK Broadband develops green, efficient network technology

SK Broadband develops green, efficient network technology

South Korea's internet service provider SK Broadband Co. has developed optical communications technology that simultaneously provides differing degr...

Ford CEO heads to Korea to discuss EV tax credit with LG Energy, SK On

Ford CEO heads to Korea to discuss EV tax credit with LG Energy, SK On

Ford Motor Co. Chief Executive Jim Parley will visit South Korea early next week to meet with chief executives of its battery suppliers LG Energy So...

SK Tel CEO says low valuation tops list of his concerns

SK Tel CEO says low valuation tops list of his concerns

South Korea’s SK Telecom Co. is undervalued relative to its robust earnings and steady dividend payouts and needs to boost new AI-driven growt...

SK Telecom-led consortium to commercialize air taxis on Jeju Island

SK Telecom-led consortium to commercialize air taxis on Jeju Island

Come 2025, visitors to South Korea’s resort island of Jeju will be able to hail air taxis while there – thanks to special air routes ded...

SK allots 40% of local spending to non-capital areas

SK allots 40% of local spending to non-capital areas

SK Group, South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate after Samsung, will funnel 67 trillion won ($48 billion), or about 40% of its 2022-2026 do...

SK Bioscience seeks WHO nod for prompt COVID vaccine sale

SK Bioscience seeks WHO nod for prompt COVID vaccine sale

SK Bioscience Co., the biopharmaceutical unit of South Korea’s No. 2 conglomerate SK Group, sought approval from the World Health Organization...

SK REIT to raise $550 million in debt for Jongno Tower deal

SK REIT to raise $550 million in debt for Jongno Tower deal

South Korea’s SK REIT Co. has been diversifying funding sources into short-term debt to finance its recent purchases of landmark office buildi...

SK Hynix bets on 2025 memory upturn with $11 billion new plant

SK Hynix bets on 2025 memory upturn with $11 billion new plant

SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, will spend 15 trillion won ($11 billion) over the next five years to build a new m...

SK Ecoplant joins 2.6GW offshore wind power project in Korea

SK Ecoplant joins 2.6GW offshore wind power project in Korea

South Korea’s SK Ecoplant Co. signed an agreement on Monday to jointly develop a combined 2.6 gigawatt (GW) offshore wind power project in Kor...

SK Telecom revs up digital economy on its metaverse platform

SK Telecom revs up digital economy on its metaverse platform

South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. is accelerating a digital economic system on its metaverse platform ifland, the telecom giant ...

SK Ecoplant bets on US battery recycling firm Ascend Elements

SK Ecoplant bets on US battery recycling firm Ascend Elements

South Korea’s SK Ecoplant Co., formerly SK Engineering & Construction Co., signed a stock purchase agreement (SPA) on Aug. 31 to invest $5...

Precision Biosensor enters Italy with chemical test kits

Precision Biosensor enters Italy with chemical test kits

South Korea’s diagnostic devices supplier Precision Biosensor Inc. has signed an export contract with Italian medical device company Borden Ch...

SK Innovation unveils plans for Scope 3 carbon emission reduction

SK Innovation unveils plans for Scope 3 carbon emission reduction

SK Innovation Co. published its 2022 Net Zero Special Report on the company website on Wednesday, detailing its plan of action for Scope 3 carbon em...

Micron’s entry into DDR5 market: A boon for Samsung, SK Hynix

Micron’s entry into DDR5 market: A boon for Samsung, SK Hynix

The emergence of a rival is usually a cause of distress for existing players.Micron Technology Inc.’s entry into the DDR5 DRAM arena, however,...

Samsung SDI to hasten US battery plant groundbreaking

Samsung SDI to hasten US battery plant groundbreaking

Samsung SDI Co., the world's sixth-largest battery maker, is set to push forward the start of its plant construction in the US by two months in resp...

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