SK Group affiliates hire more female outside directors

SK Group affiliates hire more female outside directors

Major affiliates of South Korea’s SK Group are recruiting a large number of female outside directors with the arrival of the season of regular...

LG Energy, SK On to showcase LFP battery prototypes at InterBattery 2023

LG Energy, SK On to showcase LFP battery prototypes at InterBattery 2023

LG Energy Solution Ltd. and SK On Co. will showcase their lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery prototypes next week, as the two South Korean battery...

SK Networks invests $22 mn in US AI-based device company

SK Networks invests $22 mn in US AI-based device company

South Korea's SK Networks has identified a startup specializing in AI-based devices and software platforms as a new investment target. The startup, ...

SK Square’s Swiss unit joins EU quantum satellite project

SK Square’s Swiss unit joins EU quantum satellite project

A Swiss company owned by South Korea’s SK Square Co. has joined a European project to develop a quantum communications satellite, the company ...

SK Oceanplant acquires patents for offshore wind power structure fabrication

SK Oceanplant acquires patents for offshore wind power structure fabrication

SK Oceanplant, a South Korean ship and offshore plant builder formerly known as Samkang M&T, announced on Wednesday that it has acquired two pat...

S.Korea's SK Ecoplant, POSCO develop K-floating body with domestic tech

S.Korea's SK Ecoplant, POSCO develop K-floating body with domestic tech

South Korea's SK Ecoplant Co. and POSCO on Wednesday said they secured basic design certification from the Norwegian classification body DNV for "K-...

SK Plasma to build blood products plant in Indonesia

SK Plasma to build blood products plant in Indonesia

South Korea’s SK Plasma will build a blood products plant in Indonesia.Industry sources on Tuesday said the company recently received approval...

SK Chemicals buys Chinese supplier’s recycled raw materials, PET unit

SK Chemicals buys Chinese supplier’s recycled raw materials, PET unit

South Korea’s SK Chemicals has created a production system for chemically recycled raw materials and PET for about 130 billion won ($100.1 mil...

SK Earthon to be reborn as carbon-neutral company

SK Earthon to be reborn as carbon-neutral company

SK Earthon, an oil development subsidiary of South Korea's SK Innovation Co., plans to transform into a carbon-neutral company focused on oil explor...

Korea's SK Telecom jointly develops AI patrol robots

Korea's SK Telecom jointly develops AI patrol robots

SK Telecom Co., along with its partner firms, will develop artificial intelligence (AI) robots that will replace security guards patrolling around s...

Phase 3 clinical plan for SK Bioscience's booster shot approved in Colombia

Phase 3 clinical plan for SK Bioscience's booster shot approved in Colombia

SK Bioscience Co., a leading South Korean vaccine and biotech company, announced on Monday that its phase 3 clinical trial plan for a heterogeneous ...

SK Incheon Petrochemical invests in domestic recycling waste tire startup

SK Incheon Petrochemical invests in domestic recycling waste tire startup

SK Incheon Petrochemical, a subsidiary of South Korea’s SK Innovation Co., on Sunday said it made an equity investment in the eco-friendly sta...

SK Materials makes equity investment in ION for CO2 capture partnership

SK Materials makes equity investment in ION for CO2 capture partnership

SK Materials Co., an industrial gas manufacturing affiliate of South Korea’s SK Inc., has made an equity investment in ION Clean Energy Inc., ...

US CHIPS Act threatens Samsung, SK Hynix’s memory supremacy

US CHIPS Act threatens Samsung, SK Hynix’s memory supremacy

WASHINGTON D.C. – The Biden administration’s “Chips for America” program aims to keep China’s growing clout in the sem...

SK Ecoplant launches 4th plant in US

SK Ecoplant launches 4th plant in US

South Korea's environment-focused energy company SK Ecoplant Co. on Thursday said it added a base for recycling electrical and electronic waste and ...

SK IE Technology mulls adding LiBS factory in US, says SKIET president

SK IE Technology mulls adding LiBS factory in US, says SKIET president

SK IE Technology Co. (SKIET), a global top lithium-ion battery separator (LiBS) player under South Korea’s energy and battery maker SK Innovat...

SK Ecoplant to establish virtuous cycle ecosystem for waste resources

SK Ecoplant to establish virtuous cycle ecosystem for waste resources

SK Ecoplant Co., a subsidiary of South Korea's SK Group that focuses on recycling, construction and renewable energy, announced on Tuesday a busines...

SK Signet lands EV charger contract in US

SK Signet lands EV charger contract in US

SK Signet Inc., an affiliate of South Korea's SK Group that makes and sells electric vehicle (EV) chargers, on Monday said it received its first ord...

S.Korea’s SK Telecom to advance AI tech through partnerships

S.Korea’s SK Telecom to advance AI tech through partnerships

BARCELONA -- SK Telecom Co. plans to develop world-class artificial intelligence technology through partnerships with companies of Korean descent at...

SK Ecoplant's Singaporean affiliate, Thailand's No. 2 conglomerate to develop green power

SK Ecoplant's Singaporean affiliate, Thailand's No. 2 conglomerate to develop green power

Singapore's TES, an electronic waste management specialist and subsidiary of South Korea's SK Ecoplant Co., will jointly pursue the development of e...

EQT Partners to acquire S.Korea’s SK Shieldus for $2.3 bn

EQT Partners to acquire S.Korea’s SK Shieldus for $2.3 bn

EQT Partners AB, the world’s third-largest private equity firm, is poised to buy a controlling stake in South Korean security service provider...

Samsung, SK Hynix face cap on tech level of chips made in China

Samsung, SK Hynix face cap on tech level of chips made in China

WASHINGTON D.C. – Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., the world’s two largest memory chipmakers, might be unable to manufacture a...

SK Networks to expand investment in tech firms for future growth

SK Networks to expand investment in tech firms for future growth

SK Networks Co., the general trading and rental arm of South Korea’s third-largest conglomerate SK Group, will expand direct funding for tech ...

S.Korea's SK Broadband moves into public DaaS market

S.Korea's SK Broadband moves into public DaaS market

South Korea's leading broadband Internet access provider SK Broadband is moving into the public desktop-as-a-service (DaaS) market.SK Broadband anno...

SK Telecom, NTT Docomo jointly publish technical white paper

SK Telecom, NTT Docomo jointly publish technical white paper

SK Telecom Co. announced on Wednesday that it had published a technical white paper on 6G common requirements and 5G base station power-saving measu...

SK Materials joins forces with ExxonMobil in blue ammonia sector

SK Materials joins forces with ExxonMobil in blue ammonia sector

South Korea's SK Materials will enter the blue ammonia market in partnership with global energy giant ExxonMobil.SK Materials on Wednesday said it s...

SK On resumes Ford F-150 Lightning battery production line

SK On resumes Ford F-150 Lightning battery production line

SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest battery maker, on Monday resumed operations of the cell production line for Ford Motor Co.’s electr...

Will CATL’s bargain sales hurt Korean EV battery makers?

Will CATL’s bargain sales hurt Korean EV battery makers?

China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. (CATL), the leading global electric vehicle battery manufacturer, has started a price war in the w...

SK Chemicals joins global initiative to cut carbon emissions

SK Chemicals joins global initiative to cut carbon emissions

South Korea's SK Chemicals said on Monday that it has joined a global initiative that aims to set science-based targets for reducing greenhouse gas ...

SK Signet lands first order in UK worth $7.7 million

SK Signet lands first order in UK worth $7.7 million

South Korea's SK Signet Inc., which produces ultra-fast chargers for electric vehicles (EVs), on Monday said its European branch SK Signet Europe in...

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